Photo zoom and drag sliders missing

[Keith Curtis]

Sorry if this has been brought up before but nothing in the forum search.
Affinity Publisher 2 latest version - No matter how I create a set of images either with individual picture frames or with the place image tool, after using the drag and zoom slider then move to another image when I move back all the slider and zoom options disappear as they do with all the images. 

If I remove the image then add it again the sliders come back until I move to another image and then they are gone again.
I opened a similar job from last year in Publisher old version and all the sliders are present and work fine so not sure where to go next.
If I could go back to the old software to work on this extensive job I would but I can't as the files is now incompatible. 
I notice that the frame options such as fill frame etc in the context menu also disappear after moving to another image.
Thanks in advance
Keith

Edited April 28, 2023 by Keith Curtis

[GarryP]

Unless I have misunderstood what you are doing, it seems to be working for me in Publisher V2 on Windows (which OS are you using?) – see attached video.

If you are doing something else then it might be useful if you can upload a video showing what you are doing (or explain the process step-by-step, or give us a full-screen screenshot so we can see what you can see).

If you don’t see what I see when doing the same things then, again, a video will better show us what’s happening.

Note: You will not see the zoom/drag sliders with a placed image; the zoom/drag sliders are for Picture Frames only.

Question: Have you put the image in the Picture Frame properly, rather than simply clipping it inside the Picture Frame layer as a child layer?

[Keith Curtis]

Thanks for taking the time to demonstrate what should and does happen when I first add a picture in various ways.
I have been using Publisher since the very first beta and never experienced this before but basically all the adjustments work fine until I leave the frame and then find that all the images that have been created previously have lost the sliders when I select them.

I have made my first ever screen video (sorry no audio) but you will see that in the first option place image tool none had sliders when selected. In the additional two that I created in a picture a frame there were sliders and context menu options first until I select another image then sliders and context menu are lost. I went back to other images in the publication and none had sliders.

I tried creating a brand new blank document and exactly the same.
I might have to try a new install unless you might be able to point me to an option I have turned off by mistke but I have looked everywhere nd nothing.
Thanks again for your help.

[GarryP]

Thanks for recording the video.
(It’s a bit difficult to see what’s going on because I can’t see the mouse pointer but I think I get the gist of it.)

I think what is happening here is that you have “Allow selection to consider items in a group” switched ON in the Context Toolbar, next to the “Convert to Curves” button (maybe either to the right or left of it, depending on the selected tool).

Because of this, the software is selecting the inner image layer rather than the Picture Frame.

Try switching that option OFF and see what happens.

Note: This was a new option that came in – defaulted to ON – with V2.

[Keith Curtis]

Gary, you are a gentleman and a scholar!!!!
I was looking everywhere for something that related to photos but that description had me beat. Finding it can be challenging as sometimes it is on the left hand side of the tool bar and other times the right.
Anyway, it is now working and if I got a picture that is missing the slider options then I just need to convert it to picture frame.
Thanks for all your patience and help. I will now learn to get the best out of screen record like the option to show the mouse pointer because that is a real winner.
Have a good weekend.
Keith

[GarryP]

You’re welcome.

You’re not the first person to ‘fall foul’ of this new option; the same thing came up in a slightly different context in another thread an hour or so after I answered yours, and it’s not unusual to get a couple of threads about it each week.

(I have no idea how anyone could search for this functionality as it is pervasive across so many other functionalities and its long name doesn’t mean much until you know what it does.)

Note: My current preferred screen recording software is OBS Studio. If you are running it on a Windows laptop then there are a few small hoops to jump through but, once it’s set-up, it’s very easy to use for quick recordings – one click to record, one click to stop recording, and then just share the file.

[Keith Curtis]

Glad I am not the only one and so good you have been there to help us.
I was using OBS for my video and is great. Just need to get the hang of it properly and maybe set the pointer to extra large for the purpose of demonstration.
So much to learn, so little time 

 

 

[R C-R]

On 4/29/2023 at 2:15 AM, GarryP said:

(I have no idea how anyone could search for this functionality as it is pervasive across so many other functionalities and its long name doesn’t mean much until you know what it does.)

FWIW, it is mentioned (albeit briefly) in the APub 2 help topic "New Features in V2." There is a link there (in the "Selections" section to the V2 "Selecting objects" help topic, which does include info about the Select Item in Group option, including its button icon.

If you are in a hurry, this is the link to the online version of that help topic. 😀