Mark Oehlschlager Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Why is it that for so many "New ..." commands (new category, new swatch, etc.) the Affinity apps don't automatically throw up a naming dialog box? Seems quite logical to give the user the opportunity to name the newly created item straight away, rather than forcing one to go back into the menu structure with 3-4 extra clicks. EDIT: Allow me to apologize and to withdraw this post. I was watching one of the V2 tutorial videos (probably produced when V2 was still in Beta), and an Asset category first had to be created before it could then be selected and named. It reminded me of a complaint I had with the V1 apps. I should have checked this behavior in the release version of the V2 apps. As I now actively create new items in my copy of V2 apps, a naming dialog box does indeed now appear by default, with the notable exception of the command to create a Spare Channel in Photo 2. Sorry for the inaccuracy of the post. mrqasq and NewInBoston 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 I never name anything. Forcing a "naming dialog box" on me would become annoying. But I can understand why some people, and those that work on large projects, would want this. MikeTO 1 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fde101 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Indeed, that would get quite annoying. I only name important things, and then not always. MikeTO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 4 hours ago, Mark Oehlschlager said: Why is it that for so many "New ..." commands (new category, new swatch, etc.) the Affinity apps don't automatically throw up a naming dialog box? That confuses me. What kind of new "category" isn't automatically giving you a box to name the item? I get one automatically in V2 for new Asset categories, new Style categories, new Palettes, and new Brush categories. 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...
Old Bruce Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 On 11/24/2022 at 5:52 PM, walt.farrell said: That confuses me. What kind of new "category" isn't automatically giving you a box to name the item? I get one automatically in V2 for new Asset categories, new Style categories, new Palettes, and new Brush categories. Here on Mac New Channels, New Swatches are my big two. walt.farrell 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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