Affinity Publisher 2 for macOS - (2.0.4)

[Patrick Connor]

We are pleased to announce an update for the macOS release of Affinity Publisher 2, version 2.0.4

The changes in Affinity Publisher 2 for macOS 2.0.4 (those made since the last release Affinity Publisher 2 for macOS 2.0.3) are as follows:

Fixes & Improvements:  (since the last release 2.0.3)

• Fixed: "Register your licence" prompt appears on every run up when a Mac App Store user doesn't register the license on the Affinity Store.
• App crash upon startup caused by a deleted "Recently Used" file on Catalina
• Fix document setup for Artboard documents in Publisher [AFB-7054]
• Fix gradual slow down after changing tools many times.
• Some image resources are being replaced by others from the same document when copy/paste was originally used to insert them. [AFB-7053]
• Text decoration bottom in wrong place (regression, so 2.0.3 docs may need adjustment). [AFB-6981]
• Fix New Document sometimes showing Letter* instead of A4
• Saving files may reduce file size in some circumstances (example was a 2gb file with no embedded data)
• Placed documents can lose dimensions and appear blank when hosting document is re-opened
• Editing an embedded PDF does not create a History step, meaning changes are lost when closing as no save prompt is shown
• Assorted stability fixes
• Help & localisation improvements.
• Assorted other Licensing and Registration improvements

To get notified when any new releases are made please follow the latest releases thread by clicking here

UPDATING TO THIS VERSION (Free for existing customers)

The software version can be seen on the splash screen and the About dialog (in application menu, Affinity Publisher > About).

If you’ve purchased from the Mac App Store— updates are done automatically next time you run your software after it is available in the Mac App Store. If this does not happen for you, open the Mac App Store app and go to the Updates page and then Store > Reload page or press CMD+R. This should hopefully force the update to show. Apple sometimes phase roll outs around the world which can mean it may take up to 72 hours for your update to be available.

If you’ve purchased from the Affinity Store— each time you start the software it will check for updates and offer to download and install any available update, or in the application main menu there is an option Check for Updates. You can download the latest installer by logging into the affinity store here and find the order in your account and use the "download" button in there. Alternatively, this new release (and previous versions of Affinity Publisher for macOS) can be downloaded from this link (that installer is NOT for Mac app store purchases, which update through the Mac App Store).

[Patrick Connor]

All Readers

This thread is solely for commenting on this announcement. 

Please do not post bugs or problems that you find when using this version of the software in this thread, instead make a new thread in the V2 Bugs on macOS section and questions about usage go in the Desktop Questions forum.

[PeterAG]

Just installed 2.0.4. It crashed on opening with no documnet selected. However once restarted it is safely opening all the files that were crashing 2.0.3. Fingers crossed for the weekend. 8-)

 

 

[Patrick Connor]

2 minutes ago, PeterAG said:

Just installed 2.0.4. It crashed on opening with no document selected.

Sorry to hear that @PeterAG, please make a thread in the the Publisher Bugs on macOS forum and we will look into it for you. This thread is not the best place to offer support

[mliving]

Still NO PDF Export Preview.

Still NO Restore Minimized app from dock.

[Psmeg]

@mliving I thought it was just me with the restore minimized app issue... good to know it's a known bug (that I hope will get fixed soon).

[mwdiers]

Thank you for fixing the paragraph decoration bug where when you open an older version document, the line appears in the wrong location until you reset the position parameter. I didn't report this bug, but it's nice to see it fixed.

[mwdiers]

On 1/27/2023 at 6:48 PM, mliving said:

Still NO PDF Export Preview.

Still NO Restore Minimized app from dock.

Must be some corner case, or perhaps macOS version dependent, because I have neither of these issues. I can restore the minimized app, and PDF exports show previews.

[JanG]

What about the sidenotes bug(s): disappearing of notes, crashing of Publisher if there are too many or too long notes? And what about display option like sidenotes appearing from top to bottom of a page or filling up from bottom to top? I need these function urgently and would highly appreciate Publisher not crashing when converting footnotes to sidenotes under the mentioned conditions! Of course I can work around these issues but it means a lot of work done by hand although it should at least be assisted by Publisher 2. Thanks.

[Patrick Connor]

1 hour ago, JanG said:

What about the .. bug(s):.....

I don't think this announcement post is the correct place to discuss specific, but please note 2.x will start a new round of customer betas where the developers are already fixing another tranch of reported issues. We're planning that will be with you soon 

[Michael Allman]

What's the difference between 2.0.4 and 2.0.4.326?

[Michael Allman]

2 minutes ago, Michael Allman said:

What's the difference between 2.0.4 and 2.0.4.326?

Oh noes! I just realized I posted in the Publisher forum instead of the Photo forum! Let's try again!

[Patrick Connor]

3 hours ago, Michael Allman said:

What's the difference between 2.0.4 and 2.0.4.326?

None, they're the same.

2.0.4.326 is the build number of the release codenamed 2.0.4  There is only ever one release called 2.0.3, one release called 2.0.4, one 2.0.5. However it takes a number of distinct internal beta builds of 2.0.4 till we get to the actual release. So betas called 2.0.4.xya .xyb .xyc are made and the final one is the release build. Then we start starting work on 2.0.5.xyd (or we could call it 2.1.0.xyd if we add new features too)