anto Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Publisher 2.4 Unable to select picture frame or picture when using clipping mask 2024-03-23 11-51-53.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 5 hours ago, anto said: Unable to select picture frame or picture when using clipping mask Which picture frame are you trying to select, the one with the Mask or the one with the Image? For that matter, why do you have a Mask inside a picture frame? Why not just have it above the image or in the image? To my mind this seems overly complicated. bbrother 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbrother Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, Old Bruce said: To my mind this seems overly complicated. Exactly. (A) picture frame (parent) (B) picture frame (child #1) with a clipping mask but with no image placed inside. (C) image (child #2). No wonder APub went crazy.😵 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, bbrother said: No wonder APub went crazy.😵 Why? And what is complicated about it? A picture in a picture. 2024-03-23 19-56-52.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbrother Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 3 hours ago, anto said: Why? And what is complicated about it? A picture in a picture. The problem might be that you're using one picture frame as a clipping mask for another picture frame. You should use an svg object "paint splash" (alternatively rasterize it) as an clipping mask, then you would have no problem with selecting the image inside. See the video↓ APub_picture_frame_clipping_mask.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 Thanks But in this case, it's necessary either to prohibit using a clipping mask with picture frames and display a corresponding message that it's not allowed, or to fix the error that currently occurs during such operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbrother Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 On 3/24/2024 at 8:42 AM, anto said: But in this case, it's necessary either to prohibit using a clipping mask with picture frames and display a corresponding message that it's not allowed, or to fix the error that currently occurs during such operation. You're probably right, but the normal purpose of image frames is to create decorative spaces in the document where you can insert content, such as: Affinity compatible image file, PDF file, InDesign IDML document or an Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Designer 2, or Affinity Publisher 2 document Using them as a clipping mask for another image frame is not consistent with their intended purpose, and what's more, this method of use makes absolutely no sense. You can create a clipping mask for an image frame directly from a vector or raster object. Maybe the devs didn't expect that anyone would use them in this way and decided that it was not a priority to prohibit such use. There are more important things to fix or implement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff NathanC Posted March 25 Staff Share Posted March 25 Hi @anto, This issue is currently logged with the developers, i've now updated the issue to reflect that it's still outstanding in 2.4 and bumped it with your report. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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