How can I be a beta tester? (split)

[keren]

How can i get the Beta? i wanna be a tester.

I'm new here, and Affinity catched my eye!

[Xzenor]

Check here...

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/32-beta-software-forums/

The top posts of the subforums contain links to the downloads.
Keep in mind, it's beta software. If you lose work because you used beta, report it but don't complain about it.
That's the risk of running beta software.

[walt.farrell]

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums, @keren.

The beta releases, when available, are posted in the beta forums. You'll find a pinned topic near the top of the relevant forum that provides download information and release notes.

There are 3 topics in the News forum that you can Follow if you want to receive notifications when new betas are available:

• Affinity Range Mac Beta Release Notifications
• Affinity Range iPad Beta Release Notifications
• Affinity Range Windows Beta Release Notifications

Note that the betas are only for customers who already own the products. They install alongside the retail applications, and have separate settings. They generally should be used only for testing.

[Pšenda]

20 hours ago, keren said:

I'm new here, and Affinity catched my eye!

Beta tester, or test Trial version? 

[keren]

On 2/25/2021 at 7:02 AM, walt.farrell said:

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums, @keren.

The beta releases, when available, are posted in the beta forums. You'll find a pinned topic near the top of the relevant forum that provides download information and release notes.

There are 3 topics in the News forum that you can Follow if you want to receive notifications when new betas are available:

• Affinity Range Mac Beta Release Notifications
• Affinity Range iPad Beta Release Notifications
• Affinity Range Windows Beta Release Notifications

Note that the betas are only for customers who already own the products. They install alongside the retail applications, and have separate settings. They generally should be used only for testing.

Thanks for the helpful links.

How do i get a Beta Testing Product Key?

[Ray S.]

Hello Keren,

you need to buy the apps to get an Customer-Beta-Product-Key, as Walt.Farrell already has written. The key for betas is the same as for your purchased apps.

[Xzenor]

I feel someone thought he could skip buying by using the Beta's for free

[Alfred]

6 minutes ago, Xzenor said:

I feel someone thought he could skip buying by using the Beta's for free

Not really worthwhile at the moment! Beta releases generally expire after a month or less, but Serif are currently offering 90-day trials of the retail versions.

[keren]

14 hours ago, Xzenor said:

I feel someone thought he could skip buying by using the Beta's for free

CorelDRAW is free for Beta testers.

13 hours ago, Alfred said:

Not really worthwhile at the moment! Beta releases generally expire after a month or less, but Serif are currently offering 90-day trials of the retail versions.

Thanks for the info, I downloaded the free trial.

[keren]

For some reason my imported text was flipped (probably because I used hebrew text). Is there any way to change the Text Direction back like in CorelDRAW?

 

[Alfred]

5 hours ago, keren said:

For some reason my imported text was flipped (probably because I used hebrew text). Is there any way to change the Text Direction back like in CorelDRAW?

The Affinity apps currently don’t support right-to-left languages, so you would need to either rearrange the text manually or use a third-party utility. 

[Pšenda]

6 hours ago, keren said:

CorelDRAW is free for Beta testers.

 

6 hours ago, keren said:

Thanks for the info, I downloaded the free trial.

That is why I asked you this question.

On 2/26/2021 at 12:31 AM, Pšenda said:

Beta tester, or test Trial version? 

 

[keren]

11 hours ago, Alfred said:

The Affinity apps currently don’t support right-to-left languages, so you would need to either rearrange the text manually or use a third-party utility. 

Thanks for that info.

Is there any Plugin or Script, to fix this?

[Alfred]

12 minutes ago, keren said:

Thanks for that info.

Is there any Plugin or Script, to fix this?

There is a commercial product called RTL Fixer, developed by @amirgelman, but it currently costs more than the desktop version of Affinity Designer.

[keren]

More information on this fixer, please? 

[keren]

I found it online. it is very impractical to use a external fixer for all my projects.

Is there no script or anything internal, to change the text direction instantly?

[Xzenor]

23 hours ago, Alfred said:

The Affinity apps currently don’t support right-to-left languages, so you would need to either rearrange the text manually or use a third-party utility. 

 

[Ron P.]

On 3/9/2021 at 7:50 PM, keren said:

CorelDRAW is free for Beta testers.

Corel uses a private beta testing format. You need to apply,  plus sign an NDA. Then yes it's been customary for them to give those that actively participated in the beta testing a free copy of the released version. Serif however uses customers to beta test, no NDA required. I think the main difference is with Corel you're testing the next retail release, with Serif you're testing updates to the current retail release.

[keren]

18 hours ago, Xzenor said:

The Affinity apps currently don’t support right-to-left languages, so you would need to either rearrange the text manually or use a third-party utility. 

It's a bit disappointing, i didn't think it would be so difficult to use Affinity for my work, for now i'll have to stick with Corel.