2.6.x Beta Builds: Bug Fix List

[Patrick Connor]

Here's a list of some of the bugs which have been fixed in beta build 2.6.2.3187, fixes since 2.6.0.3134 & 2.6.1.3174

This thread is locked. To report any new bugs please do that against the relevant in this Other New Bugs and Issues in the Betas forum.

(A) Bug fixes which affected all platforms 

• Painting into a grouped Pixel Layer on an Artboard will fail to redraw new strokes [AF-489]
• Exporting to PDF when there is a 'Missing Dictionary for Language' Preflight Error Causes the App to Crash [AF-5978]

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

• The Layer Visibility Options are Missing When an Artboard with Layers is Placed into Another Document   [AF-5990]
• Object Nested Inside a Table Layer Will Error When Tagged PDF is Enabled    [AF-5982]
• Column Guides and Margins are Missing on Duplicated Artboards    [AF-5957]
• Copy/paste changes position of pasted object    [AF-5955]
• Applying a Text Wrap to a PDF in a Group and the Group Itself Creates an Offset Text Wrap Matching the Size of the Unscaled Placed PDF    [AF-5942]
• Merge Selected Fails When Lowest Layer in the Selection is a Group    [AF-5934]
• Can now Select Multiple Pixel and Mask layers before entering Liquify Persona (awaiting translations) [AF-5918]
• Allow bounding box of Vector Cropped areas to be hidden when using Move tool    [AF-5966]
• Master Page Fill Layers Aren't Applied to Publication Pages    [AF-5956]
• Measurements Missing from Artboard When Hovering Over an Object While Holding the Cmd/Crtl Key    [AF-5940]
• Paste with Force Pixel Alignment on doesn't always give expected results with Strokes and different Join types
• Small arcs cause DWG import to fail
• Applying a Text Wrap to an Object in a Group Fails to Move the Text Wrap Outline with the Object When the Group is Moved
• Edit Brush panel: Crash when attempting to adjust the curve on the Dynamics tab
• Undo of document stack direction change messes up master placement

(C) Bugs fixed which specifically affected Windows 

• No Windows specific fixes in this build 

(D) Bugs fixed which specifically affected macOS 

• Time zone offset is not detected on macOS Sonoma, causing Document Statistics and exporting Page Information to be incorrect   [AF-681]
• Crash on open with embedded document that has text wrap and is a child of a text frame [AF-5937]
• Export EXIF to XMP Causes Affinity Photo to Crash if Export Window has been open [AF-5915]
• If browser is full screened on macOS when signing in via Canva OAuth it doesn't return focus back to the app

(E) Bugs fixed which specifically affected iPad 

• No iPad specific fixes in this build 

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.x beta cycle, and will be reported in posts in this thread.

[Patrick Connor]

Here's a list of some of the bugs which have been fixed in beta build 2.6.2.3213, in addition to the fixes in the 2.6.2 beta above

This thread is locked. To report any new bugs please do that against the relevant in this Other New Bugs and Issues in the Betas forum.

(A) Bug fixes which affected all platforms 

• Smudge Brush Tool forces spacing to 1% and blocks editing [AF-5991]
• PDF export individually includes duplicated placed files unexpectedly, causing larger than necessary files  [AF-3294]
• Font Matching - Fails with attached file [AF-5949]
• [User File] Image in PDF is imported as 180° rotated rectangle with a broken Bitmap fill - placing crashes app 

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

• Changes Made to Embedded PDFs Not Acknowledged in the Main Document   [AF-5894]
• Updating ToC can create duplicate anchors and get the ToC hierarchy incorrect   [AF-5799]
• Books Panel- Exporting a facing page document to PDF as 'All Pages as Chapters' does not respect inner bleed value   [AF-5710]
• Cross Reference Target in Bleed Creates Corrupt PDF on Export from Books Panel   [AF-5919]
• Passthrough PDF's to X-1A create different size/quality PDFs compared to 2.5   [AF-5907]
• .bmp file doesn't open correctly in V2 (it does in V1)   [AF-5821]
• Facing Page Book Chapters Export Incorrectly When there is No Inner Bleed   [AF-5980]
• Unnamed Anchor shows 8 times in a document for a single unnamed anchor   [AF-5722]
• Specific file causes a ToC out of date preflight error that can't be fixed  [AF-5781]
• Bookmarks Exported from Book Chapters are Exported Alphabetically Instead of Chronologically

