Alfred Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 It's basically a square crop tool. It will be great if it added "Irregular Crop Tool" option. We already have an irregular crop option, Arun, although it's more like the 'Crop to Top/Bottom Object' command that you're used to in DrawPlus. Draw a filled shape on top of the object that you want to crop, go to the Layers panel and drag the new shape's thumbnail on top of the other object's thumbnail. As in DrawPlus, the cropping object remains editable. :) Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wumpabill Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 The short cut keys still quit working after a few mins or key strokes, been having these problems since the start of using AD, the only way it stays working is by using 2 computers, use the ADS on one and the internet for the tuts ,if you run AD and try to do a tut on same computer the short cut keys quit working,, and this is a real pain,( in you know what ) I have sent many help tickets on this issue and still not fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 The short cut keys still quit working after a few mins or key strokes, been having these problems since the start of using AD, the only way it stays working is by using 2 computers, use the ADS on one and the internet for the tuts ,if you run AD and try to do a tut on same computer the short cut keys quit working,, and this is a real pain,( in you know what ) I have sent many help tickets on this issue and still not fixed I got the impression from your earlier posts that keyboard shortcuts in AD would just stop working for no apparent reason. The fact that it only happens when you're also looking at tuts on the Internet might be an important clue. Which version of Windows do you have, and what browser are you using? Are these video tutorials on Vimeo and/or YouTube (and if so, does the same problem arise if you watch other videos which are not tutorials)? Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniele Salvatore Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 I am very keen to get the final official release of AD for Windows, also because I do hope that you will start also with the Affinity Photo beta for Windows; at last with both of them, AD & AP, I will be able to process my ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ingram Posted October 22, 2016 Author Share Posted October 22, 2016 I'm pretty sure that when disabling Aero you are actually disabling hardware acceleration. Turning off DWM (Aero, glass, etc) is just a side effect. I certainly don't speak for Affinity. But if it were my company, I don't think I'd invest in developing a software rendering solution nearly every computer in use can perform hardware acceleration. Basically every computer built in the last 7-8 years has a CPU with a decent integrated GPU. Out of curiousity, what version of Windows are you using and why do you disable Aero? Why is this so important to you? This only affects Windows 7 users because in Windows 8 and above, DWM is always enabled (users cannot disable it as it's a Core service). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Sean P Posted October 24, 2016 Staff Share Posted October 24, 2016 Hey guys, i was exploring the export persona today and stumbled upon this. When i export the entire page everything is fine, but when exporting slices (batch or one by one) there is no text. Please see the attached image. Is this a setting i need to change or something else? Thanks in advance! Hi Clandestine, My guess is you've selected each rectangle and just clicked 'Create Slice'? This will create a slice and only export out that object (and its children) which is why the text is not exporting. You could nest each text object inside the red/blue area or alternatively group the background and text together and then do a create slice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ingram Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 You guys NEED to have a search within the font dropdown. It's impossible to even skip to the first letter of the font's name. The best would be a search bar, when you add like "A" it goes to the beginning of "a..." fonts. Then you write "Ar" and it goes to Arial, etc. This is the minimal set of the search options! We do have that functionality, unfortunately it got broken in the most recent release. We'll be sure to fix it soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clandestine Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 You could nest each text object inside the red/blue area or alternatively group the background and text together and then do a create slice. Thanks a lot, that did the trick! [nesting the text into the rectangle then recreating the slice] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 I am rather confused about the subject of this thread, are we talking about the windows the Windows or the Mac versions? The reason I enquire is that I have been trying to down load this version (AFFINITY DESIGNER PUBLIC BETA 1.5.0.26) (WINDOWS) (RC2)on a windows 10 system running on an intel i7 but it keeps failng. The previous version downloaded without problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ingram Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 I am rather confused about the subject of this thread, are we talking about the windows the Windows or the Mac versions? The reason I enquire is that I have been trying to down load this version (AFFINITY DESIGNER PUBLIC BETA 1.5.0.26) (WINDOWS) (RC2)on a windows 10 system running on an intel i7 but it keeps failng. The previous version downloaded without problem. Hi, it sounds like you might have a problem with your internet connection. There shouldn't be any problems downloading the latest beta from the link in the post at the start of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nana Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Hi Mark, I reported an issue of AF Windows icons in Beta 12 going into a high contrast-like mode in a remote desktop session https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/23847-affinity-designer-public-beta-15012-windows/?p=112632 The issue is still not fixed and we are in RC2. Any chance this would be fixed before release?? This will really help some of us. Cheers, Nana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ingram Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 Hi Mark, I reported an issue of