Snazzyd1 Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 2.1.1 Designer does not allow you to drag a layer to the add button to create a duplicate. BUT you can duplicate a layer by Option Dragging a layer, then it does create a duplicate... weird and disappointing. So many issues with this upgrade - not happy with the software. Quote
Hangman Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 Hi @Snazzyd1, 3 hours ago, Snazzyd1 said: 2.1.1 Designer does not allow you to drag a layer to the add button to create a duplicate. BUT you can duplicate a layer by Option Dragging a layer, then it does create a duplicate... weird and disappointing. That is a bug in v2 as it works in V1... In the interim why not simply use Cmd J to duplicate the layer? Quote Affinity Designer 2.5.7 | Affinity Photo 2.5.7 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.7 Affinity Designer Beta 2.6.0.3027 | Affinity Photo Beta 2.6.0.3027 | Affinity Publisher Beta 2.6.0.3027 MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse
GarryP Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Snazzyd1 said: 2.1.1 Designer does not allow you to drag a layer to the add button to create a duplicate. Where are you dragging, what are you dragging, and which button are you trying to drag to? Quote
GarryP Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 6 minutes ago, Hangman said: That is a bug in v2 as it works in V1 What works in V1? Can you explain what you are doing? Quote
Hangman Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 Hi @GarryP, This... It works in V1.X and V2.0.4 and while you see the green + icon when dragging a layer onto the New Layer icon in V2.1.0 and V2.1.1 the layer isn't duplicated on macOS at least. Duplicate Layer.mp4 Quote Affinity Designer 2.5.7 | Affinity Photo 2.5.7 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.7 Affinity Designer Beta 2.6.0.3027 | Affinity Photo Beta 2.6.0.3027 | Affinity Publisher Beta 2.6.0.3027 MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse
GarryP Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 Thanks for the video. That’s not working for me under Windows 10 with either Designer 1.10.6 or 2.1.1 – see attached video. However, dragging a layer on the Layers Panel to the “Remove Layer” button does delete the layer in those same versions (not shown in my video). 2023-06-23 08-47-56.mp4 Quote
Hangman Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 I'm unsure if that means it's a Mac only feature, I'd be surprised if it was but I'm sure someone in the moderation team can confirm... Quote Affinity Designer 2.5.7 | Affinity Photo 2.5.7 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.7 Affinity Designer Beta 2.6.0.3027 | Affinity Photo Beta 2.6.0.3027 | Affinity Publisher Beta 2.6.0.3027 MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse
GarryP Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 I’ve just looked at the Help for 1.10 and 2.1 and couldn’t find anything about it there, but I simply might not have found the specific page it could be mentioned on. I’d also think it would be odd if this functionality was a macOS-only thing. I guess, as you say, only a member of staff can tell us what’s supposed to be. Quote
Hangman Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 5 minutes ago, GarryP said: I’ve just looked at the Help for 1.10 and 2.1 and couldn’t find anything about it there, but I simply might not have found the specific page it could be mentioned on. Likewise, I couldn't see it mentioned... Quote Affinity Designer 2.5.7 | Affinity Photo 2.5.7 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.7 Affinity Designer Beta 2.6.0.3027 | Affinity Photo Beta 2.6.0.3027 | Affinity Publisher Beta 2.6.0.3027 MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse
GarryP Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 I’ve just watched this video entitled “Copy, Paste and Duplicate (Affinity Designer)” and there’s no mention of dragging a layer to the “Add Layer” button (if it was documented anywhere I would have expected it to be in a video which was specifically about duplicating layers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWdPEXIetHU Quote
walt.farrell Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 @Hangman: Are you really still using Designer 1.7.3? By the way, thanks for making the bug report Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.2.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1
Hangman Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 27 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: @Hangman: Are you really still using Designer 1.7.3? You sound surprised, I actually use a mix of 1.7.3 and 2.1... Of all versions, 1.7.3 is by far the most bug-free version (IMO), it never ever crashes and I experience zero issues or bugs when using it. I have a lot of mission-critical artwork created using 1.7.3 that doesn't require the additional feature set of v2, so continue to use it for those particular documents but will eventually transition said artwork to v2 once certain bugs have been fixed... walt.farrell 1 Quote Affinity Designer 2.5.7 | Affinity Photo 2.5.7 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.7 Affinity Designer Beta 2.6.0.3027 | Affinity Photo Beta 2.6.0.3027 | Affinity Publisher Beta 2.6.0.3027 MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse
Snazzyd1 Posted June 23, 2023 Author Posted June 23, 2023 This has not been working for quite some time on my M1 Mac and I am surprised that if it IS a bug that it hasn't been squashed yet especially after many updates. Screen Recording 2023-06-23 at 7.51.42 AM.mov Quote
GarryP Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 I see that the thread has been given an official tag so it looks like Serif have acknowledged it in some way. Quote
walt.farrell Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 29 minutes ago, GarryP said: I see that the thread has been given an official tag so it looks like Serif have acknowledged it in some way. See my link (a few posts earlier) to @Hangman's bug report. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.2.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1
walt.farrell Posted June 23, 2023 Posted June 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Snazzyd1 said: This has not been working for quite some time on my M1 Mac and I am surprised that if it IS a bug that it hasn't been squashed yet especially after many updates. It was only just reported for the first time, and was quickly logged. It may, or may not, be fixed quickly. That's up to Serif and their workload and the priority they assign to this, and how difficult it is to resolve. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.2.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1
_Th Posted June 27, 2023 Posted June 27, 2023 For me, in 2.11 on Windows 11, ALT dragging a layer (or object, or even artboard) does duplicate that layer/object/artboard, as expected. However, these behaviors seem to be bugs: If you're using artboards, the new layer is not on the current artboard. (That would be expected if duplicating an artboard, but not for a layer/object that is currently part of an artboard.) Also, simply dragging to the icon without holding ALT moves the layer/object separates it from its current artboard, which I would not expect. Quote
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