2.6 Beta Builds: Bug Fix List

[Patrick Connor]

Here's a list of some of the bugs which have been fixed in beta build 2.6.0.2805, fixes since 2.5.5 (2636)

Please reply in this forum only to comment on any fixes which are in this list (in particular to let us know if you notice that something we say is fixed isn't!) To report any new bugs please do that against the relevant 2.6 new feature post, or if unrelated to new functionality in the Other New Bugs and Issues in the Betas forum.

(A) Bug fixes which affected all platforms 

• Artistic Text scales unexpectedly when pasting between different DPI documents [AF-3449]
• Applying a master page spread to a single page on a spread inherits text wrapping on hidden objects on the other page. [AF-496]
• Masks on groups with Passthrough don't composite correctly [AF-2951]
• Exporting to RGB PDF converts unprofiled images to sRGB2014, regardless of export settings [AF-2222]
• Moving target page invalidates Page Hyperlinks [AF-4128]
• [User Files] placing .docx file crashes due to Styles applied [AF-3756] [AF-3755] 
• Autoflowing linked master text frame when only one half of master is applied does not correctly link frames auto-generated [AF-1409]
• Nodes are removed when smooth curve is used on a curve with a bump/arm [AF-2783]
• [user file] object with no fill exports (also expands) as filled object [AF-3121]
• Importing multi page PDF file does not automatically create slices for each Artboard ' page ' [AF-2328]
• (Publisher) Crash when clearing Masters [AF-2603]
• [User file] object selection problematic [AF-3048]
• Space After value of 0 is not retained when placing a Word docx file, but is when copy and pasted [AF-2288]
• Text is being not being scaled correctly when pasting artboard into a document with different DPI [AF-3298]
• Vector Flood Fill Tool leaves behind shape with no-Stroke/Fill when set to insert In-between and Knockout fill [AF-3819]
• It's not possible to apply a pressure profile to strokes created with the Vector Brush Tool when the Controller is set to None [AF-2705]
• Creating pages from overflowing text frame with a secondary master applied within the active master creates a page with both masters applied separately [AF-853]
• Applied text gradients aren't preserved when resizing a page/spread
• inconsistent font trait display order [AF-3654]
• Exporting with Selection Area set to Pages/All Pages will export with a transparent background [AF-3399]
• Set Selection Box - Lines should use regular bounds rather than base box when grouped ? [AF-1761]
• Certain Metadata fields are character limited due to IPTC IIM, but XMP is supported and therefore shouldn't be limited [AF-3869]
• Pencil Tool's Auto Close should not fill the shape if Use Fill is unchecked [AF-2785]
• Cannot Set Selection Box for Objects Rotated by 90°, 180° or -90° [AF-1822]
• Nikon Z8 with compression fails to open [AF-1950]
• Export > PDF: When app is set to Italian it has two entries for Consenti modifica contenuto

(B) Bug fixes which affected Desktop (Windows and macOS) 

