Basic tab in the Develop Persona in Affinity Photo

[RichiePhoto]

Why can't this all be one section, instead of multiple sections instead of having to click on individual sections inside the Basic tab? Having to click individual section to enable it, slows down my workflow 

Also, move the up to the first adjustment, and leaving all the other adjustments below it

[fde101]

49 minutes ago, RichiePhoto said:

Having to click individual section to enable it, slows down my workflow

I'm assuming from this that you mean the individual filters on the tab (so "Enhance", "White Balance", etc.).  Having the option to toggle individual filters on and off is a good thing.

The problem with the current implementation is that the filters should be enabled automatically if the user adjusts a setting within the filter (moving a slider or whatever) and that is not currently happening.  That is how it works in DxO PhotoLab, for example.

An alternative approach is the one Capture One uses, in which the filters are always active, but can be individually reset to default parameters with a "reset" button.  This might sound nice at first, until you realize that all filters being constantly active potentially means using CPU/GPU cycles for calculations that may not be needed for every picture.  In some cases this can be mitigated by detecting whether or not the filter's parameters will actually have any effect and bypassing it if they will not, but the checkboxes (toggle switches in DxO) make this situation a bit more clear.

I would not suggest emulating Pixelmator Pro on this one, however.  It also uses toggle switches, but hides the parameters when the filter is switched off, so the parameters being visible (the "section" expanded) and the filter being active are joined as one concept.  This minimizes productivity by both requiring the filter to be manually activated before anything can be adjusted AND preventing the user from hiding parameters from filters they are happy with while still keeping them active (thus increasing the amount of scrolling required to see what is going on).

[RichiePhoto]

24 minutes ago, fde101 said:

I'm assuming from this that you mean the individual filters on the tab (so "Enhance", "White Balance", etc.).  Having the option to toggle individual filters on and off is a good thing.

The problem with the current implementation is that the filters should be enabled automatically if the user adjusts a setting within the filter (moving a slider or whatever) and that is not currently happening.  That is how it works in DxO PhotoLab, for example.

An alternative approach is the one Capture One uses, in which the filters are always active, but can be individually reset to default parameters with a "reset" button.  This might sound nice at first, until you realize that all filters being constantly active potentially means using CPU/GPU cycles for calculations that may not be needed for every picture.  In some cases this can be mitigated by detecting whether or not the filter's parameters will actually have any effect and bypassing it if they will not, but the checkboxes (toggle switches in DxO) make this situation a bit more clear.

I would not suggest emulating Pixelmator Pro on this one, however.  It also uses toggle switches, but hides the parameters when the filter is switched off, so the parameters being visible (the "section" expanded) and the filter being active are joined as one concept.  This minimizes productivity by both requiring the filter to be manually activated before anything can be adjusted AND preventing the user from hiding parameters from filters they are happy with while still keeping them active (thus increasing the amount of scrolling required to see what is going on).

It maybe a good thing for you, but you don't have to adjust anything if you don't need to