AF Windows icons in Beta 12 going into a high contrast-like mode in a remote desktop session https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/23847-affinity-designer-public-beta-15012-windows/?p=112632 The issue is still not fixed and we are in RC2. Any chance this would be fixed before release?? This will really help some of us. Cheers, Nana Hi Nana, unfortunately no, this issue won't be fixed ahead of release. We are concentrating on fixing issues which affect the majority of users, and as far as I can tell, the number of people who will be using the application via remote desktop is going to be very small. Also, the icons only look strange when they're disabled. When the buttons become enabled, they look normal. This is actually a problem with remote desktop itself, not with our application. JamesD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nana Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Thanks Mark. Pardon my limited windows knowledge but how does one enable the icons in a remote desktop session . Perhaps, that is all that I need. If you can please point me to it, that will be great. Cheers, Nana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ingram Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 As in, the tool buttons are enabled when you create a new document, or some of the toolbar buttons enable when you make a selection etc. It's something the program controls automatically to indicate that tool's availability, not something you can change. So the available ones look right, and the unavailable ones don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreasFurster Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Bug When zooming while using the eyedropper, the magnifying glass still uses the old zoom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biscuit Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Sometimes name of text object is not updated in layers panel after changing text. Toggling visibility helps. The layer thumbnail of a group with a text object within sometimes doesn't update after changing text as well. Or is slow to update, because when I check later the layer thumbnail is updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscararnulfo Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Are you going to improve the font selector? it's not easy find a font when you have a bunch of fonts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted October 24, 2016 Staff Share Posted October 24, 2016 Are you going to improve the font selector? it's not easy find a font when you have a bunch of fonts oscararnulfo, Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums. This will be fixed yes, the lead developer of the Windows version Mark said this below earlier in this very thread. We do have that functionality, unfortunately it got broken in the most recent release. We'll be sure to fix it soon! Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wumpabill Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 I got the impression from your earlier posts that keyboard shortcuts in AD would just stop working for no apparent reason. The fact that it only happens when you're also looking at tuts on the Internet might be an important clue. Which version of Windows do you have, and what browser are you using? Are these video tutorials on Vimeo and/or YouTube (and if so, does the same problem arise if you watch other videos which are not tutorials)? I have windows 10, 64 bit. I use both firefox and google chrome works the same on either browsers. The tuts I get from AD it there tuts some are video and some are written tuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 I have windows 10, 64 bit. I use both firefox and google chrome works the same on either browsers. The tuts I get from AD it there tuts some are video and some are written tuts. I'm also on 64-bit Windows 10, and I'm currently using Firefox. As it happens, my keyboard shortcuts stopped working earlier today, but I wasn't aware of doing anything unusual apart from keeping Affinity Designer running (often in the background) for several hours. Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted October 24, 2016 Staff Share Posted October 24, 2016 I think tutorials and browsers is a red herring myself Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I think tutorials and browsers is a red herring myself I'm inclined to think so too, Patrick. I was just trying to pin down whatever else might be going on here. Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ingram Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 The short cut keys still quit working after a few mins or key strokes, been having these problems since the start of using AD, the only way it stays working is by using 2 computers, use the ADS on one and the internet for the tuts ,if you run AD and try to do a tut on same computer the short cut keys quit working,, and this is a real pain,( in you know what ) I have sent many help tickets on this issue and still not fixed When the shortcut keys stop working, can you type text in the application? i.e. Can you use the Artistic Text Tool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScootCoot Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I just downloaded and installed the latest beta release of Affinity Designer for Windows and I'm experiencing crashes more often compared to the previous version... Anyone else experiencing this issue...? While I was using the transparency tool, the computer locked up - the HDD light was on steady; not blinking - then once it "unlocked" the program crashed and the HDD light went off then only flickered now and again like it usually does... I clicked the "Debug" button, but only got an error message... I am in the process of trying to recreate the problem but when the program is running, then locks up as noted, I have to wait... Once I can recreate the problem I will grab some screenshots and other detailed information... I suppose, too, that maybe I need to upgrade my computer to a faster "graphics computer"...? Don't know if that is part of the issue, though... "...life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans..." john lennon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Ingram Posted October 26, 2016 Author Share Posted October 26, 2016 1.5.0.27 (RC3) is now available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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