(C) Bugs fixed which specifically affected Windows 

• MSI Installer will fail if Windows Smart App Control is enabled app will fail to install as it can't confirm who published SetupUl.resources.dll 

(D) Bugs fixed which specifically affected macOS 

• PDF Export hangs if it contains Chinese Text and Ping Fang is not activated   [AF-5993]
• Note > Initial Advance not saved with document [AF-5976]
• Exporting a book to PDF that includes hyperlinks with spaces creates a corrupt PDF
• Brush Search - crashes during delete/duplicate/move

(E) Bugs fixed which specifically affected iPad 

• No visual indication of which tool is active (Photo Liquify, Tone Mapping, Develop Personas) 
• Brush Search - crashes during delete/duplicate/move

Please report any bugs introduced in 2.6.2 in this forum.

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/139-other-new-bugs-and-issues-in-the-betas/

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.x beta cycle, and will be reported in posts in this thread.

[Patrick Connor]

Here's a list of some of the bugs which have been fixed in beta build 2.6.2.3228, in addition to the fixes in the 2.6.2 betas above

This thread is locked. To report any new bugs please do that against the relevant in this Other New Bugs and Issues in the Betas forum.

(A) Bug fixes which affected all platforms 

• Add Pages from File with Sections produces unexpected results, with platform differences or crashes [AF-1681]

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

• Master Page Guides Duplicated and Editable on Publication Pages  [AF-6343]
• Publisher File Crashes When Inserting a Single Page   
• Master Page Adjustment Layers Vanish when Removed from a Group on a Publication Page   [AF-6098]
• [User File] Add Pages from file - Using 'After Last Page' crashes app, but 'After' and specifying the page number does not   [AF-3535]
• improved error handline when loading PSD files
• Add pages from file fails to add specified pages, pages added in incorrect order, different results if the 'added' file is already opened, closing and reopening created file results in entirely different page content displayed   [AF-3396]
• Unable to delete, hide or edit adjustment layers used on picture frames applied from master page   [AF-1523]

(C) Bugs fixed which specifically affected Windows 

• Typing a Font Family in Text Style Editor doesn't focus list on the typed font name. 

(D) Bugs fixed which specifically affected macOS 

• Adding pages from file in Reverse order cause Publisher to hang    [AF-3422]
• Adding a large document via 'Add pages from file' and subsequently deleting the initial facing page can cause an app crash   [AF-1807]
• Add pages from file with baseline grid and shift selecting results in 'ghost' selection   [AF-3398]
• Add Pages from File may result in unexpected sections/page numbering in target document

(E) Bugs fixed which specifically affected iPad 

• No iPad specific fixes in this build 

Please report any bugs introduced in 2.6.2 in this forum.

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/139-other-new-bugs-and-issues-in-the-betas/

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.x beta cycle, and will be reported in posts in this thread.

[Patrick Connor]

Here's a list of some of the bugs which have been fixed in beta build 2.6.3.3273, fixes since 2.6.2 (build 3228)

This thread is locked. To report any new bugs please do that against the relevant in this Other New Bugs and Issues in the Betas forum.

(A) Bug fixes which affected all platforms 

• Add Pages from File with Sections produces unexpected results, with platform differences or crashes [Fix 2] [AF-1681]
• Text redraw issue when aligning text frames  [AF-2446]
• Measure Tool needs to be more intelligent with Artboards  [AF-6376]
• Help and localization fixes

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

• App crashes when toggling 'Ignore Baseline Grid' for a text frame inside a rescaled Layer. AF-6707
• Text wrapped object can cause footnote positioning to behave erratically   AF-6587
• Master page pasteboard content no longer appears on page   AF-6420 (this change was reverted in 2.6.3.3322)
• Independent baseline grid doesn't work in scaled Layers AF-6356
• Exporting to PDF When Spelling Language is Unknown Fails   AF-6294
• Footnotes fitted incorrectly if baseline grid is on but off for the paragraph  AF-6202
• Footnote Rule does not respect text wrapping   AF-3184
• Running a Macro Which Involves the Develop Persona Crashes Photo When a Mask Layer is Selected AF-6591
• Smudge tool leaves stamp marks on click AF-6409
• An Empty Picture Frame Pinned Inside a Table Crashes Publisher when Exporting as a Tagged PDF File AF-6319
• Data merge- Filtering the data source does not load records correctly  AF-6051
• Insta360 projection XMP metadata stripped on JPEG export   AF-5996
• Pinned QR Code Using Data Merge Fails to Display the QR Code on Alternate Pages AF-5766
• Deselecting a Data Merge Layout Grid Hides the Grid AF-5708
• Differing behaviour between OS when placing images via Drag-Drop   AF-3968

