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We have a couple of suggestions (although minor) that may be worth looking into on your platform.

1. We were wondering if the .affinity extension for each file could be made shorter or something. The current extensions somehow feels long most of the time.

Suggestions:

.afd for Designer

.pht for Photo

.pub for Publisher

2. Can we have an image trace tool on Designer? We’ve used it on Illustrator and Inkscape and think it would be great an integration for Designer.

Thanks for all you do!

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Thanks, Garry. Yes. When we save files it feels a bit too long compared to every other extension: .png, .svg,.eps, .psd, .ai, .jpg, .gif, .key, .ppt etc. The extension makes it a little bit too long for the way we save our files. It eats up all the space for easy viewing. We always have to keep clicking on the file names to view the actual file.

Regarding the image trace, thank you! Anticipating!

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3 minutes ago, 3pleA said:

The extension makes it a little bit too long for the way we save our files. It eats up all the space for easy viewing.

Can you give us a visual example of where it’s a problem? (Feel free to blur/redact any parts of the image that are private/personal before sharing.)

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I cannot agree with a return to three character file extensions in modern computer systems. I suffered long enough 45 years ago with the 8.3 limitations of IBM mainframe filenames that continued into DOS on what were then called microcomputers,

On my Windows 10 desktop system there are more than 140 filetypes with 5 or more characters in the file extension. Longer extensions are now normal, convenient, and useful.

Your screen capture shows an image browser with an extraordinarily limited display. It is actually truncating the name itself after only five or six characters. It is really quite dysfunctional.

I use Faststone Image Viewer and XnView MP to browse images on Windows 10. Both give complete or nearly complete customizable displays of filenames consisting of 30 or more characters. They also display many other properties of the image at the same time.

I could also use Windows File Explorer that wraps the entire filename under each thumbnail image. Indeed, that is the default view when you choose File/Open in APhoto. 

You should ask the developer of your image browser to provide a more complete display of filenames and other properties commensurate with modern computer systems.

Affinity Photo 2.5.5 (MSI) and 1.10.6; Affinity Publisher 2.5.5 (MSI) and 1.10.6. Windows 10 Home x64 version 22H2.
Dell XPS 8940, 16 GB Ram, Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

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13 hours ago, Granddaddy said:

customizable displays of filenames

In the case of File Explorer, file extensions can be completely hidden and oriented by the application icon.
image.png.ab0ccfe3f1c925763cda92f2cec40292.png vs image.png.4b79d2a02ec639eb201a09f5983078b3.png

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.
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23 hours ago, 3pleA said:

Suggestions:

.afd for Designer

.pht for Photo

.pub for Publisher

Just curious - why do you propose a non-systematic way of extensions, where one extension contains letters from the application designation (afp), and the others do not?
If I were to propose a file extension system, I would base it on the supported abbreviations ADe, APh, APu (see mouse hoover).

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.

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