• Sort Table causes app to crash when document saved with history is undone [AF-1773]
• Specific object causes app to crash when Smoothed twice [AF-3180]
• Linked multi-page PDF fails to display Page 1 when set to Interpret and duplicated across multiple pages after closing and reopening file [AF-3052]
• App Crash when exporting to PDF/SVG/EPS due to presence of null width/height curve [AF-3925]
• Publisher document with placed PDF containing Bluebeam PDF comments crashes on export [AF-3258]
• Stroke width tool - Undo redo fails to restore the stroke width [AF-3244]
• File crashes adding pages before Index [AF-3241]
• Changing page size and then undoing gives incorrect results. [AF-374]
• Deleting single facing pages causes an app crash due to the presence of single facing page masters- File(s) specific [AF-1276]
• Changing document DPI makes all the spreads the same size [AF-3397]
• New Document > Max number of pages cap
• Variable Fonts - Pasting from Indesign - Font not recognised [AF-2727]
• Add pages from file- Importing IDML files can result in text scaling issues on the first page [AF-3452]
• Right clicking text in Designer / Photo provides 'Convert Text to Field' options, though Fields are unsupported [AF-3490]
• Hyperlink to an External PDF File Fails if the PDF File Has a Space in Its Filename [AF-4214]
• Text Style Editor > Font > Font Style, [No Change] is not retained [AF-3700]
• Applying local Kerning value breaks Running Header style association [AF-3662]
• Nested Anchor hierarchy can be flattened when updating the TOC between book chapters [AF-4078]
• Text on a path characters rotate away from baseline based on Horizontal Scale value [AF-4056]
• [User File] PDF imports with truncated image layer [AF-4037]
• Embedded resource changes to linked after save and reopen. [AF-4110]
• Spread Properties > Margins show inner/outer for a Single page Master in a document with Facing Pages. [AF-4199]
• Publisher Crashes When Image Placement Policy is Forced [AF-4092]
• Hyperlinks within Endnotes imported from MS Word/Google Docs do not import correctly [AF-4074]
• Multi Page PDF is displaying incorrectly when placed in Designer [AF-2915]
• Duplicating a page does not rename anchors causing issues with cross references [AF-3163]
• Placing docx file does not apply imported Text Styles correctly [AF-3473]
• Export PDF: wanting to export page range from X to end fails, exports only first page [AF-3744]
• Users PDF using PDF version 1.1 crashing when opening in Affinity [AF-3777]
• Pencil Tool - Stroke doesn't work when starting a new document with Use Fill and Auto Close enabled [AF-2380]
• Variable Font - PSD import does not recognise font [AF-2914]
• App crash when pasting too many characters into Text Editor Style Name field [AF-2928]
• Document recovery prompt after moving pages [AF-3287]
• Master page text frame inside a group edited on a normal page does not migrate correctly [AF-4246]
• Variable fonts - could trait be shown as "Custom" rather than blank [AF-2606]
• Update button for 'Current Date & Time' field fails if text frame is placed on a master page [AF-4201]
• Double clicking scale handle doesn't scale certain text objects [AF-4290]
• Text Style Editor: It is possible to edit the column width for optical alignment values [AF-2406]
• Text Style Editor does not offer a way to control Character Transparency, which is included in the style summary [AF-3172]
• Attached file gets stuck at loading document [AF-2752]
• Bulleted text pastes incorrectly into Index Mark field [AF-3634]
• Character Panel: Font Collection "Recent" not populating anymore [AF-2390]
• Text Style Editor: Unable to reset List Text or List Name back to 'No Change' [AF-2920]
• Text styles spanning two text frames ignore the second frame in Running Header fields [AF-3706]
• Text Style summary includes superfluous entries [AF-3171]
• Valid email address containing hyphens is not accepted [AF-3918]
• Style Picker - Picking from a text frame with a different spelling language set does not update spellcheck correctly [AF-2644]
• Renaming an Anchor that is Linked to a Cross Reference via Anchor Properties doesn't update the Cross Reference Name [AF-3895]
• DOCX file with a table with merged cell doesn't import correctly. [AF-3517]
• Export: Pages fields can accept non numeric entry and will still export first page of doc [AF-1630]
• Generating a data merged document using multiple sections only keeps the first and last section [AF-734]
• Swatches panel - Default palettes named with '/' symbol included do not contain any swatches [AF-3749]
• Sprh/Sprw Transform panel variable expressions don't work on multi-page documents [AF-891]
• Blemish Tool: Incrementing its Width with [ and ] keys doesn't update the context toolbar setting [AF-3369]
• Pixel Persona: View Tool should be the other side of the divider or nested with the Zoom Tool [AF-3364]
• Corner Tool: Corner types are in different order on macOS vs Win [AF-3279]
• QR Code: Change Post Code to Postcode [AF-3113]
• Dragging out a horizontal guide can result in a vertical one instead [AF-3182]
• Merge cells from the header ignores cells selection [AF-3349]
• Text frame panel maximum paragraph space improvement [AF-420]
• Typo with Show in both panes in text style editor [AF-3460]
• QR code tool- 'Email' and 'vCard' data types do not validate for invalid hyphens [AF-3906]
• User book file delay entering text into a chapter [AF-4073]
• Edit Detached: Deleting a page leaves the Edit Detached green banner on screen and clicking Finish does nothing [AF-3642]
• Running header when used with a custom Field doesn't display correctly [AF-3646]
• Paragraph panel's sections are all expanded by default, making it cumbersome to navigate [AF-3400]
• Copy/Pasting linked text frames between different document DPIs causes scaling issues [AF-4453]
• Rename Table of Contents dialog doesn't correctly recall unnamed ToCs.
• Develop Persona- RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM Lens profile is not auto detected in the lens panel [AF-4439]
• Selection issues on detached frames
• Inserting Anchor with a text frame selected gives differing results and can result in hidden anchors
• Holding CTRL when placing a text file creates a broken text frame and can crash the app
• Layer FX: Gaussian Blur FX with Preserve Alpha checked, overrides Colour Overlay [AF-4264]
• Hyperlink property include file on export not sticky when from Data merge is selected [AF-4243]
• Rotated text box with hyperlinks causes the link to point to the wrong page [AF-3400]
• App crash on DXF/DWG export [User file]
• Certain TTF fonts used in documents > 2.4.2 and opened in 2.5.x appear as missing fonts with no font style selected [AF-3728]
• The Tags panel's contents do not adapt when the panel's height changes
• Publisher help missing the German "viewing" page [AF-660]