(C) Bugs fixed which specifically affected Windows 

• Font Styles are not imported correctly when placed or copied from a Word doc    AF-5944
• Assigning a Gradient stop a colour using the colour picker applies fill to the whole object   AF-6383
• Artboards on Windows fail to show drawing scale. AF-6377
• Grouped Gradient masks cause artefacting with H/A enabled AF-6318
• Painting on Grouped masks causes brush artefacts AF-6223
• Select Subject crashes the app if no document is active   AF-6052
• Paragraph panel: fields don't show correct decimal places AF-3524 

(D) Bugs fixed which specifically affected macOS 

• Whole text frame is deleted if you use backspace after interacting with a docked panel or when saving a document.   AF-570
• Fields Panel - 'Total Pages' field only calculates page count for per book chapter  AF-6304
• Refining an Object after Mask Selection on a Non sRGB Image Crashes Photo  AF-6584
• Anchors Panel - 'Export as PDF Bookmark' flag lost when generating from Data merge  AF-6397
• Measure tool can no longer apply a drawing scale to a document AF-6193
• Dragging out a Data Merge loses its grid until mouse release   AF-2637

(E) Bugs fixed which specifically affected iPad 

• The Colour panel's preferences menu is not shown if you change from using sliders to the wheel  

Please report any bugs introduced in 2.6.3 in this forum.

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/139-other-new-bugs-and-issues-in-the-betas/

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.x beta cycle, and will be reported in posts in this thread.

[Patrick Connor]

Here's a list of some of the bugs which have been fixed in beta build 2.6.3.3309, fixes since 2.6.3.3273 

This thread is locked. To report any new bugs please do that against the relevant in this Other New Bugs and Issues in the Betas forum.

(A) Bug fixes which affected all platforms 

• Metadata missing for specific customer Nikon NEF file that was actually JPEG not RAW
• Canva session timeout testing improved
• Disable Stock Panel for Canva (EDU and NFP) license users 
• Opening user's HEIC file can trigger an app crash AF-6785
• Certain RAW files are imported with a harsh vignette AF-6091
• Disable Stock panel for Canva EDU/NFP users due to some content included in the "Safe Search" results
• Crash when using Smudge tool on a Pixel layer filled with Flood Fill tool

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

• AI and PDF files don't show previews in resource manager in Designer and Photo (works in Publisher)

(C) Bugs fixed which specifically affected Windows 

• Improved ARM chip support (in ARM64 installers)

(D) Bugs fixed which specifically affected macOS 

• Adding a Web Image as "Linked Remote" crashes Affinity

(E) Bugs fixed which specifically affected iPad 

• Improved authorization and licensing workflows.

Please report any bugs introduced in 2.6.3 beta in this forum.

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/139-other-new-bugs-and-issues-in-the-betas/

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.x beta cycle, and will be reported in posts in this thread.

[Patrick Connor]

Here's a list of some of the bugs which have been fixed in beta build 2.6.3.3322, fixes since 2.6.3.3309 

This thread is locked. To report any new bugs please do that against the relevant in this Other New Bugs and Issues in the Betas forum.

(A) Bug fixes which affected all platforms 

• No "all platform" fixes in this build 

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

• Master page pasteboard content no longer appears on page   AF-6420 (reverted due to regressions caused)

(C) Bugs fixed which specifically affected Windows 

• Improved ARM chip support for Machine Learning

(D) Bugs fixed which specifically affected macOS 

• Fixed the Stock panel still showing on first/clean run-up when it should be disabled for Canva EDU users.

(E) Bugs fixed which specifically affected iPad 

• Linked raw get rasterized when re-entering Develop. AF-6991

Please report any bugs introduced in 2.6.3 beta in this forum.

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/forum/139-other-new-bugs-and-issues-in-the-betas/

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.x beta cycle, and will be reported in posts in this thread.