No PDF Options window when opening by dragging from second monitor

[RM f/g]

I have Affinity Designer open on monitor 1 and a finder window or GraphicConverter window open on monitor 2.

When I try to open a pdf by dragging it from monitor 2 onto the pasteboard on monitor 1, often Designer freezes. The icon in the dock jumps up a few times and Menu > Window shows:

– [checkmark] Affinity Designer (Beta) (plus Filename if another file is already open)
– PDF Options

Both are greyed out, there's no dialog invisible. Closing all other windows/apps out of the way (including Designer) or closing them on both monitors doesn't make this dialog visible.

Pressing escape or enter doesn't help, so the only thing left is to force quit Designer.

Dragging onto the pasteboard when finder window is on the same monitor goes fine.

MacOs Mojave
Designer 1.10.4 and 1.10.5.1 Beta
Designer not in separated mode

[RM f/g]

Edit: the above can also occur when dragging to open from same monitor.

I have the impression that this happens when, after dragging a file on the main application window, I click the main window to activate the application (bring the application to the font) and the main window then covers the pdf import dialog. Moving the main window to the side doesn't reveal the import dialog.

[walt.farrell]

I think the dialog you're referring to is one for Opening a PDF file, not Placing (importing) a PDF file.

If you're dragging a PDF onto the application then if you drag it onto an open document (even the pasteboard of an open document) it is a Place operation, which does not have that options dialog.

If your intention is to Open the PDF (rather than Placing it) and you have another document open already then you need to drag it into the application window but not into the workspace. It would have to be dropped onto the tab bar, or the Toolbar, or some other place that is outside the open document. 

[RM f/g]

Indeed the dialog is for opening a pdf file.

And dragging it onto the application, but not onto the pasteboard appears to make a difference. I'll do that from now on.

There doesn't have to be another file already open, btw.

Thanks, Walt.

[walt.farrell]

You're welcome.