(C) Bugs fixed which specifically affected Windows 

• Crash when double clicking a blank area inside the Anchors Panel on Windows [AF-4262]
• Crash when clicking Document Setup if Windows Region settings use a minus sign as the negative sign symbol instead of the common dash [AF-3086]
• Data merge with 3 nested data merge layout objects crashes Publisher [AF-2660]
• Stock Panel: Instant crash when dragging an image with the Vector Flood Fill Tool selected [AF-3817]
• Publisher will crash if you place a RAW file and click Develop Image and use CTRL+Comma to call up Settings [AF-4108]
• Users PDF files is crashing on opening or placing [AF-4159]
• Users Book file causes Affinity to crash or lock up when exporting to PDF [AF-2736]
• Index Hyperlink in exported PDF book no longer working [AF-3286]
• Layer Thumbnails do not update or are considerably delayed with an active pixel selection (marching ants) [AF-1780]
• User file - Placing word document results in an app crash due to presence of section breaks [AF-3846]
• Mystery app crash on Surface Pro 9 [AF-2133]
• After exporting to PDF, opening a TOC document as a chapter from Books opens as Read Only, forcing the user to Save As and therefore not update the book [AF-3807]
• Type 1 fonts no longer appear listed [AF-3366]
• IDML import > Some text frames have incorrect scaling and size [AF-2557]
• (Users File) App crash when adding new topics via the Index Panel [AF-2808]
• "Documents open in a new floating window " always defaults to monitor 1, regardless of the App / last window position for built-in displays (ie laptop) [AF-3774]
• Text Frame Panel's Stroke Fly-out on Windows allows you to use Properties and Textured Line Styles [AF-1796]
•  Edit Detached fails to undo/redo correctly after reopening document [AF-1824]
• Develop Persona - expanding section enables options automatically [AF-3540]
• WIN: Registration Colour fill can not be deleted from right click menu [AF-3511]
• Incorrect proportional scale rounding when using Resize Canvas [AF-4014]
• Variable font with many axes can be truncated based on display size [AF-3927]
• File > Open / Place does not correctly list HEIF, HIF & HEIC files [AF-2658]
• Text Style Editor- Style settings formatting measurements are listed with incorrect values [AF-3804]
• Unable to click-zoom to pages after accidentally dragging a page [AF-724]
• Patch Tool in Grey colour space documents with hardware acceleration enabled fills patch with pure black [AF-3274]
• Table of Contents > Scope > Book is truncated at panels minimum width [AF-3515]
• Artboard title character limit [AF-4213]
• Table panel units don't automatically update when switching document units. [AF-4225]
• Text wrapping unit conversion incorrect [AF-4226]
• 0/0/0/100 (100K) Black reports incorrect HSL values in the Colour Studio / Chooser [AF-4017]
• main menu not visible when in Publishers Develop persona [AF-4129]
• Colour Chooser shows incorrect 'node' location for 0/0/0/100 (100K) black [AF-4018]
• Document Setup: The descenders on the tabs are clipped [AF-4193]
• Typography Panel has text clipping in multiple languages [AF-2863]
• Place Studio is not shown if Left Studio has been hidden manually [AF-2679]
• Pass-through Blend Mode with grouped mask is giving unexpected results [AF-399]
• Position & Transform: Baseline is at -0 pt [AF-3183]
• Bullets and Numbering: under More set the dropdown to Narrow Bold Italic and it will indent the glyphs [AF-2547]
• Character Panel: Optical Alignment spinners add too many history steps [AF-2408]
• Book Studio has tight spacing and missing controls on Windows + missing wording on macOS [AF-4124]
• Immediately after relinking chapters' files to a book, they may have an unexpected status [AF-3020]
• Table panel, Stroke and Fill section, Cell Stroke dropdown panel: Cap option is greyed out (regression) [AF-3251]
• Character Panel: Stroke style under decorations incorrectly lists Texture Line Style [AF-2722]
• Paragraph panel > Initial words> Full stop is treated as a word [AF-2538]
• PDF Export- 'Include Layers' cannot be toggled when PDF/X-4 is selected [AF-2833]
• Baseline Grid: Hue slider causes the picker to shake when dragged [AF-2937]
• Bullets and Numbering: Preferences icon is washed out in Light UI [AF-4032]
• Baseline Grid: CMYK Sliders do not function correctly [AF-2936]
• Baseline Grid: HSL sliders can cause each other to break and not display the colour waterfall correctly [AF-2938]
• Resource Manager: Show in Explorer is untranslated or blank [AF-3952]
• Typography Panel - Has fixed size when docked [AF-2472]
• Edit Text Style: Search field in the Bullets & Numbering resizes itself with the Font Style [AF-3002]
• When HSV is enabled, Luminosity Shift should be Value Shift [AF-3072]
• Text Style Editor > Bullets and Numbering > Text field uses incorrect sized 'tag' for list levels (\1 , \#,) and should have rounded corners(?) [AF-3493]
• Double-clicking the empty space on a floating panel will close it [AF-3314]
• Undo Brush Tool: Context toolbar differs between macOS and Windows [AF-3340]
• Table of Contents 'Scope' labels do not sit on the same baseline [AF-3321]
• Flood Fill Tool: Missing label for 'Blend mode' [AF-3337]
• Contour Tool: Contour Type has incorrect UK spelling of Mitre [AF-3273]
• Median Brush Tool: Symmetry is missing on the context toolbar [AF-3342]
• Reduce the hit area to enter Text Style Editor [AF-3083]
•  Settings>Shortcuts no option to set shortcuts for the Develop Persona in Publisher [AF-4107]
• Character Panel - German - Add button getting clipped in optical alignment section [AF-2577]
• Overlays Panel Opacity slider runs from 0% to 10% rather than 100% [AF-3429]
•  [Dark UI] no gap between [Add] [Remove] decorations buttons. [AF-3446]
• Text Style Editor: Apply is clipped under Tab Stops [AF-3428]
• Freehand Selection Tool's Type options are a dropdown on Windows instead of buttons [AF-3169]
• QR Code: WiFi preset shows the Type: as 'Wi-Fi', (i.e., hyphenated) and the tooltip as 'Invalid WiFi SSID [AF-3125]
• CTRL+TAB for next window doesn't go in expected order [AF-3253]
• Find and Replace: with Match case enabled, you cannot search for a custom field [AF-2438]

