Palette shrinking horizontally / Palette hierarchy issue

[RWhite]

I am using an MI Mac and the latest 2.6 version of Affinity's software (for point of reference). As I cannot currently dock a palette next to each other on my Mac, it was suggested to me on this forum that I reduce the size of the application window and have the palettes float off to one side. Unfortunately whenever I click between Character, Paragraph and Typography (Example) the palette shrinks ever so slightly horizontally each time I switch between them. Which means after 6-7 changes I physically have to resize the palette window. I have also tried the window floating within the application, however when I wanted to change the Font, that window opened up behind the palette. Which is a Hierarchy issue. I have attached images. Finally, I have had affinity less than a week, while largely very impressed by what I see these UI oddities to obviously infuriate. So I would be really grateful for assistance from the forum members or the Affinity Team developers to resolve these ongoing issues. 

[NathanC]

Hi @RWhite,

The font dropdown list hierarchy issue is currently logged with the developers, I've bumped the existing issue with your report.

Docking/Snapping panels side by side will hopefully be something the team implement in the future in alignment with the Windows functionality. However, I can't reproduce the issue described concerning the panel group shrinking when switching between panels in a group, can you provide a screen recording demonstrating this, and also confirm your MacOS version?

Many thanks

[RWhite]

Hi NathanC, thanks for responding about the font dropdown and palette resizing issue. Please find attached a screen recording which highlights the particular issue I am having.  I am running Mac OS Ventura 13.6. And yes I am aware this is an older OS, this is primarily due to my computer bricking itself when I updated to OS 14. It took me over 2 days to get it back up and running and I have been extremely reticent to go down that miserable route again. As it has been running all my Adobe programs and 3d  software perfectly smoothly ever since.

Can I also possibly ask about the last Colour swatch used in each application, which doesn't appear to be automatically saved by default. I am finding that when I open another session, whether that be Publisher, Photo or Designer I do not see the palette I used last time that document was opened.  Working across multiple projects whether that be on an illustration or page layout, this can be extremely problamatic and annoying to keep a track of. I would be grateful if you could pass this message on to the developers as well.

Thanks again. R