Invisible Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Hello dear community, I hope you can help me with the following problem: For some time now (I can't define it more precisely), I have been missing the bar in all Affinity programs (Designer, Photo and Publisher) with which I can set the strength of the brush, for example. I have attached the picture of my bar. I hope you can see what is missing. Unfortunately I don't know what the bar is called. How do I get it back? I have already tried to change something via the studio and window display. However, I have not found a solution. It is probably very simple. Can anyone help me? Translated with DeepL.com (free version) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 2 hours ago, Invisible said: Unfortunately I don't know what the bar is called. Toolbar https://affinity.help/designer2/English.lproj/pages/Workspace/interface.html 2 hours ago, Invisible said: How do I get it back? Menu View>Show Toolbar https://affinity.help/designer2/English.lproj/pages/Workspace/customizingToolbar.html Maybe you mean Context Toolbar https://affinity.help/designer2/English.lproj/pages/Workspace/contextBar.html Invisible 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.5.2636 (Retail) 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 22631.4317. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317. 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...
Komatös Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 In addition: You'll find the missing Context Toolbar at the same location (Menu View). Invisible 1 Quote AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.2161) Affinity Suite V 2.5.5 & Beta 2.6 (latest) Interested in a free (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF I am not old, I have matured like a good scotch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 2 hours ago, Komatös said: You'll find the missing Context Toolbar at the same location (Menu View). I think it is a mistake of the Help that this information is not explicitly stated in it. For example, in the link to the Context Toolbar, where there is a description of what it is, it should also be indicated how it can be turned on/off. Brian_J, Komatös, Alfred and 1 other 3 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.5.2636 (Retail) 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 22631.4317. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.4317. 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...
Alfred Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 4 minutes ago, Pšenda said: I think it is a mistake of the Help that this information is not explicitly stated in it. For example, in the link to the Context Toolbar, where there is a description of what it is, it should also be indicated how it can be turned on/off. ^^ This ^^ There are very many instances of good explanations about what a feature is designed to do and what the various options mean, but those explanations are useless if you don’t know how to access the feature within the app. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komatös Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 19 minutes ago, Pšenda said: I think it is a mistake of the Help that this information is not explicitly stated 11 minutes ago, Alfred said: There are very many instances of good explanations about what a feature is designed to do and what the various options mean, but those explanations are useless if you don’t know how to access the feature within the app. I completely agree with both of you! Pšenda and Alfred 2 Quote AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | INTEL Arc A770 LE 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.2161) Affinity Suite V 2.5.5 & Beta 2.6 (latest) Interested in a free (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF I am not old, I have matured like a good scotch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 19 minutes ago, Pšenda said: I think it is a mistake of the Help that this information is not explicitly stated in it. For example, in the link to the Context Toolbar, where there is a description of what it is, it should also be indicated how it can be turned on/off. Thanks for raising this - I absolutely agree and I'm logging this with our documentation team now. Secondly, I am raising that the 'Toolbar' page does not indicate how to enable/disable the Toolbar, however the 'Customising the Toolbar' page does. Finally, the 'Customising the Workspace' page covers how to show/hide Studios, but not the Context or regular Toolbar. I hope this helps Invisible, Alfred, Pšenda and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invisible Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 Many thanks to all of you! I think it's great how quickly you get help here. Thank you! Alfred and Komatös 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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