(D) Bugs fixed which specifically affected macOS 

• App crash when linking Anchors between book chapters [AF-4047]
• Native Affinity files not generating thumbnail previews in Sequoia [AF-3857]
• Placing a users Docx file causes a crash. Related to the Left and Right Footer text style applied [AF-3239]
• Import content error when importing .affont files in Sequoia [AF-3814]
• User file- App crash when applying a master page to a spread containing a split master [AF-4080]
• Adding pages from file with same page size but different DPI results in scaling issues [AF-3426]
• [User file] Exporting to PDF from Book panel results in crash [AF-3192]
• Switching between Paint and Eraser Brush tools with the width value highlighted triggers an app crash [AF-3848]
• Crash when opening SVG file without enclosing <SVG></SVG> tags [AF-4146]
• Variable fonts do not display all axes, displaying the last 13 available in the font [AF-3926]
• Document Recovery prompt appears after certain dialogs/panels are initialised [AF-3158]
• Starting a new document with thousands of pages fails to load and causes an error and closes app [AF-278]
• [file specific] Smoothing curve makes it disappear from canvas (layer remains in Layers panel) [AF-3164]
• Books Panel- Exporting to PDF with Endnotes set to ‘End of Story’ fails to generate the reference hyperlinks [AF-4244]
• File > Open / Place does not correctly list HEIF, HIF & HEIC files [AF-4162]
• Document > Margins > Include margins doesn't work properly [AF-4182]
• [User file] Linked PDF fails to render correctly when file opened [AF-4223]
• Books Panel- 'Update TOC Before Output' setting is ignored on export [AF-3975]
• Duplicating pages can lose edited master objects [AF-4198]
• Changing Document DPI Unexpectedly causes Guides to scale on Artboards [AF-3224]
• Changing Document DPI unexpectedly changes the Note positions on the page [AF-3223]
• Changing the Document DPI scales default Text style font sizes [AF-3243]
• Hyperlink properties: Possible to enter multi-line entries into the text fields [AF-3741]
• Placing Excel file causing Publisher to crash [AF-3504]
• User file appears to have ghost hyperlinks which causes PDF export to fail [AF-3708]
• App doesn't ask you to save after clicking Edit in Photo [AF-2624]
• Add Master preset sizes are incorrect [AF-1302]
• Auto text flow starting from a left hand facing page fails and clears all text [AF-242]
• Unable to set page number using 'Start/Restart Page Numbering At' in Section Manager [AF-3203]
• Help menu's search bar is no longer present [AF-2594]
• Renaming a text style on macOS will duplicate the style on second rename [AF-3156]
• Unable to dismiss Text Style Editor if font is missing on macOS [AF-3157]
• Localisation - Typography Panel - OpenType features not showing translated strings [AF-3291]
• Find and Replace doesn't go to page if cursor is already on that page [AF-1295]
• Can't change from Hairline View mode back to Vector view mode [AF-4169]
• Table panel, Stroke and Fill section, Cell Stroke dropdown panel: Cap option is greyed out (regression) [AF-4165]
• Text Style Editor- Certain values do not match the Character panel when edited in the TSE [AF-3214]
• PDF Export- 'Include Layers' cannot be toggled when PDF/X-4 is selected [AF-4160]
• Text Style Editor: Unable to change Glyph Flyout options on macOS [AF-2559]
• Hyperlink Properties dialog cannot be re-sized [AF-2795]
• A running header with a Character style applied adds a fake End Of Story symbol and breaks the line of text to continue the story [AF-2835]
• Import from Word overrides indent value in style [AF-2818]
• Book Studio has tight spacing and missing controls on Windows + missing wording on macOS [AF-4164]
• Bullets and Numbering: Preferences icon is washed out in Light UI [AF-2548]
• Up/down arrow in Cross-Reference filter field changes value by +/- 1 [AF-3425]
• Mac Publisher Book Chapter uses different spelling for Synchronise in the book menu and using right click. [AF-3892]
• Character Panel: Optical Alignment spinners add too many history steps [AF-3870]
• Add Master Dialog- Defaults to Single page layout in a facing page document dependent on page selected [AF-842]
• Ambidextrous master pages should have page count disabled [AF-2447]
• When HSV is enabled, Luminosity Shift should be Value Shift [AF-3145]
• Text Style Editor- Editing the leading value can result in the entered value being reverted when the dialog is closed [AF-3226]
• Books Panel- Save confirmation message uses 'Yes'/'No' instead of the standard 'Save'/'Don't Save' Buttons [AF-4241]
• Text Style Editor: Category text too Large/Descenders cut off when using Large UI Fonts [AF-2921]
• Paragraph Panel/Text Style Editor: order consistency [AF-3068]
• Table Panel: Switching from Light UI to Dark UI keeps the colour of the scroll bar [AF-2312]
• Word Count treats En and Em dashes as hyphens [AF-3944]
• Cross-references not updated by section manager changes automatically [AF-3865]
• Character and Paragraph panel don't update when resetting Defaults [AF-3691]
• Missing variable fonts not requested if font parameters are changed [AF-3124]
• Variable font Gnomon - odd axis behaviour on Mac [AF-3187]
• Pencil Tool: App hang after enabling Sculpt, Auto Close and Use Fill [AF-2411]
• Exporting Book to PDF unexpectedly Locks certain chapters and fails to output them to PDF [User file]
• Preference - PhotoShop-Plugins-Cant scroll lists using up/down arrow keys [AF-4416]
• Text Style Editor > Clicking some dropdown and selecting 0 doesn't apply and reverts to No Change [AF-4387]
• Missing Path Data for PS Plug-ins on macOS [AF-4370]
• Master Page duplicate name message appears twice [AF-4307]
• Tab Stops - overlapping text [AF-4068]
• Holding CTRL when placing a DOCX file fails to import it
• QR Code: 'The payload data is too long' message [AF-3719]

(E) Bugs fixed which specifically affected iPad 

• Rectangle tool should only show corner type and radius parameters in the context toolbar when there is a shape selected [AF-3264]
• App retaining a lot of storage after closing files [AF-233] 
• Guides menu- app crash when selecting the colour selector with the selector already open [AF-4116] 
• Export window tapping on Matte cancels the export [AF-3269] 
• iPad - Crash with Set Selection Box 
• File > Open / Place does not correctly list HEIF, HIF & HEIC files [AF-4163] 
• Unable to navigate between Korean characters using Left/Right arrows on iPad 
• Adding a tab stop may crash the app [AF-3404] 
• PDF Export- 'Include Layers' cannot be toggled when PDF/X-4 is selected [AF-4161] 
• Table panel, Stroke and Fill section, Cell Stroke dropdown panel: Cap option is greyed out [AF-4166] 
• Dragging an optical alignment rule's Left and Right values affects more than one rule 
• Picking a fill when using Vector Flood Fill does not update colour well
• Cycle selection box doesn't reset transform panel rotation [AF-2747]
• [Improvement] Unable to set default Shape parameters 
• When HSV is enabled, Luminosity should be Value [AF-3146] 
• Relink not available from Resource Manager > Details Options menu
• Pencil Tool: App hang after enabling Sculpt, Auto Close and Use Fill
• Inserting a cross-reference can crash the app

If you have reported a bug and it is not yet fixed, please do not report it again. More fixes will be made during the 2.6 beta cycle, and will be reported in posts in this thread.

