Doc layout today changed for no apparent reason

[Jim Monson]

My desktop layout, swatches, etc. were back to the default mode and non-separated desktop today, not llike the way I left it yesterday. I hope more has not reverted. An Affinity splash ad came up today that may be connected to this change. I am working on this doc in Publisher ver. 1 to work with my team although I already have Ver. 2.

Question: What happened to change my doc although I changed nothing? I have since put everything back in my order—but it may be disconcerting to others beginning to work with Affinity, thus my reporting these unwanted changes to alert you. I love Affinity and continue to discover its many features.

Added PS: I have now found that fill swatches in my linked filed have been changed from no color to black, and also fills in some vector items. This is very troubling since all of my swatches,, presets, etc. so carefully made over the years have disappeared from my current and my past docs. My Publisher Ver 1 as of today is 1.10.8. Again, very troubling.. I am a 100% Affinity booster and wonder how these changes could take place since it appears to have happened overnight from Affinity and puts a real dent in my work flow having to check everything, reconstruct swatches, etc. How do I know that it will not happen again?

Edited September 27 by Jim Monson
misspelling, clarity, Added PS

[Lee D]

@Jim MonsonSorry for the delay.

The studios may of been reset to default by this would only be triggered via the menu (View > Studio > Reset Studio) or if the app was reset to defaults using the CTRL key startup method.

I can't recall any reports of colour palettes fills changing from one to another in V1. The disappearing could of been related to the app also being reset as custom palettes would be deleted.