Pšenda Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.5.2636 (Retail) 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 22631.4317. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317. 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...
Dan C Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Thanks @Pšenda, I've logged this with the devs for both macOS and Windows Takudzwa Nyoni, B Cruver and Pšenda 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted May 24, 2023 Author Share Posted May 24, 2023 On 11/9/2022 at 7:41 PM, Dan C said: I've logged this with the devs for both macOS and Windows After more than half a year and after updating to 2.1.0 😲 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.5.2636 (Retail) 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 22631.4317. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317. 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...
Dan C Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 Thanks for bumping this thread, sorry to see this remains unresolved. I've bumped the issue with the team to bring it to their attention once again Pšenda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 After updating to 2.1.1 Apparently a very difficult bug🙄 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.5.2636 (Retail) 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 22631.4317. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317. 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...
Komatös Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 13 hours ago, Pšenda said: After updating to 2.1.1 Apparently a very difficult bug🙄 When you create an object with the Form shape tool and make an artboard out of it, the description text shows the name of the basic form. Alfred 1 Quote AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.2161) Affinity Suite V 2.5.5 & Beta 2.6 (latest) Interested in a free (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF I am not old, I have matured like a good scotch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Komatös said: the Form tool Named the Shape Tool in English (to avoid confusion with the kind of form that contains form fields for the user to fill in). Komatös 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron P. Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 On 6/24/2023 at 4:42 AM, Komatös said: When you create an object with the Form shape tool and make an artboard out of it, the description text shows the name of the basic form. No it does not. Did you hover your mouse over the # to the left of the Artboard? It still will show Rectangle. Quote Affinity Photo 2.5..; Affinity Designer 2.5..; Affinity Publisher 2.5..; Affinity2 Beta versions. Affinity Photo,Designer 1.10.6.1605 Win10 Home Version:21H2, Build: 19044.1766: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 3301 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s);32GB Ram, Nvidia GTX 3070, 3-Internal HDD (1 Crucial MX5000 1TB, 1-Crucial MX5000 500GB, 1-WD 1 TB), 4 External HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 On 6/24/2023 at 10:42 AM, Komatös said: When you create an object with the Form shape tool and make an artboard out of it, the description text shows the name of the basic form. 1 hour ago, Ron P. said: No it does not. Did you hover your mouse over the # to the left of the Artboard? It still will show Rectangle. The mouse pointer is clearly visible in the screenshot that @Komatös posted: On 6/24/2023 at 10:42 AM, Komatös said: How did you create your octagonal artboard? It looks like a rectangle with chamfered corners. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron P. Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Yes I did see what his cursor was pointing at. However this thread is about the Artboard tool tip showing Rectangle, and not Artboard? In my example if I hovered over the layer inside the Artboard, which is an Ellipse, the tooltip states Ellipse. I created it by creating an Ellipse shape, then using the Artboard tool, in the Context toolbar, I choose Selection from the drop-down, and Insert Artboard. It's an Ellipse, but for some reason the icon looks like it was clipped by the rectangular shape of the Artboard. Quote Affinity Photo 2.5..; Affinity Designer 2.5..; Affinity Publisher 2.5..; Affinity2 Beta versions. Affinity Photo,Designer 1.10.6.1605 Win10 Home Version:21H2, Build: 19044.1766: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 3301 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s);32GB Ram, Nvidia GTX 3070, 3-Internal HDD (1 Crucial MX5000 1TB, 1-Crucial MX5000 500GB, 1-WD 1 TB), 4 External HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Ron P. said: Yes I did see what his cursor was pointing at. However this thread is about the Artboard tool tip showing Rectangle, and not Artboard? Thanks, Ron. I missed that important detail because your screenshot didn’t include the cursor. 3 minutes ago, Ron P. said: In my example if I hovered over the layer inside the Artboard, which is an Ellipse, the tooltip states Ellipse. I created it by creating an Ellipse shape, then using the Artboard tool, in the Context toolbar, I choose Selection from the drop-down, and Insert Artboard. It's an Ellipse, but for some reason the icon looks like it was clipped by the rectangular shape of the Artboard. I see what you mean now. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron P. Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Alfred said: Thanks, Ron. I missed that important detail because your screenshot didn’t include the cursor. My screen capture program doesn't always capture the cursor. Alfred 1 Quote Affinity Photo 2.5..; Affinity Designer 2.5..; Affinity Publisher 2.5..; Affinity2 Beta versions. Affinity Photo,Designer 1.10.6.1605 Win10 Home Version:21H2, Build: 19044.1766: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 3301 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s);32GB Ram, Nvidia GTX 3070, 3-Internal HDD (1 Crucial MX5000 1TB, 1-Crucial MX5000 500GB, 1-WD 1 TB), 4 External HDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted June 25, 2023 Author Share Posted June 25, 2023 On 6/24/2023 at 11:42 AM, Komatös said: the description text shows the name of the basic form. Menu New, Create artboard checked, Create -> Hint for Artboard icon in Layers panel is Rectangle. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.5.2636 (Retail) 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 22631.4317. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317. 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...
