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in 2.4.2 it does, but not in beta. It loads fine in ad and ap.

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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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Hey @Affinityconfusesme

I had this last week but assumed it was due to me taking my laptop home and working without the additional screen I use at work. Do you happen to connect to and from an external monitor on a regular basis at all?

This only happened to 1 of 3 apps.

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no. Last week I was home, but now I won't be for a few weeks.

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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FWIW, I have not been able to replicate this. I've tried using various studio setups with my 2nd monitor. I do notice in Affinityconfuseme's video, the Help thumbnail when hovered over in the taskbar, is blank, except for the header.

@Affinityconfusesme, your signature shows that you have (use) an Acer monitor. Do you always have it connected and use it? If so does it occur with the Acer monitor connected?

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30 minutes ago, Ron P. said:

the Help thumbnail when hovered over in the taskbar, is blank, except for the header.

This is what I saw as well. Almost like it wasn't being drawn - in my case I assumed it was because it was trying to show on a monitor that was no longer there.

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@Ron P. Sometimes I do but I ran into this issue yesterday, and my computer has been off since then (last week).

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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51 minutes ago, Affinityconfusesme said:

Sometimes I do but I ran into this issue yesterday, and my computer has been off since then

But, the last time you used it, did you have multiple monitors connected?

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3 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

But, the last time you used it, did you have multiple monitors connected?

The last time my laptop was connected to my docking station (not mentioned in my signature/monitor setup was Wednesday last week. I have used it since then.

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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@Chris B How do I resolve this issue? I already tried restarting but did not work.

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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@Affinityconfusesme the only way I could fix this was to restart the app. 

I am not sure if this is a bug with us or a result of connecting/disconnecting a monitor etc. I will give it some time today to see if I can reproduce it.

One thing I did try was calling the Help window and then using the Windows key on the keyboard and then the up, down, left and right arrows to try and reposition the Help window where I could see it but that didn't do anything either.

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@Chris B Have you had a chance to see if you can reproduce the issue?

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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1 hour ago, anto said:

But once I had to select Help twice from the menu to get the window to appear.

That's interesting. Perhaps the window is opening behind the main application window and choosing the command a second time is bringing it to the front?

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2 minutes ago, MikeTO said:

That's interesting. Perhaps the window is opening behind the main application window and choosing the command a second time is bringing it to the front?

I didn't notice this, but I haven't been able to reproduce this behavior yet. And I haven't tried very hard either.

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4 minutes ago, MikeTO said:

That's interesting. Perhaps the window is opening behind the main application window and choosing the command a second time is bringing it to the front?

I just did. Exactly as you described. I had a browser open in the background and Publisher on top. I tried clicking on the help button several times. And then once the window didn't open. I dragged Publisher to another monitor, minimized the browser, and the help window appeared under the browser.

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