App is retaining memory of previously selected items

[H Smolka]

Hi I'm posting here as I have a similar problem... for me it seems that the program is retaining a memory of previously selected items because it seems that the outlines match what my last selection was (at least some of the time). In addition the problem is extending to pasting....even when it seems to have selected correctly (sometimes I have to just click off and select again to get it to look right), it will still paste the previously copied and pasted item. If I then go back and copy and paste a second time it will work. This has been a minor inconvenience for a while but atm I am needing to do a lot of copy and paste and it is doubling my time which is now a significant inconvenience. It has been affecting multiple documents and my documents generally are quite large (100 or so A4 pages with illustrations). I'm going to attach a recording of it taken with my i-phone to illustrate Im am using 1.10.4 for Mac This problem was universal for copying and pasting all 40 images out of this document into a new one. I even tried shortcutting the process by selecting it twice but it seemed like I had to actually paste it and delete it and reselect it before it would work.

[carl123]

4 hours ago, H Smolka said:

IMG_5572.MOV

Your video did not upload (which is probably a forum problem, not you)

Please try uploading in a different format or provide an external link to it

 

[H Smolka]

Hi Carl, here is a drop box link for the video:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rwbyyuirwkxk2s4/IMG_5572.MOV?dl=0

Also I have been doing some experimenting with the problem and have discovered the following:

1. The problem seems to be limited to when I copy multiple selected items in the same position, from different pages (these pages were originally generated with 'duplicate page' and them modified).

2. If I don't delete and re copy the same image it just stays one copy behind in other words the copy past pattern is as follows:

open new document and 

copy A - paste A

copy B - paste A

copy C - Paste B

copy D - Paste C

copy E - Paste D etc.

I hope this helps.

Heather

[Old Bruce]

If you have any utilities that work with the clipboard try turning them off. That is about all I can think of. Seems like the second copy is running a kind of routine that is not wanted.

Instead of Copy the second time around there is a copy from the original location. Or a sequence of Paste then Cut then select and Copy for later use.

What happens if you paste in the same document? Make a Page at the very end of the document and try the copy paste there.

[H Smolka]

I'm going to attach an image of the copying glitch I get which could be related where it seems to select the 'memory' of perhaps what it last selected rather than what is actually there. If I click off and reselect it will usually fix the problem. I didn't use to have these issues so presume they are related to updates. mostly they cause minor annoyance but I'm submitting for the purpose of product improvement as I love affinity and want to see it continue to improve. I am happy to work with someone to provide more information for the purpose of debugging.

[Dan C]

Hi @H Smolka,

Thanks for your report and I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble!

I have tried to replicate this issue here with a test document and thus far I've been unable to see this behaviour for myself - each time I copy and paste to a new document, the correct object is pasted. 

As mentioned above, do you have any active clipboard manager apps on your mac?

If possible, can you please upload a copy of your document to the below link for me, then reply here to let me know once this has been done?

https://www.dropbox.com/request/bqiNOH1TuAhSPIRbk1Yi

I'd like to use your document to confirm if this is an issue with the file itself, or something locally on your mac.

Many thanks in advance

[H Smolka]

Thanks Dan I have uploaded a document as requested though it is not limited to this document. As far as I know I don't have any 'clipboard manager apps' I am only using what comes standard with my operating system. 

Remember it only happens when:

• I am selecting a number (or group though not 'grouped together as one by affinity) of items to copy and paste together
• When I have immediately before copied and pasted an equivalent group of items from another page (this being the group that then pastes rather than the one that was just copied)
• Also note that the copying problem pictured above is a slightly different though possibly related problem that has also been occurring for me across multiple documents for some time. I have not yet taken the time though to experiment to find any patterns of what seems to be triggering it. (it may be the same trigger as above but like I said I haven't tested it)

[H Smolka]

Actually I just discovered something else (working in a different document):

Even if I have done a heap of other copying and pasting between times, when I go and copy the equivalent group from the next page, It still goes back and pastes the previous equivalent group (or at least that's what it just did now!)

[Dan C]

Many thanks for your file and further information provided!

Using this I've been able to replicate this here on both Windows and mac - I don't believe this to be anything local to your system, but a bug in the application.

Therefore I've logged this with our developers, to be fixed asap. I hope this helps

[H Smolka]

Thanks I'll be looking forward to it big time 😀