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Is there a way to stop new files opening over palettes in PHOTO?


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Can you upload a full-size screenshot of what you see when you open a file?

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Separated mode? 

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While Affinity has problems in placing and sizing document window AND layering order of windows, thus far it has kept palettes on top (even on top of system dialogs too... ;-) )
Can you post a screen capture?

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Hi! 

Absolutely, I should have done that last night, but my head was in a bunch of places.

Here's when I double-click the background to select a file to open:

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And here is what it looks like when I select a file. Every file just stacks up over there and has to be moved manually into the working area. It's not as big a deal with one photo, but when I open multiples, they're all crammed in over there.

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It is menu Window\Float? Try Dock.

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In Edit > Preferences > General

Make sure this is not selected...

"Documents open in new floating window"

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No it should not.

You can try clearing palette/window preferences by pressing ctrl key when starting the app. It may restore some behaviour.

Affinity separated mode is a mess and it habitually loses palettes and tool widgets and has to be restored time to time. Also, opening a document window usually makes it too small and wrong place.

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4 hours ago, Fixx said:

No it should not.

You can try clearing palette/window preferences by pressing ctrl key when starting the app. It may restore some behaviour.

Affinity separated mode is a mess and it habitually loses palettes and tool widgets and has to be restored time to time. Also, opening a document window usually makes it too small and wrong place.

Thanks! I'll try getting used to working with the photos docked. That's a shame, but at least they load in the center. I tend to work with multiple photos at once, and docking them makes it harder for me.

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