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"Fx" Blend modes dont work, how to reset without deleting and reinstalling ?


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i don't want to loose all my fonts but all the suddenly the blend modes do not work ... i finally came across a article that

said to use the Gear icon to check ... they are all at the top and i have NO CLUE what to do to reset them nor can i find

it ...

 

any clue ?
 

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7 hours ago, WestPhD said:

i don't want to loose all my fonts

I assume that you don't want to lose your fonts. But what do fonts have to do with blend modes anyway?

7 hours ago, WestPhD said:

all the suddenly the blend modes do not work

Please explain "don't work".
E.g., upload a sample document where they "don't work" and explain how do you expect them to "work".

7 hours ago, WestPhD said:

use the Gear icon to check ... they are all at the top and i have NO CLUE what to do to reset them nor can i find it

As usual, if anything else fails, click the Help menu in the menubar and open the built-in Affinity help.
Search the Affinity help for "blend modes".

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wow ... hope you have a better day ... sorry if my post offended you ... but you didn't have to reply?
BTW, i did search the help menu ... and if you would have read my post ... i did not want to loose my fonts if i had
to Reinstall ...
but thanks anyway
 

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6 hours ago, WestPhD said:

i did not want to loose my fonts if i had
to Reinstall ...

Reinstall what? Reinstalling an Affinity app will not affect whatever fonts you have installed on your system.

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32 minutes ago, WestPhD said:

well if you install them to the app ... it would effect it ... /

Are you using a Font Manager? I'm not following how you would install a font to the app? They should be installed to your system, however I'm not running a Mac so may be wrong on that. I have used a font manager app to limit the amount of fonts available to AP, which can slow down at least launching AP.

Your screenshot is the Blend Ranges (cogwheel icon), which is separate from the Layer Blend Modes. Regardless of what Blend Mode you choose, the Blend Ranges will be as your screenshot shows. 

The Blend Ranges Graph, is like the graph you get when adding a Curves adjustment. The difference, the Blend Ranges graphs allow a gradual limitation tones, black-white. The Left most node represents Black/Darks, the Right most Highlights/Whites. The top of the graphs are %100, the bottom %0. They are a more defined adjustment, similar to PS Blend-If.

Affinity Photo On-Line Help--- https://affinity.help/photo/en-US.lproj/pages/Layers/layerBlendRanges.html

Affinity Photo Tutorial on Blend Ranges---

 

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1 hour ago, WestPhD said:

well if you install them to the app ... it would effect it ... /

There is no way to install any fonts in the Affinity apps. They must be installed in your system for the Affinity apps to be able to access them.

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On 4/21/2021 at 9:25 PM, Ron P. said:

Are you using a Font Manager? I'm not following how you would install a font to the app? They should be installed to your system, however I'm not running a Mac so may be wrong on that. I have used a font manager app to limit the amount of fonts available to AP, which can slow down at least launching AP.

Your screenshot is the Blend Ranges (cogwheel icon), which is separate from the Layer Blend Modes. Regardless of what Blend Mode you choose, the Blend Ranges will be as your screenshot shows. 

The Blend Ranges Graph, is like the graph you get when adding a Curves adjustment. The difference, the Blend Ranges graphs allow a gradual limitation tones, black-white. The Left most node represents Black/Darks, the Right most Highlights/Whites. The top of the graphs are %100, the bottom %0. They are a more defined adjustment, similar to PS Blend-If.

Affinity Photo On-Line Help--- https://affinity.help/photo/en-US.lproj/pages/Layers/layerBlendRanges.html

Affinity Photo Tutorial on Blend Ranges---

 

YOUR info is AWESOME >> thank you .... i have been draging font brushes and different things purchased for the AP ... to the app.. 

SO do i need to back up anything if i reinstall ..?

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What could happen is that you loose your 'favourites', the font that you have indicated in Affinity as a favourite. Or, if you have made a change to the 'default' setting (replaced Arial with another font).

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11 hours ago, WestPhD said:

i have been draging font brushes ...

What are font brushes?

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