walt.farrell Posted October 8, 2023 Posted October 8, 2023 It should just be fixes, as it's 2.2.1 rather than 2.3. You can find a list of fixes here: Patrick Connor 1 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 18.5, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.5
Panchdara Posted October 8, 2023 Author Posted October 8, 2023 Many thanks on the link. It's not always obvious on the forum where the changes are listed. Thanks! walt.farrell 1 Quote
Intuos5 Posted October 9, 2023 Posted October 9, 2023 I find it worrisome that so many bugs were reported, yet so few are part of this release candidate. To be honest, at this rate the 2.2 cycle has to go to 2.2.9 and I really do hope that we can expect to see many bug fix releases in frequent succession. I understand it is a lot of work, but I really would like to see more effort in addressing things like missing keyboard shortcuts for Windows, something that seems simple to fix. Quote
MikeTO Posted October 9, 2023 Posted October 9, 2023 4 hours ago, Intuos5 said: I find it worrisome that so many bugs were reported, yet so few are part of this release candidate. To be honest, at this rate the 2.2 cycle has to go to 2.2.9 and I really do hope that we can expect to see many bug fix releases in frequent succession. I understand it is a lot of work, but I really would like to see more effort in addressing things like missing keyboard shortcuts for Windows, something that seems simple to fix. You'll notice that build 2052 is a release candidate, this is not a full beta cycle. Sometimes fixing a bug will break something else so it's smart to make the first update after a major release as small as possible, fixing just some key bugs to get it out quickly without creating new issues. The fact that build 2052 is a release candidate and not a regular beta version speaks to this. And sometimes it's just a matter of project management - you want Serif to fix that shortcuts issue but perhaps the optimal developer for that task is busy with something else and can't do it right now. Quote Download a free PDF manual for Affinity Publisher 2.6 Download a quick reference chart for Affinity's Special Characters Affinity 2.6 for macOS Sequoia 15.5, MacBook Pro (M4 Pro) and iPad Air (M2)
Intuos5 Posted October 10, 2023 Posted October 10, 2023 At least it's encouraging to see that the Beta had 3 release candidates, but, as much as I like new workflow improvements and features, I do still hope that bug fixing will be prioritised for the next couple of months. There are simply too many bugs that require workarounds. debraspicher and PaulEC 2 Quote
Affinityconfusesme Posted October 10, 2023 Posted October 10, 2023 I think the developers should set aside the next 2-3 weeks fixing the many bugs reported during 2.2 and whatever does not get fixed in that time should be saved for 2.3 so that it can start and we can get new features blend tool maybe :) Quote New hardware dell inspiron 3030 i5 14400/16GB DDR5/UHD 730 graphics Acer KB202 27in 1080p monitor Affinity Photo 1.10.6 Affinity photo 2 2.5.3 Affinity Designer 2 2.5.3 Affinity Publisher 2 2.5.3 on Windows 11 Pro version 24H2 Beta builds as they come out. canon 80d| sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM | Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD | Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM Autofocus APS-C Lens, Black
Bryan Rieger Posted October 10, 2023 Posted October 10, 2023 Honestly, I'd much rather Serif focus on fixing the many new and long-standing bugs in 2.2 before adding anymore features. Having a shiny new blend tool {or insert your feature request here} which will probably add new bugs, while still having to deal with countless existing bugs and workarounds doesn't exactly fill me with anticipation. As it is I keep seeing comments around social media, the forums, and the web on how folks are getting increasingly frustrated with the bugginess of the Affinity suite. You really don't want "buggy" to be the first thing that comes to mind when somebody mentions Affinity. Serif please focus on getting the next few upcoming 2.x releases into a stable suite of apps that new and existing users can rely on for years to come. PaulEC, lepr, Laganama and 8 others 9 1 1 Quote
Affinityconfusesme Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 @Bryan Rieger either way they will probably do that as they want to add new features for marketing purposes. lepr 1 Quote New hardware dell inspiron 3030 i5 14400/16GB DDR5/UHD 730 graphics Acer KB202 27in 1080p monitor Affinity Photo 1.10.6 Affinity photo 2 2.5.3 Affinity Designer 2 2.5.3 Affinity Publisher 2 2.5.3 on Windows 11 Pro version 24H2 Beta builds as they come out. canon 80d| sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM | Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD | Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM Autofocus APS-C Lens, Black
debraspicher Posted October 11, 2023 Posted October 11, 2023 On 10/10/2023 at 7:53 AM, Bryan Rieger said: Honestly, I'd much rather Serif focus on fixing the many new and long-standing bugs in 2.2 before adding anymore features. Having a shiny new blend tool {or insert your feature request here} which will probably add new bugs, while still having to deal with countless existing bugs and workarounds doesn't exactly fill me with anticipation. As it is I keep seeing comments around social media, the forums, and the web on how folks are getting increasingly frustrated with the bugginess of the Affinity suite. You really don't want "buggy" to be the first thing that comes to mind when somebody mentions Affinity. Serif please focus on getting the next few upcoming 2.x releases into a stable suite of apps that new and existing users can rely on for years to come. I agree. It's in their interest to always plan mandatory refinements. They should come after the new stuff has been laid down and then it should just be a lengthy period knocking out bugs and working on usability/polish. It's not like there's a shortage of people willing to comment on what best needs/doesn't need adjustment. Most reasonable people expect software to encounter bugs during development. This is fine. As long as it's addressed at some point by the end of that point release's development. The issue currently is we have to wait for potential future updates for fixes to bug(s) that are breaking/impacting our own workflows. Even if the bug(s) are fixed in a future update, some new bug(s) are introduced that further impact workflow and some go unaddressed. Perhaps it is slightly better than before or maybe it is worse. Either way, the user experience is never really improved for those users as impediments become the norm and they feel unrewarded for their patience. In this way, trust is constantly being chipped away at and leads to chronic complaints. I feel like a refinement cycle would nip much of that in the bud and help build back trust. Hopefully they listen. I generally enjoy using their software (when I'm not encountering the issues) and would like to see how things will progress further. PetervL, Bryan Rieger, Intuos5 and 1 other 4 Quote
Affinityconfusesme Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 nearly 80 bugs were fixed in past couple of days so nice to see that. Quote New hardware dell inspiron 3030 i5 14400/16GB DDR5/UHD 730 graphics Acer KB202 27in 1080p monitor Affinity Photo 1.10.6 Affinity photo 2 2.5.3 Affinity Designer 2 2.5.3 Affinity Publisher 2 2.5.3 on Windows 11 Pro version 24H2 Beta builds as they come out. canon 80d| sigma 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM | Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD | Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM Autofocus APS-C Lens, Black
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