Vosje Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Hello, I hope that someone can explain me what I'm doing wrong, or maybe I chose a totally wrong way of achieving something, but I don't know how to do it better. Anyway, I decided to create different master pages for a picture album layout (including only picture frames, no text). The master pages include different combinations of picture frame(s) so that when I'm creating an album, I can choose between different pre-created layouts and mix them as I like. Sometimes, however, I want a very small change to a layout, but I don't want to create a whole new master page for that. Like, if I have a single picture frame on a master page that's centered on that page, and now I just want to align it to the right, I don't want a new master page (else I'll end up having too many), but instead I try to edit my page with a master applied to it (I choose edit detached). That works, HOWEVER if I move that picture frame to the right, this change affects the master page as well! And also all the other pages where I applied the same master... And I just don't understand where it goes wrong. I am *not* editing my master page, I am editing a page, say, number 15 that has master B applied to it. I edit it in detached mode, but after I am done my page 15 has changed, my master B has ALSO changed, and also my pages 6 and 9 (which also have master B applied to them). So, how do I *only* change that picture frame's position on page 15, and keep the other pages the way they were before? Is that even possible? Thanks a lot for your time reading this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 12 minutes ago, Vosje said: (I choose edit detached). That works, HOWEVER if I move that picture frame to the right, this change affects the master page as well! And also all the other pages where I applied the same master... That exactly what should happen if you selected Edit Linked not Edit Detached Are you sure you are selecting Edit Detached? We may need a video to see what is happening Vosje 1 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vosje Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 Hi, thank you very much for your reply! I used edit detached, that's absolutely sure, tested it again just now and it showed the same behaviour. I was really afraid that my template file somehow got corrupted since you said that it should have worked the other way, so I deleted that certain page and recreated everything from start, and now it works! As in, it works as expected, when I use edit detached my master is not affected anymore! Phew! I'm not sure what went wrong, I really have a lot of master pages, but this is the first time that this happened to me and if it happens again I will be sure to make a video. I didn't now, and since it behaves the way it should currently, I cannot recreate this behaviour anymore... Anyway, thanks for your help, I just wasn't sure anymore whether what I was doing was supposed the work the way I wanted it to, but now I know that the answer is yes. Happy new year, by the way! Old Bruce 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Vosje said: now it works! As in, it works as expected, In this case your 'as expected' is exactly what should happen. I am glad you got it working. I too wonder what the problem was. 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...
Vosje Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 Hi, @Old Bruce, it's actually happening again. 😣 Recreating a page doesn't seem to work at this moment... I have filmed it, check it out. I really don't get why it's happening. VID_20201231_214952.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vosje Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 Okay, I think I figured out when the master changes despite using detached mode, and when it doesn't. If I move the picture frame in detached mode BY HAND, the master doesn't seem to be affected. But if I use aligh buttons on top - then the master will change as well. carl123 and sfriedberg 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Well done, & confirmed here on Windows, looks like you have discovered a bug. Vosje 1 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vosje Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 Thanks a lot for the confirmation! I will report it, then, it's much more convenient to use the buttons so I hope they will fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 A quick test here on Mac OS 10.14.6 shows that if I have more than one master page on a spread choose the master lower in the layers panel and using the Align buttons (Top, Bottom, etc.) in the toolbar will make things move. It may be that combination of more than one Master Page and choosing one then the other to edit detached will cause the problem. The problem occurs but not 100% of the time. 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...
thomaso Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 I get this align-master-origin issue on mac and with a single master, too. Old Bruce 1 Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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