Why can't I form two columns of pallets t right of workspace?

[blackxacto]

 

 

[carl123]

You can on Windows but I don't believe you can on Macs

[blackxacto]

You are kidding? Please be kidding.

As I can't use two cols on the right, is there anyway to get rid of topics I never use in these huge pallets? See above.

 

 

Further how can I get rid of wasted menu fill topics I never use: see the following jpg.

[bbrother]

3 hours ago, blackxacto said:

As I can't use two cols on the right, is there anyway to get rid of topics I never use in these huge pallets? See above.

The answer is no you can't. 

I think the user interface should be much more configurable than it is now. In my opinion, it would be good to revise the interface design, going more towards the so-called "progressive enhancement" strategy, where the panel shows the basic most frequently used options first, and on request, e.g. using the panel menu, you can expand it to show more sophisticated and advanced ones.

Excessively long panels with many sections where a lot of small controls are squeezed and the need to scroll has nothing in common with modern UI, it rather reminds me of the early 90s.

[blackxacto]

Affinity Photo 2 on the Mac can be so frustrating. Ive owned this program through 2 generations and its still frustrating to find out another Mac issue. You used to not be able to draw in AP w a pen on Mac. They finally updated it. Now they fill panels w useless menus. Every panel should snap to every other panel. Stop cutting corners Affinity.

[R C-R]

12 hours ago, blackxacto said:

You used to not be able to draw in AP w a pen on Mac.

??? I never had that problem with any version, including the very first Mac V1 versions.

12 hours ago, blackxacto said:

Every panel should snap to every other panel.

Not sure what you mean by this. Floated panels can snap to others, as can panel groups. And of course one Studio panel group can be snapped to either side of the document window. The only limitation in this respect is on Macs there can only be one Left & one Right Studio.

[blackxacto]

You use a PC?

[R C-R]

39 minutes ago, blackxacto said:

You use a PC?

I use what my signature at the bottom of all my posts say. (2020 iMac 27")

[blackxacto]

Everytime i tried drawing with pen tool the line would shoot off the page. It was eventually updated to clear the bad software.

i thought i asked you to help others old man? I dont want your help.

[R C-R]

1 minute ago, blackxacto said:

I dont want your help.

Then why do you keep asking me questions? Regardless, you can use the Ignore option so you won't see my posts. Just hover the pointer over my avatar in any of my posts & choose "Ignore."

[thomaso]

20 hours ago, blackxacto said:

As I can't use two cols on the right, is there anyway to get rid of topics I never use in these huge pallets? See above.

You can reduce the height of panels with such optional subtopics. Unfortunately, this doesn't work if there is another panel placed under the one you want to reduce in height and its height cannot be changed. It sounds absurd, but it's true.

As workaround for the simple but still missing feature of multiple docking panel columns I use a column left of the main window to avoid conflicts with the layout area (ruler, zooming, scrolling etc):

Unfortunately, if placed to the right, the additional panel column may cover items of the Context Toolbar on a small screen:

[blackxacto]

"You can reduce the height of panels with such optional subtopics. Unfortunately, this doesn't work if there is another panel placed under the one you want to reduce in height and its height cannot be changed. It sounds absurd, but it's true."

Wow, the further I work w this app, the further down the rabbit hole I seem to go.