Settings > Filler Text issues

[MikeTO]

This is really unimportant, I don't think many people are customizing filler text and if they do it's just for one language. But...

Settings > Filler Text has a Language list just like AutoCorrect, Abbreviations, and Title Exceptions except it doesn't work the same way for English. Although a number of English variations are listed, they all do the same thing. i.e., setting custom filler text for English UK sets it for all variations of English and changing the Language from one English to another doesn't change what's displayed in the text field below or inserted via filler text. I assume the same Language list was just re-used rather than creating a shorter one specifically for filler text.

Filler Text settings are also document-specific, they're not global settings like the rest of settings. This reminds me of the above/below for cross-references in the 2.1 beta that was briefly stored in Settings. If filler text is doc specific then maybe it shouldn't be in Settings either and instead be accessed via a command like Text > Filler Text > Edit...

Also, you can edit the filler text without a document open but you can't Save as Default or Revert to Default which is odd since those set global settings.

Help should also note that Save as Default, Revert to Default, and Factory Reset are all language specific.

Thanks

 

Edited September 22, 2023 by MikeTO
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[stokerg]

Hi @MikeTO,

Thanks for reporting these  

I'll get them logged with the Developers.

[Affinity Info Bot]

The issue "Custom filler text is applied to all categories of English filler text" (REF: AF-372) has been fixed by the developers in internal build "2.4.0.2185".
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