MUGNIER Posted June 5, 2024 Posted June 5, 2024 v.2.5.2 : no way to display the Left Studio studio grayed out.pages Quote
walt.farrell Posted June 5, 2024 Posted June 5, 2024 Welcome to the Affinity forums, @MUGNIER. It would be much better to provide screenshots as simple JPG or PNG images (if that's what that .pages file is). That way we don't have to download a file, and open it with an application we may not have. (In this case, I don't have that application available right now, so I can't help.) Komatös and PaulEC 2 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.5, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.5
Hangman Posted June 6, 2024 Posted June 6, 2024 Hi @MUGNIER and another warm welcome to the forums, I've posted your screenshot for those unable to view it... I can't immediately think of a scenario where Show Left Studio would be greyed out so you may need to do a factory reset of Publisher by holding the Ctrl Key when launching the app. Leave the first three default options checked, hit the Clear button, let the app finish launching, and see if Show Left Studio is available under Window > Studio... Quote Affinity Designer 2.6.3 | Affinity Photo 2.6.3 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.3 MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse
Staff stokerg Posted June 6, 2024 Staff Posted June 6, 2024 Hi @MUGNIER, This can happen when you don't have ANY panels docked on the left-hand side. The quickest way to resolve this is to Reset the studio by clicking Window>Studio>Reset Studio and that will restore the left Studio to its default layout (as well as the right Studio as well). Hangman and walt.farrell 1 1 Quote
CK4328 Posted January 11 Posted January 11 On 6/6/2024 at 6:30 AM, stokerg said: Hi @MUGNIER, This can happen when you don't have ANY panels docked on the left-hand side. The quickest way to resolve this is to Reset the studio by clicking Window>Studio>Reset Studio and that will restore the left Studio to its default layout (as well as the right Studio as well). This worked perfectly and simply. THANK YOU!! Quote
Dave Oak Posted February 16 Posted February 16 hi! I have a very similar issue, but it has not been resolved by going to Window > Studio > Reset Studio. I want to use macros and the option Window > Studio > Show Left Studio, but it's greyed out. I updated Affinity to 2.5.7, have a MacBook Air running Sequoia 15.2, restarted Affinity, my MacBook, tried hiding all panels and resetting, but it's always greyed out. See attached screenshot. It this a bug or is there a setting that will allow me to use the left studio? Thank you for your help! Quote
Komatös Posted February 16 Posted February 16 Hello @Dave Oak and welcome to the forums. You are in the Developer Persona. So there is no Left Studio. If you click the Develop button, you should see the Left Studio panel. Old Bruce and Dave Oak 1 1 Quote MAC mini M4 | MacOS Sequoia 15.5 | 16 GB RAM | 256 GB SSD AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | Sapphire Nitro+ RX 9060 XT 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.4351) Windows 11 Pro on VMWare Virtual Machine (on Mac) Affinity Suite V 2.6.3 & Beta 2.6 (latest) Interested in a free (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF No backup, no pity.
Hangman Posted February 17 Posted February 17 Hi @Dave Oak and another warm welcome to the forums, Just to add to the feedback, the Left Studio is only greyed out in the Develop Persona when there are no panels in it. If you add panels to the Left Studio, the option will be available. Left Studio.mp4 Quote Affinity Designer 2.6.3 | Affinity Photo 2.6.3 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.3 MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse
Komatös Posted February 17 Posted February 17 @Hangman On the Mac, the left Studio Panel in the Develop Persona is not selectable by default; the Studio Panel only becomes selectable when you move from the right-hand panel, for example the histogram, to the left-hand area. In the Windows version, the left Studio Panel is active by default without Studio Tabs having to be moved from right to left. Quote MAC mini M4 | MacOS Sequoia 15.5 | 16 GB RAM | 256 GB SSD AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | Sapphire Nitro+ RX 9060 XT 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.4351) Windows 11 Pro on VMWare Virtual Machine (on Mac) Affinity Suite V 2.6.3 & Beta 2.6 (latest) Interested in a free (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF No backup, no pity.
Hangman Posted February 17 Posted February 17 Hi @Komatös, 2 minutes ago, Komatös said: In the Windows version, the left Studio Panel is active by default without Studio Tabs having to be moved from right to left. This suggests the Mac behaviour is correct but Windows is incorrect, i.e., the Left Studio Panel should be greyed out and not ticked by default when there are no panels in the Left Studio... Quote Affinity Designer 2.6.3 | Affinity Photo 2.6.3 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.3 MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse
Komatös Posted February 17 Posted February 17 2 minutes ago, Hangman said: This suggests the Mac behaviour is correct but Windows is incorrect That's exactly how I see it. Hangman 1 Quote MAC mini M4 | MacOS Sequoia 15.5 | 16 GB RAM | 256 GB SSD AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | Sapphire Nitro+ RX 9060 XT 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.4351) Windows 11 Pro on VMWare Virtual Machine (on Mac) Affinity Suite V 2.6.3 & Beta 2.6 (latest) Interested in a free (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF No backup, no pity.
