PaoloT Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 When saving, I can't see an option to also show the file extension. I find this very useful, to immediately identify the file creator while in the Finder. I would like to have a checkbox in the Save dialog, or a general preference, to make it appear if desired. Paolo Snapseed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 11 minutes ago, PaoloT said: When saving, I can't see an option to also show the file extension. I find this very useful, to immediately identify the file creator while in the Finder. I would like to have a checkbox in the Save dialog, or a general preference, to make it appear if desired. As far as I know, Paolo, that is not a setting that the application can control. Affinity appliations will provide the extension automatically when saving/exporting, but when you're in a Finder dialog then Finder is entirely in charge of whether file extensions are shown, or not. Or do I misunderstand your request? (I'm not a Mac user, only Windows and iPad.) 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...
PaoloT Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 7 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: As far as I know, Paolo, that is not a setting that the application can control. Affinity appliations will provide the extension automatically when saving/exporting, but when you're in a Finder dialog then Finder is entirely in charge of whether file extensions are shown, or not. There are apps showing an option, in the Save dialog, to show or hide the extension. Then, there are apps (most of them, I would say) including the extension in the Name field when saving. Unfortunately, Affinity apps don't have the one or the other, so (at least here on Mojave) the files are by default saved with no extension. Paolo Snapseed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 20 minutes ago, PaoloT said: Unfortunately, Affinity apps don't have the one or the other, so (at least here on Mojave) the files are by default saved with no extension. Thanks. I agree that something better should be provided than that. Snapseed 1 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...
Staff MEB Posted May 3, 2022 Staff Share Posted May 3, 2022 Hi @PaoloT, Open a Finder window, go to menu Finder > Preferences and tick Show all filename extensions. The extension should then appear in the Save dialog in Affinity. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 1 hour ago, PaoloT said: saved with no extension Really "saved" without extension? Or is the file extension just "not displayed" when saving? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaoloT Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 4 hours ago, MEB said: Hi @PaoloT, Open a Finder window, go to menu Finder > Preferences and tick Show all filename extensions. The extension should then appear in the Save dialog in Affinity. MEB, thank you, but unfortunately this is not a viable solution. There are things for which one wants to see the extension, and others for which it is not desirable. Forcing it in for all the files results in a mess. Paolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rostron Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 11 hours ago, PaoloT said: MEB, thank you, but unfortunately this is not a viable solution. There are things for which one wants to see the extension, and others for which it is not desirable. Forcing it in for all the files results in a mess. I always show all extensions. I have often wondered why anyone would want to hide extensions. John AdamStanislav and Alfred 2 Quote Windows 10, Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Designer 1.10.5 and Publisher 1.10.5 (mainly Photo), now ex-Adobe CC CPU: AMD A6-3670. RAM: 16 GB DDR3 @ 666MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 40 minutes ago, John Rostron said: I always show all extensions. I have often wondered why anyone would want to hide extensions. Ever since I started using Windoze I’ve wondered why anyone at Micro$oft thought it a good idea to hide extensions by default. It just makes it easier for someone with malicious intent to distribute a piece of malware with an innocent-looking name like ‘pretty-pic.jpg’ (real name ‘pretty-pic.jpg.exe’). AdamStanislav, Old Bruce, John Rostron and 1 other 4 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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