Issues with Affinity Publisher hangs in print routine with Monterey

[freddo5]

My version of Affinity Publisher 1.10.4 running under macOS  Monterey 12.0.1 hangs when using the the print function, usually when trying to use the PDF option.

Has anyone else experienced this issue?

I Force Quit the application and send the resulting dump to apple. Does any from affinity.serif monitor these dumps coming back from apple as its been weeks now and is very consistent. Approx. 1 in 3 times when trying to print to pdf.

[stokerg]

Hi @freddo5,

It's not something i've experienced and in my quick test was able to create a PDF using via the Print dialog.

Can you see if the same happens with a new blank document?  Also when the Printing to PDF fails, are you able to File>Export>PDF okay?

[freddo5]

Hi stokerg,

Thanks for your response.

I too can manage to print to pdf most times. When I am working on a publication I may just hit print and preview to check out the format. The boom it hangs. Not always. The Apple debug logs can attest to the number of occurrences as I always "send to apple". It can be anywhere within the print dialog, for example changing a setting like portrait to landscape and it hangs. It can be trying to "save to pdf", or changing the page layout. I haven't tried to export to pdf because most times it just works. I also use the print and "view as pdf" to gauge what the resultant print looks like. Especially useful when creating booklets etc.

I have an idea on what may be the cause but I haven't been able to prove my theory. (not related to affinity). its a bit of a long shot. I was hoping the apple crash reports would shed light on the problem.

Thanks again

Edited December 14, 2021 by freddo5