[Affinity Info Bot]

New Issues in 2.6, Reported in this beta forum
A list of unresolved issues which are not specific to any of the new features, reported by users

• AF-4780 - Brush Nozzle fails to update if you're editing the selected brush
• AF-4751 - App Crashes when downloading content from My Account
• AF-4794 - Books Panel - Min size causes text overlap
• AF-4796 - Option Clicking a Text Frame’s Flow Button Autoflows Text to Multiple Text Frames
• AF-4822 - App crashes when trying to use Resize Pixel Art Document on a large image
• AF-4824 - Running Header with linked frames not getting correct text offset for fields
• AF-4901 - Windows Localisation - Add Page - Clipping
• AF-4905 - Large/Extra Large Thumbnail Previews Fail in Non Facing Page Documents When the Pages Panel is Set to its Minimum Width at 100% DPI
• AF-4913 - Set Selection Box offsets Transform Origin when used in a multi page document
• AF-4926 - Portrait thumbnails resize smaller when a landscape page is added.
• AF-4927 - States > Scope when set to Spread does not ignore Master content.
• AF-4944 - Hidden Child layer clips the Parent layers stroke
• AF-4956 - Inpainting a deleted selection made with soft edges results in image with transparency
• AF-5009 - Selecting Add Pages... from the Document Menu Defaults to the Last Page rather than the Selected Page
• AF-5012 - Selecting Delete Pages... from the Document Menu Doesn't Select the Current Page
• AF-5013 - Gradient tool and text frame > Both Fill and Stroke are in sync in the Appearance panel
• AF-5014 - Gradient tool and text frame > Appearance panel > Stroke width is not reflected correctly
• AF-5065 - Cannot uncheck Chromatic Aberration Reduction on RAW files

Released Fixes
A list of issues for this feature, available in the current beta build

• AF-4749 - Quick Look on Sequoia isn't showing the full thumbnail preview and is instead showing it as a 'folder' preview
• AF-4762 - Crash due to replacing a static font with a variable equivalent
• AF-4798 - Super Resolve is available on iPad Document Menu
• AF-4802 - [Win] Blend Mode not showing in Adjustments window
• AF-4793 - Hyperlink PropertiesDialog - Min height is too small for some options
• AF-4833 - Hyphens are not being marked as mid-word punctuation
• AF-4900 - Windows Localisation - Document Properties Dialog Clipping
• AF-4905 - Large/Extra Large Thumbnail Previews Fail in Non Facing Page Documents When the Pages Panel is Set to its Minimum Width at 100% DPI
• AF-4945 - Layer/Group will be selected when clicking into empty space within bounding box
• AF-4948 - Selecting OpenType Variable Fonts with Extended Character Sets Causes Font Selection Performance Issues

[Patrick Connor]

Here's a list of the bugs which have been fixed in the beta build 2.6.0.2831
(fixes since the initial beta 2.6.0.2805)

Please reply in this forum to comment on any fixes which are in this list (in particular to let us know if you notice that something we say is fixed isn't!) To report any new bugs please do that against the relevant new feature post, or if the bug is unrelated to new functionality, report it in this "Other New bugs & issues" forum.

Changes/Bugs affecting all platforms

• Rename 'Add selected item to reading order' to just 'Add selected object' 
• Page options not in Title Case AF-4775
• Items manually added to the reading order are removed if their object type changes
• Text Style Editor: Slight section naming differences between Panel and Dialog AF-2852

Bugs affecting Desktop (Windows and macOS)

• Publisher Crashes When Dragging the Default Master Over a Multi-page Spread on the Canvas   AF-4818
• App will crash when using Object Selection tool on RAW layers   AF-4813
• Exporting a Book using Multi-page Spread Chapters to PDF with Area set to All Chapters exports every other page in each Chapter AF-4790
• Select Subject Fails to Select Subjects on Right-hand Facing Pages Following the First Page in a Publisher Document AF-4812
• Clicking Go to Article in the Reading Order Panel Requires Two Clicks When the Page is Zoomed In AF-4789
• Text Style Editor's Export Tag options are truncated in other languages  AF-4785
• Page drawn too large after moving facing pages page positions    AF-4779
• Applying a master and confirming size and count can create unexpected pages 
• The PDF Export Tag is missing in the Base Text Style Settings Summary in Publisher. AF-4757
• The Outcome Doesn't Appear to be Correct if Adding a Page When Reflowing Pages with Move Master Content Selected AF-4755
• Applying an alternative Master to a Multi-page Spread Causes the Master Page Content to be Removed from the Non-selected Pages AF-4747
• Applying a facing master to a larger multi page spread can crash
• Add Pages From File skips the first page if using 'Replacing' 
• Applying a 2 page master to multiple pages on a spread puts the master instance layers in a strange order 
• Layer panel page order can end up incorrect when switching between multi and non multi spreads  AF-4703
• Deleting an object added to the reading order inside an Article will also delete the Article 
• Crash after undoing a deleted item from the Reading Order 
• Excluding items in the Reading Order Panel doesn't update the Preflight
• Opening and then closing all chapters of a book is not closing all lock files. Closing Book will also hang app  
• Reordered 'Reading Order' items inside an article are not being exported the correct order to tagged PDFs 
• DXF/DWG won't export fills on a shape that covers the whole page bounds  
• excel import - tricky situation with merged cells and hidden columns possibly AF-4456
• Copy and Pasting Anchor Type Hyperlinks does not duplicate the Hyperlink AF-4424

