Duplicated fields on top of each other in some dropdowns

[PeterB.]

I don't know if this has already been reported, I didn't find anything. I noticed that in some menu dialogs the dropdown fields look like if there were two on top of each other especially if you click in it. Mostly the DPI field at import/export dialogues. At first I thought it was due to the setting for large fonts in the user interface, but it also occurs with the normal size and in English.

Examples: With the Export Dialog Advanced > Use DPI

[MikeTO]

Hi Peter, thanks for reporting. This is in several threads now so it's a known issue.

[PeterB.]

Sorry... maybe an admin can delete the post.

[MikeTO]

3 minutes ago, PeterB. said:

Sorry... maybe an admin can delete the post.

Don't worry about it - this one will be near the top so the next person that encounters it may find it now

[EmT]

Hi @PeterB.

We are aware of this issue and I've passed over your example to the devs to help with their investigation. 

It does only appears to occur when using the Light UI style, so you will not have this issue if you swap to Dark UI whilst this issue is being investigated. 

[PeterB.]

Thank you @EmT. I'll deal with it until an update brings a solution. The dark surface is certainly very nice for many people to work with. Unfortunately, due to an eye disease (keratoconus), it is incredibly difficult for me to read. So I'll work with the duplicated fields for now 😉

[PeterB.]

In case it helps your developers: I found another appearance: The names for text styles are also doubled within the text field.

[eluengo]

Auch in ‘Zeichen > Farbe&….’ und in  ‘Zeichen > Position&…’ fehlt etwas!

Mit nicht-englische Sprachen manchmal sind die übersetzte Literalen so-so.... (und noch schlimmer wenn man die grössere Buchstaben-Interface benutzt)

[garrettm30]

On 11/29/2022 at 4:42 AM, EmT said:

It does only appears to occur when using the Light UI style

I don’t think so. I regularly see it in various places in the dark UI style as well.

[EmT]

Hi @garrettm30

Thanks for your example, which MacOs version are you running and on what device? 

[PeterB.]

I can confirm this, just tried it – dark mode, open PDF file dialog box. I'm running MacOS Ventura 13.0.1 on a M1 MacBook Air. 

[EmT]

Thanks both, I can see that on the PDF import options window also, I've passed the example along. 

[MikeTO]

42 minutes ago, EmT said:

Thanks both, I can see that on the PDF import options window also, I've passed the example along. 

I think you know this but just in case. In light mode it impacts certain text fields while in dark mode it impacts certain combo boxes. It's somewhat more obvious with combos boxes because the original text value in the combo box is positioned differently than the value you type while with text fields they exactly overlap.

Here are some of the examples I know of:

Text fields:

• Edit Text Style > Style name (light mode only)
• Edit Index Topic > Topic name (light mode only) - also a problem with the Sort By field but it's less obvious

Combo boxes:

• Export > Raster DPI and Use DPI
• PDF Options when opening a PDF > DPI
• Baseline Grid > Display Threshold
• Colour panel > Opacity

 

[garrettm30]

3 hours ago, EmT said:

which MacOs version are you running and on what device? 

Ventura 13.0.1, on a “iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019” (Intel).

[Affinity Info Bot]

The issue "Overlapping text in Light UI" (REF: AFB-6811) has been fixed by the developers in internal build "2.1.0.1799".
This fix should soon be available as a customer beta and is planned for inclusion in the next customer release.
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