lovelyjubbly Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 In v1, clicking on a object would automatically select the whole group first, then repeated clicking would drill down to the objects inside the group. This is the way that V1 was supposed to work, and according to the Help manual, V2 is supposed to work in the same way. But it doesn't. Instead, when I click near a group I want to select, it selects the nearest object FIRST, not the entire group first. If I double click an object, it goes from Move tool to Node tool. To select the entire group I have to click once on the object, then shit command up arrow to select the parent group. This is very annoying, is this a bug that can be fixed so that it works the way the manual says it should work? The help manual says: To select objects (or groups) in a group: Double-click on the object. If the object itself is in a group, the group will be selected first—double-clicking again will select the object. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loukash Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 3 hours ago, lovelyjubbly said: V2 is supposed to work in the same way. But it doesn't. Instead, when I click near a group I want to select, it selects the nearest object FIRST, not the entire group first. Disable the "Allow selection to consider items inside a group" button in the toolbar. colleenb 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...
R C-R Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 24 minutes ago, loukash said: Disable the "Allow selection to consider items inside a group" button in the toolbar. I am not seeing anything with that function or name in the main or context toolbar in either AD 2 or AP 2 on my Mac. What am I missing? Never mind! Found it! Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.3 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelyjubbly Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 15 hours ago, loukash said: Disable the "Allow selection to consider items inside a group" button in the toolbar. Thank you loukash! I must have hit that button at some stage by mistake 🙂 loukash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelyjubbly Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 So, this was working for me just fine, but then I installed the latest update and the problem has come back again. Clicking the "allow selection...etc" button that previously worked does not actually seem to do anything at all. Is this a new bug, or am I missing something? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Salvetti Sanches Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 The grouping selection button/function works at a once, but it looses/reset the groupment after ohers typing with Affinity Publisher. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaru Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 I'm having the same problem. I had originally turn the "Select Item in Group" button on and had forgotten about it. I then turned it off and was able to select groups. However, it now has reverted back to selecting individual items in a group regardless of "Select Item in Group" button being active or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTO Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 @lovelyjubbly @Hamilton Salvetti Sanches and @Anaru I'm unable to duplicate the issue on macOS - which OS are you using? I created a document, drew a few shapes, and grouped them. I turned on the "consider" button. Clicking the group selected an individual object. I turned off "consider" and clicking the group selected the group. With "consider" on, I saved the document. I turned "consider" off and quit. I restarted, and created a new document and drew shapes - "consider" was still off. I opened the saved document and it was still off. I also tried quitting with "consider" on and Designer did reopen with it on. I couldn't find a way to get Designer to turn "consider" on all by itself. I'm not saying it didn't happen, there are three of you so it looks like something is going on here, but either you're all on Windows or the steps required to duplicate this issue are more complex. Is there any more information you can provide? Please keep an eye on this and try to note when it turns back on by itself. Thanks Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.5 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.5 for macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Pro) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaru Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 @lovelyjubbly @Hamilton Salvetti Sanches Hi @MikeTO I just realised what I had been doing wrong and it was your comment about trying to replicate the issue in a new document, which is what I also did and found issue, which was completely User Error. My document is very large with multiple layers AND groups... and that was my problem. I was getting confused with my groups and layers, and some layers I thought were groups. D'oh! It's all working as expected now that I recognise which items in my Layers Panel are actually 'Groups' and which are 'Layers' :) MikeTO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelyjubbly Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 @MikeTOI'm now on Mac Ventura and the issue resolved itself, and it's now all working normally. Thx for the input! MikeTO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParksCoord Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I am having this issue where I group items and when I try to select the whole group - it only selects one item. I have Affinity Publisher 2 - 2.0.4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTO Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 2 hours ago, ParksCoord said: I am having this issue where I group items and when I try to select the whole group - it only selects one item. I have Affinity Publisher 2 - 2.0.4 Hi and welcome to the forums. Just turn off this option in the Context Bar. This allows you to directly select items in a group instead of the group itself. You probably turned it on by accident. Cheers Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.5 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.5 for macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, MacBook Pro 14" (M1 Pro) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rixboy Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 On 11/19/2022 at 9:34 AM, loukash said: Disable the "Allow selection to consider items inside a group" button in the toolbar. BTW, can you screen shoot this part? I've same problem when I click a group object, I just touch one part of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loukash Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 @rixboy see 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...
lepr Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 11 hours ago, rixboy said: BTW, can you screen shoot this part? I've same problem when I click a group object, I just touch one part of it. The apps have been changed so they have Auto-select choices instead as shown below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rixboy Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Aha ... find the answer. Thanks for the answer good man. So helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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