Importing "As Application Palette" not working as expected v 2.5.4

[PE1]

I am experiencing a problem when importing custom exported palettes As Application Palette.

Import As Document template works as expected.

I am using Windows 10, Affinity 2.5.4. Microsoft Store version.

Create a custom palette
Make a color with overprint setting.
Export the palette.
Import As Application Palette (I expected to see exactly what I exported but the properties I set are not there. The overprint indicator is missing) Also it is no longer a Global color and notice that when right clicking make global color is grayed out not sure if its supposed to function this way.

Import As Document Palette works as expected

When I use the import palette feature and choose As Application Palette it loses parameters I have set, however when I import it As Document Palette all the color settings import as expected.

[NotMyFault]

To my memory this is a known and documented limitation that only document palettes support global colors.

https://affinity.help/designer2/English.lproj/pages/Clr/globalClr.html

 

If you're importing a document palette containing global colours as a System or Application palette, the global colours will be converted to standard colours.

 

So global colors are restricted to one document.

 

[PE1]

Hi, thank you for the info I wasn't aware of this.

I was surprised when I imported the palette "As Application Palette" that the Global and Overprint indicators disappeared yet the spot color attribute remained. I guess this applies to overprint as well.

Thanks.🙂

 

 

 

 

 

[walt.farrell]

4 hours ago, PE1 said:

I guess this applies to overprint as well.

No need to guess.

Help: https://affinity.help/photo2/en-US.lproj/pages/Clr/overprint.html

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For professional printing, global colors can be made to overprint. By applying an overprint color to objects selectively you can control overprinting.