LJSwanepoel Posted September 5, 2021 Posted September 5, 2021 Good day With the latest update (not sure if this was an issue before 1.10.1 on Windows 10, but I can't seem to centralise the bullets. A simple feature that even MS Word can do. Quote
Old Bruce Posted September 5, 2021 Posted September 5, 2021 That text from Word(?) is centre aligned. You are wanting the text to be centred but the bullets lined up on the left? Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.6.0 | Affinity Photo 2.6.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.0 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.
LJSwanepoel Posted September 5, 2021 Author Posted September 5, 2021 @Old Bruce I would like to make it look like the Word text in the screenshot, with the bullets and the words center aligned together The bullet must essentially "follow" the words, and not be static / anchored to one side only. I want it for instance 5mm away from the word, but it doesn't allow for that. I am only able to accomplish this with spaces, and not tabs. InDesign can do this as well. Quote
MikeTO Posted September 5, 2021 Posted September 5, 2021 I think using bullets with centred text makes for awkward typography and an unbalanced design. e.g., * apples * pineapples * pears My preference if emphasis is required is to add symbols before and after for balance. e.g., * apples * * pineapples * * pears * You could also consider using a more interesting flourish than a bullet. I think the way Publisher handles it is fine and not a bug since lots of other programs do it this way (e.g., Apple Pages). But if you really want to do it then don't use the bulleted list feature - instead insert a bullet character and then one or more spaces before the list item. Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.6 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.6 for macOS Sequoia 15.5, MacBook Pro (M4 Pro) and iPad Air (M2)
Alfred Posted September 5, 2021 Posted September 5, 2021 27 minutes ago, MikeTO said: My preference if emphasis is required is to add symbols before and after for balance. e.g., * apples * * pineapples * * pears * That would be my preference, too, for what it’s worth. 27 minutes ago, MikeTO said: You could also consider using a more interesting flourish than a bullet. Like this, for example: Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen)
MikeW Posted September 5, 2021 Posted September 5, 2021 1 hour ago, MikeTO said: ... I think the way Publisher handles it is fine and not a bug since lots of other programs do it this way (e.g., Apple Pages). ... As Affinity applications are professional applications, are there professional design applications you can name that exhibit this behavior? I agree that how Affinity applications work isn't a bug. But I would say that it is something that should be changed as per other professional applications. Quote
Staff Pauls Posted September 6, 2021 Staff Posted September 6, 2021 This is noted under ways to enhance IDML import however at the moment you would have to insert the bullet character manually rather then using the bullets feature. MikeW 1 Quote
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