Patrick Gilmour Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 (I suspect this has been asked before but I can't find the topic after searching, so...) I've assigned shortcuts to various Panels: Layers, Swatches, etc. When I hit, for example F5, I want it to make the Swatches Panel active. However, if the panel is already open and not active then Affinity (Publisher) closes the panel and I need to hit F5 again to make it visible and active. My question: is there a way of assigning a keyboard shortcut that will toggle whether a panel is active without closing it? Thanks for any help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 The the menu's items, and therefore the keyboard shortcuts, are toggles which will open if closed and close if open. I don't think there is a way to 'bring to front'. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Patrick Gilmour said: My question: is there a way of assigning a keyboard shortcut that will toggle whether a panel is active without closing it? If you want to use keyboard shortcuts I'm afraid you'll just have to get used to pressing the key twice. Or remembering to dismiss the panel before switching to another one. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Gilmour Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 12 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: If you want to use keyboard shortcuts I'm afraid you'll just have to get used to pressing the key twice. Or remembering to dismiss the panel before switching to another one. Thanks Walt—not what I wanted to hear obviously, but good to know. I'll get used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 You're welcome. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Gilmour Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 What's strange is that the Studio Panels that have a second menu item (think 'Cmd/Ctrl+T' for Character Panel, which is in the Text Menu and Studio ) do not toggle a panel's visibility. If it's active, they do nothing. If it's hidden or not active, they make it active, which is the behavior you expect coming from Adobe's Apps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowday Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 12 minutes ago, Patrick Gilmour said: What's strange is that the Studio Panels that have a second menu item (think 'Cmd/Ctrl+T' for Character Panel, which is in the Text Menu and Studio ) do not toggle a panel's visibility. If it's active, they do nothing. If it's hidden or not active, they make it active, which is the behavior you expect coming from Adobe's Apps. It is a somewhat annoying usability issue that the keyboard combos do not toggle visibility too. We only need some of these panels occasionally and often want to hide them again. Especially in a program like Publisher were tons of panels can be distracting. Why I can show them with a keyboard combo in Affinity program - but need the mouse to hide them I just don't understand. UX it. Quote "The user interface is supposed to work for me - I am not supposed to work for the user interface." Computer-, operating system- and software agnostic; I am a result oriented professional. Look for a fanboy somewhere else. “When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius Not an Affinity user og forum user anymore. The software continued to disappoint and not deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Gilmour Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 Yeah, there's definitely something to learned—and hopefully adopted—from the Adobe panel approach. The way it works right now is far too mouse centric for power users and/or keyboard junkies, of which there are a lot in the layout world. That said, I'm midway through my first "real" Publisher/Photo project here, and I have to say I am *really* impressed and almost certain I won't be going back to CC, so kudos to Affinity/Serif! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.