Why this is happening? Copy and Paste disaster!

[albertkinng]

I'm trying to copy an artwork, but when I paste it into another document, the outcome is quite messy and disorganized. I would greatly appreciate any assistance!

[Guest]

There are scaling bugs when pasting, which become apparent when the destination document has different DPI (which is really PPI, but that's another story) than the source document.

Workaround: ensure the destination has the same DPI as the source before pasting.

[albertkinng]

7 hours ago, lepr said:

There are scaling bugs when pasting

wow... this need to be addressed. 

[Bryan Rieger]

40 minutes ago, albertkinng said:

…this need to be addressed. 

Along with the countless other issues that users have been complaining about for years. 🤷‍♂️

Don't hold your breath.

[albertkinng]

12 minutes ago, Bryan Rieger said:

Along with the countless other issues that users have been complaining about for years.

What I meant is that this isn't just a feature request or a minor bug; it's a serious hindrance when working on commercial projects. Copying and pasting should work seamlessly in creative tools.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, albertkinng said:

wow... this need to be addressed. 

It was bad for years then became even worse in 2.5 

[Bryan Rieger]

47 minutes ago, lepr said:

It was bad for years then became even worse in 2.5 

And to think, 2.0 was supposed to be this crucial rewrite which was to provide a better foundation from which the future of the Affinity apps would be built upon.

[KarinC]

What kind of file are you copying?

[albertkinng]

1 minute ago, KarinC said:

What kind of file are you copying?

A normal file, nothing different from the other document. It's an artboard, inside is a group with text, pngs and geometric figures. Why?

[KarinC]

7 minutes ago, albertkinng said:

A normal file, nothing different from the other document. It's an artboard, inside is a group with text, pngs and geometric figures. Why?

The original is a Designer file?

edit: I copy and paste from artboards in Designer frequently. I have not seen that sort of mess. I guess you could share the file and see if others experience the same thing.

another edit: or show the layers panel

[Bryan Rieger]

@KarinC Here's a quick sample. Copy the artwork and text from the 72dpi document and paste them into the 300dpi document. It won't appear as you might expect.

example.zip

[albertkinng]

49 minutes ago, KarinC said:

show the layers panel

 

[albertkinng]

5 hours ago, Bryan Rieger said:

Copy the artwork and text from the 72dpi document and paste them into the 300dpi

well... yes the size will be different, but I didn't find any other differences between them. Note: I always turn on 'scale with object' before copying curves.

 

Edited September 11, 2024 by albertkinng
I found out 'Scale with object' was on.

[Bryan Rieger]

@albertkinng scale with project? Where is that setting found?

When I copy it the line weights are all much thinner, and the size is much larger than expected. If I also copy the text, it’s much larger still, and doesn’t appear to be positioned where it should be.

Anyway, copy/paste between documents in the Affinity apps could definitely use some improvement.

Edited September 11, 2024 by Bryan Rieger
Fix autocomplete errors.

[albertkinng]

2 minutes ago, Bryan Rieger said:

Where is that setting found?

 

[KarinC]

I am currently working on an illustration for a website in 72dpi. It has a text box. When I copy and paste it to a 300 DPI the text stays the same large size which messes up the design. 

The scale with object is for the line width.

I am searching to find if you can scale the text when copying from a different resolution, but I don't think there is a way.

[R C-R]

4 hours ago, albertkinng said:

Note: I always turn on 'scale with project' before copying curves.

I think it is now clear you mean "Scale with Object." If so, note that only affects the width of the stroke of the object when rescaling that object. If you copy that object to the clipboard & paste it into another document, that option will still be enabled, but it will not have any effect in that document unless/until you rescale it there.

[albertkinng]

7 minutes ago, R C-R said:

I think it is now clear you mean "Scale with Object."

it has been corrected.