Bugs affecting Windows

• Crash launching the app after switching to small thumbnails 
• The 'Duplicate Selected Pages' and 'Delete Selected Pages' Icons Remain Inactive When Page(s) are Marquee Selected AF-4809
• The Colour Picker's Auto Apply Feature Fails to Apply the Selected Colour for all FX on Windows AF-4805
• Blend Mode not showing in Adjustments window AF-4802
• Applying Color/Swatches panel Sampled Color (Color Picker) to object creates 2 Set Fill History entries AF-4791
• Crash changing margin colours on a ambidextrous master AF-4782
• Auto Apply colour picker fails in Colour Chooser on Windows AF-4760
• Inserting a Cross Reference from a book chapter, doesn't always display the paragraph text or page number
• Transform panel wider than other grouped panels AF-4365
• ML: Cannot swap to CPU Only, app restarts using CPU and GPU AF-4319

Bugs affecting macOS

• App crashes after downloading Machine Learning models on Catalina, Big Sur and Monterey and Intel hardware AF-4845
• Crash after installing Machine Learning Models when Install is clicked multiple times AF-4720
• Quick Look on Sequoia isn't showing the full thumbnail preview and is instead showing it as a 'folder' preview  AF-4749 (part of AF-3857)
• Crash closing a document using small page thumbnails  AF-4817
• Reading Order Panel icons require a restart when switching UI Style to Mono on macOS  AF-4788
• Double clicking item in Reading Order doesn't perform 'Go To Article' on macOS  AF-4784
• Mac is missing tools tips in Spread Properties    AF-4776
• Crash due to replacing a static font with a variable equivalent  AF-4762
• Reading Order Panel Reveal Arrow Position  AF-4759
• Font Manager doesn't clear on document close    AF-4803
• Exporting to PDF with 'Junicode' font triggers an app crash    AF-4615
• Copy & pasting any object with hyperlink to a target in a merged doc causes crash  AF-4581
• ToC panel minimum height cuts off Style Name section  
• Astro Persona Files panel- Stacking frames from multiple groups with no filter assigned triggers an app crash  AF-4471

    Bugs affecting iPad

• Crash after installing Machine Learning Models when Install is clicked multiple times AF-4720
• Super Resolve is available on iPad Document Menu AF-4798
• Tapping items on the iPad Reading Order appears to shift select them.

[Patrick Connor]

Here's a list of the bugs which have been fixed in the beta build 2.6.0.2861
(fixes since the initial beta 2.6.0.2831)

Please reply in this forum to comment on any fixes which are in this list (in particular to let us know if you notice that something we say is fixed isn't!) To report any new bugs please do that against the relevant new feature post, or if the bug is unrelated to new functionality, report it in this "Other New bugs & issues" forum.

Changes/Bugs affecting all platforms

• Basic Brush can't be set below 3 pixels AF-4002
• Develop Persona- RF 14-35mm F4 L IS USM correction not auto detected in the Lens panel    
• Develop Persona- RF-S 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM Lens profile not identified in the lens panel    
• Gap appears in Spine when creating a new spread with no Master    
• Preflight's mismatched text frame scale warning appears for each frame in the flow.   
• If an object's type changes when it is part of an article, the new object type is moved outside of its original article.    

Bugs affecting Desktop (Windows and macOS)

• Develop Persona - White balance not correctly saved/recalled with preset    AF-288
• Running Header with linked frames not getting correct text offset for fields    AF-4824
• Tooltip for variable fonts button differs between desktop platforms   
• Hyphens are not being marked as mid-word punctuation    AF-4833
• Making Updates to a Multipage Master Spread Fails to Show the UI Background Once Pages Have Been Repositioned    AF-4841
• Inserting Facing Pages with Master Page Set to None Displays a Margin on Left Facing Pages    AF-4850
• Apply Master dialog isn't dismissed when clicking OK if a Master Page is being viewed    AF-4847
• Placing .DOCX files containing a table with no border import with a solid border    AF-4866
• Margins for Centre Pages of a Multipage Spread Don't Reflect the Values Set in the Spread Properties Panel    AF-4883
• Master Page Spread Properties label properties can't be changed on a per page basis   
• Crash when attempting to export a book to PDF containing multi-page spreads    
• Cross Reference Hyperlinks Always Lead to the First Page of a Chapter When A Multipage Spread is Exported Using Chapter as Pages    AF-4890
• Attached SVG imports incorrectly in Affinity    AF-4925

Bugs affecting Windows

• Font not returning to previous trait when toggled (font family dependent)    AF-4877
• Large/Extra Large Thumbnail Previews Fail in Non Facing Page Documents When the Pages Panel is Set to its Minimum Width at 100% DPI    AF-4905
• Localisation - Add pages - Dialogs button Truncation(win)    AF-4722
• Crash docking or undocking the pages panel with Extra Large thumbnails    
• Object Selection icon not appearing in customised toolbar after update    AF-4825
• Crash on close with a document open using extra large thumbnails    
• Localisation - Document Properties Dialog Clipping    AF-4900
• DXF/DWG Export- 'Changes to the file are not allowed' when exporting from Publisher    AF-3971
• Fields Panel dividers can only ever be made larger on Windows    
• Fields Panel: "Field name" column doesn't have a minimum width 
• Freehand Selection tool in Polygonal mode causes Photo to crash    AF-4734
• Insert Hyperlinks Dialog- Text input to change dropdowns does not dynamically update the field    AF-4826

