aaron.wolfe Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Hi I searched for a bit and was unable to find anything related to this. I have had a perplexing issue since using Affinity and it seems to have become more frequent with 2 than 1 and it applies to all three programs in the suite. While editing I have noticed there are times when the screen does not refresh to show the latest change to the work. For example I am working on a text right now in Designer and made it a compound so I can add strokes to the text. When I click into the text and edit it the change takes place but the screen does not show the update, will show a space where added character is but not the character. I have tried refreshing the window by minimize maximize, nor go, or scrolling the graphic off screen then back on, as I thought it might just be screen refresh. If I save close and reopen it is there. I have noticed this more with text than other applications but also occurs with objects on occasion. For reference this is my laptop configuration: I have used the Nividia application to set the GPU to the T100 and also in each program have done the same Any recommendations would be appreciated. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 HW Acceleration off, or try Low quality, or change Renderer. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotMyFault Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 On 2/3/2024 at 4:12 PM, aaron.wolfe said: While editing I have noticed there are times when the screen does not refresh to show the latest change to the work. For example I am working on a text right now in Designer and made it a compound so I can add strokes to the text. While some people blame driver versions and other factors, those issue plagued me on all platforms (Windows, Mac, iPad) and a multitude of OS Versions and CPU/GPU vendors, and even when using WARP renderer which is fully Affinity software and not relying on anything else. It is far more probable unfixed bugs or fundamental design bugs in Affinity apps. In many cases, changing the zoom factor triggers a redraw. If possible use navigator panel and enlarge it. If you see any rendering discrepancies between canvas and navigator panel preview you know it is a Affinity bug. If both show same content the likelihood is on GPU driver issue. Always compare WARP driver (e.g. by having a beta installed in parallel) to openin& the same file in Retail version with HW accel active. Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | Windows 10 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron.wolfe Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 On 2/3/2024 at 7:14 PM, Pšenda said: HW Acceleration off, or try Low quality, or change Renderer. I'll give it a try thank you. Pšenda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron.wolfe Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 On 2/4/2024 at 3:01 PM, NotMyFault said: While some people blame driver versions and other factors, those issue plagued me on all platforms (Windows, Mac, iPad) and a multitude of OS Versions and CPU/GPU vendors, and even when using WARP renderer which is fully Affinity software and not relying on anything else. It is far more probable unfixed bugs or fundamental design bugs in Affinity apps. In many cases, changing the zoom factor triggers a redraw. If possible use navigator panel and enlarge it. If you see any rendering discrepancies between canvas and navigator panel preview you know it is a Affinity bug. If both show same content the likelihood is on GPU driver issue. Always compare WARP driver (e.g. by having a beta installed in parallel) to openin& the same file in Retail version with HW accel active. I appreciate the info. Having worked i IT for over 30 years I appreciate your more detailed response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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