bikeman Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Why are there no default settings for shadows, glows etc? Why doesn't AD remember when I change an effect so that I can then go on to apply the same effect setting to other objects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 It's hard to imagine a default setting for any of the effects that we could all agree on. But sticky settings is something that is greatly desired by most if not all of us. I think they're on the roadmap but I'm not sure when we'll actually get them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 Adobe manage it. Any default would be a good start. It's very annoying that out of the box most of the effects have no effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Adobe may have assigned defaults; it's hard to imagine that every Adobe user wants the same defaults. Actually, Affinity has a default mode; that is to leave it up to the user. :) But again, sticky settings would allow each user to choose their own defaults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NilsFinken Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I am quite ok with copying an object with different effects, and then pasting its style onto another object, via Edit - Paste Style. An option to set a default for, say, outer shadow would be nice, though. Quote Lenovo laptop with Intel Core i7, 16 GB RAM, Windows 10 Home. Former user of most Serif software from PagePlus 3.0 through PagePlus X9, now enjoying Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I'm always in favor of Options and I agree that an Option for each of us to set our own defaults would be very nice. Bar that, I'd be happy with just having sticky settings so that my copy of the app remember my preferred settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 As I said I don;t really care what the default is I'd just like them to be a) retain my last setting and b) do something - it's sometimes not obvious what an effect does so it's better to have a starting point rather than nothing, which leaves me thinking that effect doesn't do much. As for copying effects and pasting them, yeah that's fine if you're happy for two tasks instead of one but I have deadlines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilleG Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Consider this. Suppose Affinity decided to create defaults for each effect but the default they chose was different from what you wanted to apply. How would deleting the default and entering your preference be any quicker or easier for you than just entering your choice to begin with? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 Consider this. Suppose Affinity decided to create defaults for each effect but the default they chose was different from what you wanted to apply. How would deleting the default and entering your preference be any quicker or easier for you than just entering your choice to begin with? :) The point is if the default effect doesn't do anything then I don't even get an example of what it can do for me to accept or modify. What if I'm not sure what an effect can do? Do I just then slide the adjustments randomly? What's the big deal in giving me a default setting for me to use or modify? Why do you defend do nothing? Don't defend the status quo unless there is a real benefit for you in leaving it as is. I think there is a real benefit for some of us to have a default setting. It's just lazy of the dev team to leave effects zero'd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 The point is if the default effect doesn't do anything then I don't even get an example of what it can do for me to accept or modify. All of AD's effects include live previews that update in real time as you change their settings. Is that not enough of an example for you? LilleG 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 All of AD's effects include live previews that update in real time as you change their settings. Is that not enough of an example for you? That's true, but I can see the point the OP is making. Several of the effects, for example, have an Intensity slider with a scale on which zero means "no effect"; it would make sense for the default intensity to be something other than zero, so that you can instantly see an effect which you can adjust up or down as desired. Richard S. 1 Quote 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...
LilleG Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 The point is if the default effect doesn't do anything then I don't even get an example of what it can do for me to accept or modify. What if I'm not sure what an effect can do? Do I just then slide the adjustments randomly? What's the big deal in giving me a default setting for me to use or modify? Why do you defend do nothing? Don't defend the status quo unless there is a real benefit for you in leaving it as is. I think there is a real benefit for some of us to have a default setting. It's just lazy of the dev team to leave effects zero'd. I am defending the status quo because I believe it is the best solution for the most users. And I do not think that it is the developers who are being lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 That's true, but I can see the point the OP is making. Several of the effects, for example, have an Intensity slider with a scale on which zero means "no effect"; it would make sense for the default intensity to be something other than zero, so that you can instantly see an effect which you can adjust up or down as desired. But what should that default be? Likewise, when there is a radius slider zero also means no effect, so what should be the default for that? Should either or both be the same regardless of the pixel dimensions of the canvas, artboard, layer, or group? Defaults make sense when there is a logically or intuitively consistent starting point, but for something like this I don't think that is true. For me at least, anything other than zero as a starting point would just be confusing because it won't be the same for different things. LilleG 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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