Advanced Page Management: Multiple Pages Feature

[Hangman]

15 minutes ago, anto said:

It works and even restores the size.

I actually meant deselecting Page Reflow from the Page Move Options menu rather than disabling Reflow Through Spread, but that looks like another bug...

[4dimage]

Beta 2.6.0.3027

Hi guys,

I'm really struggling with this feature. For example, I want to create a DIN lang leaflet with a wrap-around fold, where the individual pages are each a little less wide. I start with the document settings for a page size of 100 x 210 mm. The three pages are initially the same width and are also correctly distributed at position x=0 / 100 / 200. If I subsequently want to reduce the page width on the left and middle, I have to confirm the dialog for each page individually with OK. It would be possible to change the properties of a selected page in the same dialog. However, if I don't confirm the change with OK and change the adjacent page directly, the value I just entered for the previous page jumps back. So it seems to be possible to change several properties of several pages in the dialog. However, the changes are not persisted in the open dialog.
 

The whole thing basically works, but with many more clicks.

 If I have to confirm the changes for each page with OK and then reopen the dialog for the adjacent page again, that's a lot more clicks and a real waste of time.

Not really practical 😬

 

When I tried to create the next three pages (inside page), I gave up. First, the copies are on a new layout page, which could then hold 6 pages. The attempt to scale the layout page so that only three content pages are on it ends in chaos. In the dialog, the content pages are stretched, even though I have Scale -> anchor to page/layout page active.

I don't seem to understand many of the current concepts. Unfortunately, it is anything but intuitive to use 😞

 

 

 

 

[Affinity Info Bot]

The issue "Adding New Pages with No Master to a Previously Extended Spread Causes Gaps on Either Side of the Spine" (REF: AF-5510) has been fixed by the developers in the latest beta build (2.6.0.3058). The fix is planned for inclusion in the next customer release.
Customer beta builds are announced here and you can participate by following these instructions.
If you still experience this problem once you are using that build version (or later) please reply to this thread including @Affinity Info Bot to notify us.

[4dimage]

On 1/11/2025 at 8:45 PM, anto said:

If you need to create a booklet, do not use the new spread. It is not known what it is and how it works. It only creates problems.
Watch this video to learn how to do your job. You can also copy all 3 pages and insert them after certain page.

 

Many things still remain unclear and with errors.

Thank you! First, creating the basic layout with 2x3 works very well. But the problem is that with a wrap-around fold, the width of the individual pages must decrease as the number of pages (folds) increases. So you have to set an individual width for individual pages afterwards. And this leads to increasing confusion. It's probably not a good idea to try to sort the layout flow afterwards using drag and drop 😬

[dedebenui]

I have a 3-page spread where the first page is 97mm wide and the 2 other ones are 100mm wide. When selecting a 100mm page in the layer panel, the bounding box doesn't match its real size (it seems to match the 97mm size).

[Hangman]

Hi @dedebenui,

I would assume that if you created the Master Page with a width of 97 mm and then increased the size of the other two pages, it's because the 100 mm pages still inherit the bounding box from the Master page which has a width of 97 mm.

I would perhaps create the pages in a slightly different way...

[Hangman]

20 minutes ago, anto said:

Is this bug related to AF-5510?

It certainly looks related...

[Patrick Connor]

A slightly different new bug, thanks 

[Affinity Info Bot]

The issue "Page Deletion with Reflow Through Spread Unchecked Creates a Gap on Both Sides of the Spine" (REF: AF-5684) has been fixed by the developers in the latest beta build (2.6.0.3089). The fix is planned for inclusion in the next customer release.
Customer beta builds are announced here and you can participate by following these instructions.
If you still experience this problem once you are using that build version (or later) please reply to this thread including @Affinity Info Bot to notify us.

[Affinity Info Bot]

The issue "Deleting Pages in a Multipage Spread with Reflow Through Spread Disabled Leaves Isolated Ghost Pages" (REF: AF-5514) has been fixed by the developers in the latest beta build (2.6.0.3089). The fix is planned for inclusion in the next customer release.
Customer beta builds are announced here and you can participate by following these instructions.
If you still experience this problem once you are using that build version (or later) please reply to this thread including @Affinity Info Bot to notify us.