Invisible icons

[beatrixwillius]

Why is the icon to keep the aspect ration almost invisible? The screenshot is from Sequoia. If I make the screenshot large then I see some sort of icon but in the window the icon is invisible.

 

On Sequoia the Layer Effects window isn't that bad except for the dot for direction:

My main computer still is on Big Sur and there the window is worse. The checkboxes are not visible. There is nothing at all in the direction. The arrows are grey in grey:

 

Comparing the screenshots from Big Sur and Sequoia: should I see the arrows in the Sequoia screenshot?

My eyes don't like low contrast. Looking at anything low contrast gives me headaches. Please improve the contrast. Low contrast make look more "modern" but it makes the app harder to use.

[Hangman]

Hi @beatrixwillius,

This is a known bug or rather a series of bugs logged under various bug reference numbers depending on the affected panel...

Based on your screenshots it looks as though you may have different UI Brightness settings in Affinity Designer on your two Macs. If you move the UI Brightness slider (under Designer's User Interface Settings) to the right on your Big Sur machine so it matches the setting on Sequoia do you see more comparable results (assuming your monitor brightness settings are comparable)?

[beatrixwillius]

Sigh... yes, you are correct. The settings for UI Brightness and UI Contrast are the culprit.

Is there something like Github for searching open bugs? Why does it take so long to fix interface bugs? I know that Affinity probably has 100 times more bugs than my app does. But the bugs I found are basic.

[GarryP]

8 minutes ago, beatrixwillius said:

Is there something like Github for searching open bugs?

No, the ‘bug list’ is ‘Serif-eyes-only’.

You can search the forums for tag identifiers but you need to know the tag first.

Or, in this case you can search the forums for invisible icons (as per your thread title) and see various existing discussions.

8 minutes ago, beatrixwillius said:

Why does it take so long to fix interface bugs?

We users don’t know. Some UI bugs/problems have been extant for years.

[Affinity-Inspiration]

Sonoma on M2 Mac Mini. Looks fine to me here. v2.5.5

 

[GarryP]

1 minute ago, Affinity-Inspiration said:

Looks fine to me here.

You’re using Dark UI Style, try Light UI Style like the OP is using.

[Hangman]

8 minutes ago, Affinity-Inspiration said:

Sonoma on M2 Mac Mini. Looks fine to me here. v2.5.5

The issues are mostly in Light Mode...

Edit: Garry beat me to it...

[Alfred]

I can’t understand why they don’t just make things turn blue (or whatever) instead of messing around with shades of grey that work OK for some users but very poorly — if at all! — for others.

[beatrixwillius]

Shades of grey are "modern". The more grey in grey the interface is the more modern an interface is. This is a sickness that originated with Apple. Perhaps younger eyes can see all those shades of grey. But I'm 56.

[Alfred]

35 minutes ago, beatrixwillius said:

Shades of grey are "modern". The more grey in grey the interface is the more modern an interface is. This is a sickness that originated with Apple. Perhaps younger eyes can see all those shades of grey. But I'm 56.

I don’t think it matters much how old or young your eyes are! Perceivable contrast is going to vary enormously depending on the type of display and the settings associated with it, not to mention the vagaries and variability of things like ambient lighting.

[Affinity-Inspiration]

3 hours ago, GarryP said:

You’re using Dark UI Style, try Light UI Style like the OP is using.

I see what you mean. I never use Light mode so didn't see it.

[Old Bruce]

4 hours ago, GarryP said:

You’re using Dark UI Style, try Light UI Style like the OP is using.

 

1 hour ago, Affinity-Inspiration said:

I see what you mean. I never use Light mode so didn't see it.

Hmmm, I only use the Light mode, so that too explains why I didn't see it. And many other items. Makes me wonder if there are tools available but their icons are clear so we don't know about them.

[MikeTO]

10 minutes ago, Old Bruce said:

Hmmm, I only use the Light mode, so that too explains why I didn't see it. And many other items. Makes me wonder if there are tools available but their icons are clear so we don't know about them.

Here's a list of some of the light mode issues in Publisher, although this is over a year old so some may have been addressed.