Hangman Posted February 17 Posted February 17 Just now, Circulus said: Guess this has to do with snapping panels option that is only available on windows. I don't think so, this is specific to the Develop Persona of Affinity Photo. The Show Left Studio option should be greyed out and not ticked when there are no panels in the Left Studio. Publisher is slightly different in as much as the Pages panel defaults to the Left Studio but when the Pages Panel is closed on Windows, the Left Studio option is still ticked, on Mac it isn't... Komatös and HCl 1 1 Quote Affinity Designer 2.6.3 | Affinity Photo 2.6.3 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.3 MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse
walt.farrell Posted February 18 Posted February 18 23 hours ago, Komatös said: the Studio Panel only becomes selectable when you move from the right-hand panel, for example the histogram, to the left-hand area. How do you move a panel from the Right Studio to the Left Studio if the Studio is not active? (I know that Circulus showed it can simply be dragged, but that is (to me) an incorrect behavior. If the Studio is not showing I shouldn't be able to drag items into it; they should remain floating. 22 hours ago, Hangman said: The Show Left Studio option should be greyed out and not ticked when there are no panels in the Left Studio. Why? The approach on Windows, which allows an empty Studio, seems perfectly natural to me, and the Mac approach seems unnatural. PaulEC 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.5, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.5
Hangman Posted February 18 Posted February 18 1 minute ago, walt.farrell said: Why? The approach on Windows, which allows an empty Studio, seems perfectly natural to me, and the Mac approach seems unnatural. A Studio only exists when it contains panels so if all the panels are removed, there is no Studio so it makes little sense for Show Left Studio to remain ticked in the Window → Studio submenu and since there is no Studio it makes sense that the option is then greyed out as it is on Mac. Dock a panel to the Left or the UI and you now have a Left Studio containing one panel so Show Left Studio should no longer be greyed out and selecting Window → Studio → Show Left Studio either hides or shows the Left Studio When you have an empty Left Studio (no panels), Window → Studio → Show Left Studio does nothing whether ticked or unticked... Quote Affinity Designer 2.6.3 | Affinity Photo 2.6.3 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.3 MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse
Komatös Posted February 18 Posted February 18 @walt.farrell When I look back and think about it logically, you're right. Figuratively speaking: A drawer doesn't open by itself just because you hold your socks in front of it. Some clarification from a Serif moderator or even a developer would be helpful here Quote MAC mini M4 | MacOS Sequoia 15.5 | 16 GB RAM | 256 GB SSD AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | Sapphire Nitro+ RX 9060 XT 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.4351) Windows 11 Pro on VMWare Virtual Machine (on Mac) Affinity Suite V 2.6.3 & Beta 2.6 (latest) Interested in a free (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF No backup, no pity.
PaulEC Posted February 18 Posted February 18 To carry the analogy further: A drawer doesn't disappear when it's empty, it's still there, there's just nothing to see in it! Quote Acer XC-895 : Core i5-10400 Hexa-core 2.90 GHz : 32GB RAM : Intel UHD Graphics 630 – Windows 11 Home - Affinity Publisher, Photo & Designer, v2 (As I am a Windows user, any answers/comments I contribute may not apply to Mac or iPad.)
Hangman Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Just now, PaulEC said: To carry the analogy further: A drawer doesn't disappear when it's empty, it's still there, there's just nothing to see in it! Except the drawer isn't empty, it's been moved... Quote Affinity Designer 2.6.3 | Affinity Photo 2.6.3 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.3 MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse
PaulEC Posted February 18 Posted February 18 57 minutes ago, Hangman said: Except the drawer isn't empty, it's been moved... Actually, the contents has been moved, not the drawer! The way I look at is; there are two side studios, left and right, they are always there, but there is nothing to see unless you put something in them. The contents of the studio panels can be moved around as you wish, but even if it is empty, it's still available, waiting for something to be put in it. Quote Acer XC-895 : Core i5-10400 Hexa-core 2.90 GHz : 32GB RAM : Intel UHD Graphics 630 – Windows 11 Home - Affinity Publisher, Photo & Designer, v2 (As I am a Windows user, any answers/comments I contribute may not apply to Mac or iPad.)
Hangman Posted February 18 Posted February 18 4 minutes ago, PaulEC said: Actually, the contents has been moved, not the drawer! This is starting to sound like Schrodinger's sock... Alfred and PaulEC 2 Quote Affinity Designer 2.6.3 | Affinity Photo 2.6.3 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.3 MacBook Pro M3 Max, 36 GB Unified Memory, macOS Sonoma 14.6.1, Magic Mouse HP ENVY x360, 8 GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U, Windows 10 Home, Logitech Mouse
Alfred Posted February 18 Posted February 18 3 hours ago, Hangman said: This is starting to sound like Schrodinger's sock... Has Schrödinger's umlaut been (re)moved, or has it merely acquired a state of invisibility? Komatös 1 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)
Old Bruce Posted February 18 Posted February 18 19 minutes ago, Alfred said: Has Schrödinger's umlaut been (re)moved, or has it merely acquired a state of invisibility? Neither and both. Hangman 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.6.0 | Affinity Photo 2.6.0 | Affinity Publisher 2.6.0 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.
Komatös Posted February 18 Posted February 18 I didn't even know that Schrödinger played mind games with socks. 😂 And as for the drawer, it's there, but it doesn't open when you hold socks or Schrödinger's cat in front of it. Quote MAC mini M4 | MacOS Sequoia 15.5 | 16 GB RAM | 256 GB SSD AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | Sapphire Nitro+ RX 9060 XT 16 GB | 32 GB DDR4 3200MHz | Windows 11 Pro 24H2 (26100.4351) Windows 11 Pro on VMWare Virtual Machine (on Mac) Affinity Suite V 2.6.3 & Beta 2.6 (latest) Interested in a free (selfhosted) PDF Solution? Have a look at Stirling PDF No backup, no pity.
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