Add Adjustments Panel and 'Add Preset' to Gradient Map Dialog in AD

[pingram]

It's in AP but why not AD? 

When using this feature repeatedly it gets very time consuming to create maps from scratch when it should be as simple as saving/loading from a library.

Edited May 17, 2021 by pingram
more clarity

[loukash]

5 hours ago, pingram said:

why not AD

Likely because bitmap editing is not necessarily the main focus of Affinity Designer.
Before anything else, we're all eagerly waiting for more advanced vector tools and features. (And bug fixes to the boolean operations, of course.)

[pingram]

My request is to add a UI convenience that already exists elsewhere in the product line, nothing specific to bitmaps even though that is likely how gradients are ultimately rendered.  You may not be aware but gradient maps already exist in this vector-focused product.  This is about saving time by allowing presets to be saved (exactly like AP) for gradient maps so one can apply the same map later or even in other projects without having to painfully recreate all the points, colors, transparency etc every time.

[walt.farrell]

1 hour ago, pingram said:

This is about saving time by allowing presets to be saved (exactly like AP) for gradient maps so one can apply the same map later or even in other projects without having to painfully recreate all the points, colors, transparency etc every time.

Presets for Adjustments are probably missing in Designer because it is also missing the Adjustments panel, and Presets can't be used without that studio panel. So it's good that you asked for both to be added.

While you wait: in case you didn't know, you can add an adjustment layer (such as a Gradient Map layer) to the Assets panel. Once it's there, you can drag it from the Assets panel onto your project, position it properly in the Layers panel, and adjust it further if needed.

[loukash]

17 hours ago, pingram said:

UI convenience that already exists elsewhere in the product line

It's just one click or keyboard shortcut away:

File > Edit in Photo

In other words, if you need any nifty Photo features in a Designer document, all you have to do is to select this simple command and then all your dreams will come true. Right now, on the spot.
And vice versa.

This is the Affinity "killer feature". By design.

[charioui bouchaib]

loukash

I think he told you about the issue of people who have purchased just affinity designer

[loukash]

1 hour ago, charioui bouchaib said:

the issue of people who have purchased just affinity designer

Serif's Affinity suite model is quite obvious and upfront straightforward:
Modularity
One universal file format and backend, three specialized apps that each can add unique features to your Affinity document.

Serif's business model is quite obvious and upfront straightforward just as well:
If you don't need all features of the whole suite, buy only the app that you think you need most. If it turns out later that you need features not available in app "A", you can still buy app "B" or "C" and literally plug in those additional features seamlessly into your existing workflow by using the File > Edit in… command.

It's really that simple.™