Komatös Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 9 hours ago, Pšenda said: Menu New, Create artboard checked, Create -> Hint for Artboard icon in Layers panel is Rectangle. That's exactly how it is. Why is the created artboard displayed as a rectangle? Because all newly created documents have a rectangular shape. Sure, the developers could change the object name to Artboard. But honestly, whether rectangle or artboard is displayed is as uninteresting as the news that a sack of rice has fallen over in China. Pšenda and PaulEC 1 1 Quote AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.2161) Affinity Suite V 2.5.5 & Beta 2.6 (latest) Interested in a free (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF I am not old, I have matured like a good scotch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted June 26, 2023 Author Share Posted June 26, 2023 5 hours ago, Komatös said: But honestly, whether rectangle or artboard is displayed is as uninteresting as the news that a sack of rice has fallen over in China. Hmm, so the hint/tooltip describing the meaning of the icon should be completely canceled, because according to you, it is completely unnecessary and uninteresting information (although when naming a layer, it is the only information to understand the often unclear meaning of the icon). Thanks for the excellent tip and developer request. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.5.2636 (Retail) 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 22631.4317. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317. 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...
Pšenda Posted September 20, 2023 Author Share Posted September 20, 2023 After update to 2.2.0.2005: Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.5.2636 (Retail) 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 22631.4317. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317. 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...
walt.farrell Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 50 minutes ago, Pšenda said: After update to 2.2.0.2005: I would expect that, as the bug was not listed as fixed and the Serif Info Bot has not posted to tell us it was. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted October 20, 2023 Author Share Posted October 20, 2023 After update to 2.2.1.2075: Info specifically for @walt - no, I didn't expect this bug to be fixed, and it certainly doesn't surprise me anymore (rewriting the word "Rectangle" to "Artboard" is just a very difficult task). walt.farrell 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.5.2636 (Retail) 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 22631.4317. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317. 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...
Dan C Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 5 minutes ago, Pšenda said: (rewriting the word "Rectangle" to "Artboard" is just a very difficult task). There is more to the above issue than simple wording - as I understand it the reason an Artboard is described as a Rectangle is due to the way Artboards are programmatically used in Affinity. Essentially when exporting Artboard documents, all containing layers are exported nested within a vector 'Rectangle' in order to be compatible with vector formats that don't understand the concept of an 'Artboard' outside of Affinity. I am not claiming this issue cannot be fixed, but it is important to know this is more than a simple UI error and is actually displayed as such due to how Artboards are created in the backend code of the Affinity apps. Return and Pšenda 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted October 20, 2023 Author Share Posted October 20, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dan C said: as I understand it the reason an Artboard is described as a Rectangle is due to the way Artboards are programmatically used in Affinity. If it is as you write - then why is the "icon" showing the layer type correct?!! And why is the "label" descripting the layer type correct?!! Why isn't the correct hint/tooltip assigned to this correct icon and correct description of the layer after the correct detection of the layer type (regardless of the complexity of creating and exporting this object)? I understand that the problem can be with the Shape layer type, where you still need to specify a specific type of shape (rectangle, ellipse, ...), but in the case of Artboards it's quite simple - as the correctly detected and assigned icons and description suggest. P.S. I think that the layer type is analyzed unnecessarily for the hint/tooltip - just use the information on the basis of which the description of the unnamed layer is created. Edited October 20, 2023 by Pšenda MmmMaarten and walt.farrell 2 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.5.2636 (Retail) 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 22631.4317. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317. 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...
Dan C Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Pšenda said: then why is the "icon" showing the layer type correct?!! And why is the "label" descripting the layer type correct?!! Unfortunately I can't comment on the icon as I'm not personally certain how these are obtained and displayed by the app for each object currently, though I can verify the layer name (which is user definable) is a completely separate layer property, which has been present in the Affinity apps pre-version 2 - unlike the layer 'tags' - and therefore is completely independent. 1 hour ago, Pšenda said: Why isn't the correct hint/tooltip assigned to this correct icon and correct description of the layer after the correct detection of the layer type (regardless of the complexity of creating and exporting this object)? I understand that the problem can be with the Shape layer type, where you still need to specify a specific type of shape (rectangle, ellipse, ...), but in the case of Artboards it's quite simple - as the correctly detected and assigned icons and description suggest. I can only provide the information I am given from our team internally, and based on the info I can publicly share, I understand that the cause of this issue is currently due to how artboards are handled within Affinity - as a sudo Rectangle object, therefore I don't believe this to simply be a change of text string within the Affinity codebase to resolve the tooltip issue, and that is what I wanted to clarify here. I don't disagree that the label should be correct and show 'Artboard' for these objects, so rest assured I have updated the development log regarding this issue for you once again. Pšenda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Affinity Info Bot Posted November 15, 2023 Staff Share Posted November 15, 2023 The issue "Artboard's Layer Panel tooltip displays as 'Rectangle'" (REF: AF-831) has been fixed by the developers in internal build "2.3.0.2139". This fix should soon be available as a customer beta and is planned for inclusion in the next customer release. Customer beta builds are announced here and you can participate by following these instructions. If you still experience this problem once you are using that build version (or later) please reply to this thread including @Serif Info Bot to notify us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 Thanks for the fix - in version 2.3, the layer type icon, its description and tooltip already match. However, I would like to make a small comment about the appearance of the icon for the Artboard layer type. In the description of the layer type, it is stated that Artboard is an design "area". Artboard Tools icon represents/characterizes this design area quite appropriately. Why wasn't a similarly shaped icon like a dashed square used for the layer type, but a grid-like symbol or some sort of hashtag? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.5.2636 (Retail) 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 22631.4317. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317. 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...
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