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A very small request, input:

It happens very often, I copy something to clipboard and start a program where I paste it directly. So not in a document, but AS a new document.

I would appreciate if programs like Affinity Designer (and Photo) in the state where there are no open documents, like after program start, when activating paste just does the same as New from clipboard. It's just easier, and I think people can easily understand that control + V with open documents doesn't do the same as with no open documents.

It's something that will make life a little bit easier in the many, many operations I do over the course of a working day.

The default shortcut to paste New from clipboard is long, nobody remembers it, and then you have to go to the menu with pointers anyway.

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44 minutes ago, Winsome said:

The default shortcut to paste New from clipboard is long, nobody remembers it, and then you have to go to the menu with pointers anyway.

In case you're not aware of it, you can change the shortcuts using the Keyboard Shortcuts section of the application Preferences and pick something shorter or more memorable for you.

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1 minute ago, walt.farrell said:

In case you're not aware of it, you can change the shortcuts using the Keyboard Shortcuts section of the application Preferences and pick something shorter or more memorable for you.

Thanks Walt, I know, I use it a lot. I have customized and simplified shortcuts to the extreme. 🙂

But that's the default setup that 100% of everyone will encounter, and 99% are unlikely to change, so having control + V work in this case will just make the scenario smoother.

Have a great weekend!

 

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Having a plan simply for plans sake - Not understanding the environment or focusing on results - Partial commitment - Not having the right people involved - Writing the plan and putting it on the shelf - Unwillingness or inability to change - Having the wrong people in leadership positions - No accountability or follow through - Unrealistic goals or lack of focus and resources.

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20 hours ago, Winsome said:

... I copy something to clipboard and start a program where I paste it directly. So not in a document, but AS a new document.

I can see how this would work.

In my work it would be of extremely limited use While I frequently copy from one open Affinity Document and make a new document from the clipboard, I almost never have something on the clipboard and need to make a new Affinity Document whilst having no other Documents open in the Affinity application. But over all I think it would be a cool trick. And doubtless there are people who would work like that if this was available.

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7 hours ago, Old Bruce said:

And doubtless there are people who would work like that if this was available.

And doubtless there will be people who will be quite confused by this ambiguous behavior - sometimes a shortcut for Paste is enough to create a New document from the clipboard, but sometimes you will need a shortcut that nobody remembers. So maybe this could be a configurable item for the Assistant, so that the user can enable it if needed.

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Doubtless? 😃

I think - with two decimals - that it will confuse about 0.00 of Serif's customers.

10 Reasons Why Strategic Plans Fail
Having a plan simply for plans sake - Not understanding the environment or focusing on results - Partial commitment - Not having the right people involved - Writing the plan and putting it on the shelf - Unwillingness or inability to change - Having the wrong people in leadership positions - No accountability or follow through - Unrealistic goals or lack of focus and resources.

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16 hours ago, Old Bruce said:

While I frequently copy from one open Affinity Document and make a new document from the clipboard, I almost never have something on the clipboard and need to make a new Affinity Document whilst having no other Documents open in the Affinity application.

^^^ This. ^^^

Many users will keep their Affinity apps running, usually with one or more documents open. In order for ‘Paste’ to work like ‘New Document From Clipboard’, those users would need to close all open documents first.

9 hours ago, Pšenda said:

So maybe this could be a configurable item for the Assistant, so that the user can enable it if needed.

 

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I have found it works as I suggest Paint Shop Pro, the logic that when there was no document I could throw the clipboard into the program as a new document in a split second was a huge help. That it couldn't be done with an open document was totally logical, and so I had to go to the menu where the option is not saved, but is at the top. There is not much room for guesswork. It's right at your fingertips.

But we're talking about functionality for creatives who do a lot of small image operations that can easily go through clipboard, and many times, and these rigid bureaucratic workflows get in the way of fast process. 

We are also users who actually close documents before we work further. If Affinity had a Close all it might also be the case for Serif's customers from time to time, but it does NOT.

Well look @Pšenda, when people unite and explore possibilities, something happens. Opposition alone accomplishes nothing. Not a bad suggestion! 🙂

Another option that should be possible along with many others is that it's possible to add it to the toolbar, so you can get the image in a bit faster without a menu. Of course, you can do that in ... can you guess it... Vectorstyler! Not being part of a huge group of creatives chained for 10-20 years to a company's fixed design decisions and comprises:

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Having a plan simply for plans sake - Not understanding the environment or focusing on results - Partial commitment - Not having the right people involved - Writing the plan and putting it on the shelf - Unwillingness or inability to change - Having the wrong people in leadership positions - No accountability or follow through - Unrealistic goals or lack of focus and resources.

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