kckckckc Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 I'm working on a multi-page document and I set up text frames on my Master page. The text frames are linked throughout my document to flow over several pages, with one page break between the last sections of text. I want to edit the last page of linked text (ie, the text after the page break), but when I try to click on the text on this page, Affinity automatically creates a new text frame on top of the existing text. Nothing happens when I click and drag using either the Frame Text tool or the Move tool; I can't select any of text on this page. All the text on the other pages can be selected/clicked on/edited without a problem. Looking at my layers, the un-editable text looks like it's on its own layer (Frame Text), and all the other linked pages are in another layer (Words...). None of the layers are locked. Help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Screenshot, document? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kckckckc Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) UPDATE: I ended up clearing the Master from the problematic page, then re-applying the master and pasting the text that wasn't co-operating. Would love any insight to prevent this from happening in the future though. Edited January 20, 2021 by kckckckc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 9 minutes ago, kckckckc said: Would love any insight to prevent this from happening in the future though. Without more information (screenshots, and especially a sample document, as mentioned above) there's very little we can help with. But, welcome to the forums, and congratulations on working around your problem. Pšenda 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwerk Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I have the same issue. I have created a new document, added text which runs over multiple pages. After I have created the document, I have no problems editing the text but after saving and closing Publisher, and then opening the document again, I can not edit the text. I have come so far to find out that it has something to do with my Master. If I clear all pages from Master then I can edit text, but as soon at I apply Master again I can not edit text. The Master only contain guides, page numbers and a hyperlink. Why does my master make my text noneditable? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Mindwerk said: Why does my master make my text noneditable? Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums. Can you provide a .afpub file that has this problem for us to examine? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwerk Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Hi Walt, thank you for your quick reply. Herewith file O-copy.afpub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Thanks. Unfortunately, everything seems fine with that file for me. Your description triggered a very vague memory of something similar being reported, but without being able to recreate it to see what's happening I can't come up with what it was. With luck someone else will know. Sorry. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwerk Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 So the file works fine for you? You can edit text with Master applied to the pages? I'm on Mac Catalina, don't know if that can have anything to do with the issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Mindwerk said: So the file works fine for you? You can edit text with Master applied to the pages? Yes. It could be something Mac-specific, and I'm sure a Mac user here will be able to comment on that. Or maybe someone (user, or Serif staff) will remember an earlier similar incident that will explain it. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwerk Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 ok, but thank you very much for trying anyway, Walt 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 You're welcome. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwerk Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I have just made a video of the strange behaviour when Master is applied, don't know if that helps. Recording #34.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclast Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Could the problem possibly be caused by the hyperlink on the masterpage. This older thread seems to suggest that this doesn't work perfectly. At least on Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwerk Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I tried to remove hyperlinks and page numbers but that did not change anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTO Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Mindwerk said: Herewith file I opened it in 1.9.3 and the latest 1.10.x betas on macOS Big Sur and had no issues editing the text. It worked completely normally. Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.5 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.5 for macOS Sequoia 15.0.1, MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Pro) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwerk Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 That is very strange. I have had the issue for months and in several different documents. Now i just clear Master every time I have to edit text, and then apply it afterwards again. It works but is not the way it should be, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Mindwerk said: I have had the issue for months and in several different documents. No problem with your .afpub on me in Mojave either, neither when editing text nor when panning the page. Since the initial OP kckckckc didn't come back before given all asked info might mean the problem got solved there. What if you login as a different user on your mac + open APub + the file there? (> new, 'virgin' user prefs) Or differing performance settings in APub's prefs? (Metal on/off, secondary graphic card on/off if it exists). What Mac model / What APub version are you using? Tried the Beta yet? Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Or do you have any additional app installed that might influence the issue? Running EtreCheck might shed some light on these. Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwerk Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 No, I even uninstalled Publisher and re-installed it a few days ago to see if that would make a difference, but it didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Mindwerk said: No, I even uninstalled Publisher and re-installed it a few days ago to see if that would make a difference, but it didn't. And Factory Reset (application start with Ctrl)? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 5 hours ago, Mindwerk said: No, I even uninstalled Publisher and re-installed it a few days ago to see if that would make a difference, but it didn't. What is "No," related to? – Is it the result to the 5 questions I asked above? And why "even uninstall…" ? – If the culprit for this issue isn't in APub or its files than also reinstalling APub can hardly fix it. Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 23 hours ago, MikeTO said: I opened it in 1.9.3 and the latest 1.10.x betas on macOS Big Sur and had no issues editing the text. It worked completely normally. Same for me but running macOS Catalina. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.5 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegiegrum Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Resurrecting this topic to report that I am experiencing the same problem in 2.3.0. Clearing and reapplying the master seems to fix it. Quote Grahame AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-core 3.6GHz CPU, 32GB RAM, 500GB SSD, 2TB HDD, GeForce RTX-3060ti GPU, 64-Bit Windows 11 Affinity Publisher/ Designer/ Photo 1.10.6.1665 and 2.5.3 "I don't do fruit-based technology." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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