Bugs affecting macOS

• Changing Document DPI Displays the Wrong Font Size in the Text Styles Panel if Editing the Text Style    AF-4857
• A floated window title bar goes to the bottom of screen when using Window>Move & Resize>Left on Sequoia   AF-4446
• User File: Edit hyperlink on a shape with a title causes a spinning ball for around 10-15 seconds    
• Master Page Properties dialog cuts of 'Scale' options    AF-4836
• .afbook Missing chapter alert typo    AF-4832
• Master Page Properties dialog is too short in German    AF-4835
• Tags Panel has lost the background colour in Light UI   
• Hyperlink PropertiesDialog - Min height is too small for some options    AF-4793 

    Bugs affecting iPad

• Trackpad/mouse become unable to operate buttons after dismissing flyouts on iOS 18  AF-4301
• "Enable View Tool for Accessibility" setting doesn't take effect until the app is restarted    
• Double clicking item in Reading Order doesn't perform 'Go To Article' on macOS    AF-4844
• Unable to toggle the Hide/Show Article button in the Reading Order Panel on iPad    
• Unable to collapse articles in the iPad Reading Order Panel    AF-4981

[Patrick Connor]

Here's a list of the bugs which have been fixed in the beta build 2.6.0.2900
(fixes since the initial beta 2.6.0.2861)

Please reply in this forum to comment on any fixes which are in this list (in particular to let us know if you notice that something we say is fixed isn't!) To report any new bugs please do that against the relevant new feature post, or if the bug is unrelated to new functionality, report it in this "Other New bugs & issues" forum.

Changes/Bugs affecting all platforms

• Editing text on a Master Page as 'Content' will to show the changed text in the Reading Order Panel [AF-4968]
• Deleting Text from Publication Page Text Frames Based on a Master Fails to Remove the Reading Order Panel Entry [AF-4963]
• Adding Linked Text Frames to a Facing Page Master Incorrectly Adds an Entry to the Reading Order Panel [AF-4957]
• Multiple selected objects in the Reading Order Panel don't change state when toggled. [AF-4953]
• Reading Order adds an additional frame for edited Master Page content [AF-4950]
• Selecting Master Text Frames as 'Content' fails to show them in the list [AF-4949]
• Applying Master Page with Pinned object does not include Pinned object on applied Page  [AF-1144]
• Empty Shape Text Frames are included in the Reading Order [AF-4967]
• Crash loading an unsupported file type as a displacement map  [AF-4898]
• App crashes when using Select Subject on a blank document or with no layer selected [AF-4946]
• Object Selection Tool: Selections are off in Photo Persona [AF-4512]
• Using Live Perspective on a linked pixel layer causes an app crash [AF-267]
• XMP Tags are not shown for images inside Picture Frames
• Text Style Editor: Export Tags should not be grouped under Paragraph
• PDF with missing fonts shows all fonts available in PDF import options
• Master placement wrong on redo of page property change
• Tags Panel: Language field doesn't disable when checking 'Mark as decoration'
• Using Layer > Merge on linked layers freezes app, never recovers

Bugs affecting Desktop (Windows and macOS)

• Exporting a Non-Facing Multipage Spread Fails to Export Individual Pages [AF-5083]
• The Tags Panel Doesn't Show Available Languages in the Language Dropdown for Tagged Images When Publisher is First Launched [AF-5081]
• The Y Order is Not Always Honoured When Adding Objects to the Reading Order Panel [AF-5051]
• Empty Picture Frames and Untagged Images are Incorrectly Added to the Reading Order Panel [AF-5037]
• Article Positioning is Not Honoured if an Object has been Manually Re-ordered in the Reading Order Panel [AF-5028]
• Multi Page PDFs do not display correctly when placed Page 2 onwards in Designer [AF-5010]
• Adding a Tagged Image to a Master Page Incorrectly Adds it to the Reading Order Panel [AF-4966]
• Selecting OpenType Variable Fonts with Extended Character Sets Causes Font Selection Performance Issues [AF-4948]
• Alt Tag and Extended Description XMP Tag text Won't Display in the Tags Panel Until the Associated Hunspell Dictionary is Installed [AF-4911]
• Body Text Style Includes Unnecessary Explicit Properties [AF-4894]
• Text Style Editor: Reset Keyboard Shortcut button is inconsistent with Initial Words reset button [AF-2854]
• Text Style Editor: Reset Keyboard Shortcut button doesn't have a tool tip [AF-2853]
• Data merge- Generating with a linked SVG file causes an app freeze when attempting to save [AF-2757]
• Crash with user file when exporting to Tagged PDF [AF-5086]
• Crash when unchecking Facing Pages checkbox in Document Setup [AF-5069]
• Transform Panel Expressions don't update when you change spread properties [AF-5036]
• Multi Page PDFs fail to allow box selection after switching pages [AF-5011]
• Layer/Group will be selected when clicking into empty space within bounding box [AF-4945]
• Entering Quick Mask mode when Refining doesn't accept input [AF-4943]
• Spread with Page Reflow disabled cannot be extended to the right when drag-dropping a page [AF-4874]
• Frequency separation forces median blur values to be multiplied by 3 [AF-4816]
• Picture Frame's scale slider appears in the incorrect position for multi-page spread [AF-4811]
• QR Code vCard Data Merge Fails [AF-4752]
• Resample tickbox ignored and always true when recording a macro. [AF-990]
• Alt Tags lost on Picture Frames from an earlier file
• Error exporting specific file to PDF (digital - small size)
• IDML imports with overflowing tables and text
• ToC are no longer being recognised in the Table of Contents Panel
• Copy or Move pages allows page numbers one higher than exists in the document, leading to crashes
• Moving a page range within itself causes odd behaviour
• Tags Panel: Language: Unknown is appearing as None creating duplicate entries.
• App crashes after undoing Object Selection step
• Object Selection extends beyond the bounds of the image
• Crash when disabling facing pages on certain document
• Pinned image isn't being copied

