A whinge about the documentation

[nickbatz]

There is nothing in the human genetic code that makes knowing where to find features instinctual.

Example: where TF is the macros panel? The documentation explains it very clearly, but I'm still looking for it - and getting increasingly annoyed.

[nickbatz]

Okay, I found it, but really, the instructions should just say Window -> Macros panel.

[walt.farrell]

4 minutes ago, nickbatz said:

Example: where TF is the macros panel? The documentation explains it very clearly, but I'm still looking for it - and getting increasingly annoyed.

In Photo 2, on desktop, in the Photo Persona, should be Window > Macro.

Just as mentioned near the top of the documentation for that panel: 

https://affinity.help/photo2/en-US.lproj/pages/Panels/macroPanel.html

 

Edit: were you perhaps looking at V1 documentation?

[nickbatz]

4 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Edit: were you perhaps looking at V1 documentation?

Thanks. I was looking at the documentation you get to from the v.2 latest beta Help menu.

But I guess the online one you linked is better.

[walt.farrell]

They're actually both the same, and not quite as specific as I said.

What they actually say is you can switch it on via the Window menu. But as it's directly in that menu, I consider that good enough,

But my initial thought was that perhaps you were using a web search (Google, etc.), which gets many users confused because they will often end up on the V1 Help pages, which will say to use View > Studio > ... which is not correct for V2. It's best to search within the app's Help, or use https://affinity.help and search there.

[Pšenda]

1 hour ago, walt.farrell said:

But my initial thought was that perhaps you were using a web search (Google, etc.), which gets many users confused because they will often end up on the V1 Help pages

There is no problem specifying the correct version when searching in help using Google Search.
for V2: https://www.google.com/search?q=Macro+panel+site:https://affinity.help/photo2
for V1: https://www.google.com/search?q=Macro+panel+site:https://affinity.help/photo

P.S. It is the improved ability to search with Google, which often gives more relevant results than the built-in help search, that is a big benefit of the web version.

Edited May 11, 2023 by Pšenda