TonyO Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 This might already be in here somewhere, but i didn't see a setting for it. When you drag an object off of the page onto he workspace background, the object is hidden behind the gray area, reminiscent of how Photoshop works. Usually in vector drawing apps, the off-page background is an area that you can use as workable space to place extra vectors or elements you want to edit separately or save or use later. I tend to use this area quite a bit, not sure about anyone else. Are you planning an option to allow the gray area to show vectors on top instead of hiding them? Screenshot shows side-by-side with illustrator to demonstrate. I never know if I'm explaining things right, haha! Busenitz and Sunset 2 Quote Art director by day, illustrator by night: Check Out My Shutterstock Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRScott Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I believe DrawPlus had the same things as Illustrator but also had a preview button so you could picture the canvas without the off page workspace showing. That would be nice for Affinity. Sunset and TonyO 2 Quote Gregg OS X Version 10.14.6 iMac 27" 3.2 GHz i5- 32 GB Huion Kamvas Pro 20 iPad Pro 12.9" IOS 13 AD = OS IOS, AP = OS IOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 17, 2014 Staff Share Posted July 17, 2014 You're not alone. I use it the same way. I've created a post a few hours before asking exactly why the content placed on the pasteboard area wasn't showing up. TonyO 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted July 19, 2014 Staff Share Posted July 19, 2014 Hi guys! This was a decision we made a long time ago... but it doesn't mean it was a fantastic idea, lol! It means changing more than you'd imagine, but there's no reason why it couldn't be made to work... I'll talk to the team about it on Monday :) Cheers, Matt Doc Pixel, GRScott and TonyO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Hey Matt how did that discussion go? As I work in Designer I keep wanting to drag things off the page to save for use later or whatever... I'm almost thinking of storing bits and pieces on a separate, hide-able layer. Not ideal but well sometimes large, complex illustrations get messy and you need a place to put things while you work. Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted August 11, 2014 Staff Share Posted August 11, 2014 I am going to look at this - as I mentioned before, there's actually more than you'd imagine involved in making this actually work, but I'll sort it out when I have chance :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rui_mac Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I know exactly how difficult that may be.One thing that may help is to define a limit to the space around the page that serves as pasteboard. A good size is a full page all around. Meaning that the actual page is centered in a space of 3x3 page-size areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Cheers Matt! Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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