Bugs affecting Windows

• Objects Nested Inside an Article Can't be Visually or Physically Excluded from the Reading Order [AF-4978]
• Adding a Tagged Image Unnecessarily Expands all Collapsed Articles [AF-4970]
• Collecting Embedded SVG file crashes app [AF-2970]
• Moving an Object to Bottom of an Article in the Reading Order Panel Fails to Honour the Drop Zone [AF-5092]
• Reading Order Panel icons do not switch to mono on Windows or iPadOS [AF-5090]
• Decorations Applied from a Text Style Fails to Show When the Dash/Gap Values are Adjusted with Mouse Wheel [AF-5075]
• Reading Order Panel Tooltip Wording Differs Between Mac and Windows [AF-5070]
• Reading Order Panel Fails to Scroll on Windows [AF-5030]
• Changing placed object to use 'Tags' is not changing name of object in the Layers Panel [AF-5045]
• Preferences - Machine learning model descriptions not translated
• Line Breaks on the Tags Panel are included elsewhere in the App UI
• Tags minimum size cuts off features and is not scrollable
• Unable to deselect items in the Reading Order on Windows or iPad.
• Page Move Options are enabled with no document open
• Remove the Noise slider from Baseline Grid.

Bugs affecting macOS

• A Tagged Image Including the Welsh Language Displays as Welsh (Cyprus) [AF-5082]
• Object Selection Within Articles to Omit its PDF Accessibility Tag on Export Can Highlight the Incorrect Object [AF-4977]
• Custom Variable font is using the wrong kerning value in Affinity [AF-3768]
• Contextual help for picture frame tools [AF-5072]
• Objects Nested Inside an Article but Excluded from the Reading Order are Still Read by Screen Readers [AF-5067]
• Hovering over objects in the Reading Order panel will highlight them suggesting they can be nested like Articles [AF-4952]
• QR Code Data Merge Field Preview Fails to Display a Preview of the Selected Field. [AF-4750]
• Tags minimum size cuts off features and is not scroll-able
• Contents of Style Settings can go missing if closing the dialog with Decorations selected
• Fonts no longer show as 'Missing' on macOS and show as 'OK' instead
• Selecting PDF/X-4 export preset displays a warning icon next to Encryption item.

    Bugs affecting iPad

• Reading Order Panel icons require a restart when switching UI Style to Mono [AF-4843]
• Hovering over objects in the Reading Order panel will highlight them suggesting they can be nested like Articles [AF-5093]
• Reading Order Panel icons do not switch to mono on Windows or iPadOS [AF-4787]
• Changing placed object to use 'Tags' is not changing name of object in the Layers Panel [AF-5045]
• No way to delete articles in the Reading Order Panel on iPad
• Update Tick/Cross icons for the Reading Order Panel

[Patrick Connor]

Here's a list of the bugs which have been fixed in the beta build 2.6.0.2950
(fixes since the initial beta 2.6.0.2900)

Please reply in this forum to comment on any fixes which are in this list (in particular to let us know if you notice that something we say is fixed isn't!) To report any new bugs please do that against the relevant new feature post, or if the bug is unrelated to new functionality, report it in this "Other New bugs & issues" forum.

Changes/Bugs affecting all platforms

• Improvements to the usage & performance data we collect in order to better understand which features are used the most.
• Export to PDF fails if using High Quality preset without embed ICC profile ticked AF-5175
• Selecting XMP tags are not adding items to the reading order.  [AF-5142]

Bugs affecting Desktop (Windows and macOS)

• Publisher Quits When Adding an Empty Book Chapter [AF-5178]
• Text objects in compounds should be removed from the reading order  [AF-5163]
• Nested Anchor Hierarchy for Book Chapters is Flattened When the Export Window is Invoked or the File Reopened [AF-5134]
• Exporting a Book to PDF Only Includes Bookmarks for the First Chapter [AF-5131]
• Crash when opening up existing afbook and relinking chapters due to TOC   
• Using 'Mark as Decoration' in the tags panel on an image with custom tags will still include it in the Reading Order  [AF-5129]
• Setting a tag source to an XMP field will not automatically include that item in the Reading Order [AF-5128]
• Publisher 2 Beta Crashes After Prompt for Missing Resources [AF-5122]
• Develop Persona- NIKKOR Z 70-180mm f/2.8 correction identified incorrectly in the Lens panel (unsupported lens)  [AF-4990]
• Develop Persona- Sony 1.4 35mm GM correction not auto detected in the Lens panel [AF-4988]
• Develop Persona- Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM correction not auto detected in the Lens panel [AF-4997]
• QR Code: Invalid URL icon overlaps the Visit target URL button [AF-3150]
• Develop Persona- Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM Lens profile not identified in the lens panel   [AF-2140]
• Lens correction not identifying Canon RF 50mm f1.8 STM lens but Tamron AF 80-210mm instead.   [AF-1843]

Bugs affecting Windows

• Reading Order Panel: Crash when dragging article name text [AF-5173]
• Wet Edges checkbox is no longer a grey block  
• Go To Anchor doesn't centre the anchor on multi page spreads 
• Reading Order items are deselected after toggling Exclude  [AF-5140]
• Toggling non selected Reading Order Exclude option will toggle selected item [AF-5139]

Bugs affecting macOS

• Tagged PDF fails Acrobat Pro's accessibility checks
• Reading Order Panel: Dragging the Articles can rename them all! [AF-5174]
• Toggling non selected Reading Order Exclude option will toggle selected item [AF-5152]
• Double Clicking Go to Anchor fails to Go to the Selected Anchor on macOS [AF-5135]

    Bugs affecting iPad

• Reading Order items are deselected after toggling Exclude  [AF-5140]
• Toggling non selected Reading Order Exclude option will toggle selected item [AF-5153]