curtf Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 I'm trying to adjust the spacing between Text and Underline in Affinity Publisher. Preferred in/via the "Styles menue" Is there something like the "Underline Options" in ID? And could this eventually be a added in a future release? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt// Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 I would use Decoration in Paragraph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 54 minutes ago, curtf said: I'm trying to adjust the spacing between Text and Underline in Affinity Publisher You can't do that right now, as Publisher uses the underlining specified by the font. Others have also asked for more control. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtf Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 Thank you for your answers! Appreciated Matt's solution will than do for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Jacobs Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 On 5/3/2022 at 4:42 AM, walt.farrell said: You can't do that right now, as Publisher uses the underlining specified by the font. Others have also asked for more control. Yes im trying to do the same thing. So frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loukash Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 A couple of ideas and workarounds in this thread: curtf 1 Quote MacBookAir 15": MacOS Ventura > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // MacBookPro 15" mid-2012: MacOS El Capitan > Affinity v1 / MacOS Catalina > Affinity v1, v2, v2 beta // iPad 8th: iPadOS 16 > Affinity v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md_germany Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Is the problem actually solved at the moment? I did not find it? This is a basic function for a typesetting program. Quote iMac 27'', Mac OS X Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 12 minutes ago, md_germany said: Is the problem actually solved at the moment? I did not find it? This is a basic function for a typesetting program. There have not been any enhancements in this area. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md_germany Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Thanks for your quick reply. Ohhh, that's really a basic functionality**. These are things that are difficult to explain when someone asks if they can switch to Affinity. And I will probably focus on underlining individual words in the text in my current project. ** It works well in the forum. 😃 Quote iMac 27'', Mac OS X Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, md_germany said: ** It works well in the forum. 😃 As far as I know, you can underline in both the forums and Publisher equally well. Perhaps you should explain your problem if you think the forum works well. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md_germany Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 OK, the forum thing was a joke. But the forum can do better (see figure). What is really missing is the distance to the font line, the thickness of the underline and the recess of the font descenders. Quote iMac 27'', Mac OS X Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 1 hour ago, md_germany said: What is really missing is the distance to the font line, the thickness of the underline and the recess of the font descenders. I know. As mentioned earlier, at this point it's determined by the font designer, not the Affinity application. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Affinityconfusesme Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/170391-variable-fonts-support/#comment-977485 @curtf add your vote in this thread if you want variable fonts which is what you want to have better font control. Quote Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Ryzen 7 5700U Rx Vega 8 graphics 16GB RAM (15.3 usable) Acer KB202 27in 1080p monitor Affinity Photo 1.10.6 Affinity photo 2 2.4.2 Affinity Designer 2 2.4.2 Affinity Publisher 2 2.4.2 on Windows 11 Pro version 23H2 Beta builds as they come out. canon 80d| sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM | Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD | Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM Autofocus APS-C Lens, Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTO Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 If there's a limited amount of text that you want to underline with a different offset or thicker stroke, there is a sneaky way to do it. Just draw a separate text frame and type the words in the same text style but set paragraph leading to match the font size and set space before/after to 0. Double-click the frame mid-point handles to scale the frame to match the text. Then set the bottom border in Paragraph > Decorations to create whatever sort of underline you want. Cut the frame and paste it inline, replacing the word(s) in the main text. I've contrasted regular underline here with multiple strokes and dashed lines in various colours. Your readers will never know you resorted to a trick. 🙂 underline.afpub Quote Download a free manual for Publisher 2.4 from this forum - expanded 300-page PDF My system: Affinity 2.4.2 for macOS Sonoma 14.4.1, MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Pro) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulEC Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I rarely use underlining myself, but on the odd occasion that I need a specific/unusual type of underline, I just draw a line underneath the words and format it as I want! Quote Acer XC-895 : Core i5-10400 Hexa-core 2.90 GHz : 32GB RAM : Intel UHD Graphics 630 : Windows 10 Home Affinity Publisher 2 : Affinity Photo 2 : Affinity Designer 2 : (latest release versions) on desktop and iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md_germany Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 1/19/2024 at 10:10 PM, MikeTO said: Your readers will never know you resorted to a trick. Thank you for the tips and workarounds, I still hope for a professional solution for underlining that is integrated into Publisher. Quote iMac 27'', Mac OS X Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadriscus Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Just found this thread and would like to add my voice for better underline control at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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