Designer is forcing a background color behind text

[SueWAuthor]

Affinity Designer v1.9.3

Mac Mojave 10.14.6

I created a file in Designer. When I reopened it to start working on it again, I found that the program is forcing a white background behind any newly added text.

No background color is applied to the character.

The file has not been opened or modified in any other program.

I can't figure out why this is happening.

Suggestions?

Thanks 

Egypt Activity Book Cover.afdesign

[loukash]

6 hours ago, SueWAuthor said:

a white background behind any newly added text.

Text frames have unique fill and stroke attributes, usually only accessible via the Text Frame panel in Publisher.

6 hours ago, SueWAuthor said:

I can't figure out why this is happening.

It is actually possible to activate the Text Frame panel in Designer and in Photo (on Mac only), but this "trick" – or "bug" – is quite obscured. For the record: it relates to the text-on-path context toolbar.
Other than that, off the top of my head I'm not aware of any "technique" to add a text frame fill accidentally in Designer. But I vaguely recall having had a similar issue as well.

6 hours ago, SueWAuthor said:

Suggestions?

1. create a text frame
2. click the Revert Defaults toolbar button

[MEB]

Hi @SueWAuthor,
You probably have copied the text from somewhere? The formatting (background fill) info comes with it. Reverting to defaults will fix it.

[SueWAuthor]

Hi,

Thanks for the replies.

On 5/10/2021 at 5:21 AM, MEB said:

Hi @SueWAuthor,
You probably have copied the text from somewhere? The formatting (background fill) info comes with it. Reverting to defaults will fix it.

MEB: No, I did not copy text from anywhere. I simply used the text tool and typed four letters: 'Maze'. 

 

On 5/10/2021 at 5:07 AM, loukash said:

Text frames have unique fill and stroke attributes, usually only accessible via the Text Frame panel in Publisher.

It is actually possible to activate the Text Frame panel in Designer and in Photo (on Mac only), but this "trick" – or "bug" – is quite obscured. For the record: it relates to the text-on-path context toolbar.
Other than that, off the top of my head I'm not aware of any "technique" to add a text frame fill accidentally in Designer. But I vaguely recall having had a similar issue as well.

1. create a text frame
2. click the Revert Defaults toolbar button

LOUKASH: Create a text frame in Designer--I'm not sure how to do that, unlike in Publisher. I can create a box and then convert it to a text frame, but then there does not appear to be a way to reset the background.

 

I have tried: 

- REAPPLY BASE STYLE

This reverts the text to Arial, but retains the white background

[SueWAuthor]

Please see this screenshot.

There is a white background, but the background is crossed out in the text panel.

 

[Midori Alexandros]

1 hour ago, SueWAuthor said:

Please see this screenshot.

There is a white background, but the background is crossed out in the text panel.

 

 

Hey there! I just figured it out, at least how I just did it! Create a new design document, and make sure the transparent background is checked off on the right side. You'll then copy the layer(s) of the project from file 1, to the new file where you set up the transparent background, and bingo! You'll have a transparent background when you export to PNG! 

[loukash]

3 hours ago, SueWAuthor said:

Create a text frame in Designer--I'm not sure how to do that, unlike in Publisher.

Same as in Publisher: activate the Frame Text Tool and drag a rectangle.

3 hours ago, SueWAuthor said:

I have tried: 

- REAPPLY BASE STYLE

This reverts the text to Arial, but retains the white background

This affects only the text, not its container.
Hence either click the Revert Defaults toolbar button, or select Edit > Defaults > Revert – both does the same thing.

3 hours ago, SueWAuthor said:

Please see this screenshot.

I can't see anything, there is no image to look at.

[SueWAuthor]

2 minutes ago, loukash said:

Same as in Publisher: activate the Frame Text Tool and drag a rectangle.

This affects only the text, not its container.
Hence either click the Revert Defaults toolbar button, or select Edit > Defaults > Revert – both does the same thing.

I can't see anything, there is no image to look at.

Edit, defaults, revert -- that worked!! Thank you loukash

I'm not sure why the image isn't appearing above, I'm seeing it on my screen. Anyway, that doesn't matter, you fixed my issue. Thanks!!

 

[Bobtographer]

On 5/12/2021 at 9:53 AM, SueWAuthor said:

I'm not sure why the image isn't appearing above, I'm seeing it on my screen. Anyway, that doesn't matter, you fixed my issue. Thanks!!

 

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I have an Issue that relates to this problem.

Publisher is forcing the colour I select for a text frame background on to the next text frame I draw - how do I turn this function off? Its driving me nuts!

When I deselect the txt frame. The colour persists

[Joachim_L]

Select the text frame and hit the Revert defaults from the top toolbar. Some like it, that Affinity is memorizing settings, some hate it.