christovw66 Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I've tried manually dragging them apart and back to their original locations, as well as searching the 'View' and other main menus but haven't yet found how to uncouple them. Additionally, when I select something from the Color-panel...it 'leaps' in front of the now combination Layer/Transform-panel. I'd love to know the 'How & Why' to this as it may come in handy in the future. But for now, I'd like to return the 'studio' to its original default panel set. *AD 1.5.4 on a MacBook Pro* Would someone please enlighten me? Thanks much, -Christo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 View Menu > Studio > Reset Studio 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...
christovw66 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 ..if you keep this up R C-R, I'm gonna have to put you on payroll -- THANKS MAN.. -Christo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christovw66 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 ...getting some weird behavior here after doing 'Reset Studio' in the View menu...anyone know what I'm doing wrong? I posted a 'after' thumbnail below. Probably related, 90% of the titles in the View menu are grayed-out (unchecked). Thanks -Christo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Hi christovw66, It seems that you do not have any documents open, that's certainly why the buttons are grayed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Also, with no document open, there will be no document window, which is why the desktop items are visible behind the Affinity panels. If you open an existing or create a new document, all will look & work as expected. 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...
christovw66 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Thanks for responding reglico - I didn't realize the buttons gray out in the absence of an open file/doc. Duh on me! Appreciate it man. -Christo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christovw66 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 R C-R, I actually knew something this time before you said it (that's big for me!)...knowing all my documents had been closed, I figured that's why my desktop was visible, but here's the weird part (to me). After doing 'Reset Studio' in the View menu my panel placement/arrangement did not change (go back to their original positions). I thought a Restart of my computer was in order so I closed everything out, did the computer Restart, then reopened Affinity Designer only to find all the panels were in the same positions as before doing 'Reset Studio'. Second weird part (should've sent a screenshot, sorry)...I did open a document, only to see it set 'up and off to the left' if you will. Odd placement of the doc, and the panels were 'out of position' from factory settings. Hopefully my description provides some useful info. Thanks in advance! -Christo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Thanks for your feedback christovw66. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 19, 2017 Staff Share Posted March 19, 2017 Hi christovw66, Go to menu Window and uncheck Separated Mode to place everything back into a single window. I believe this is what you are trying to do... Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christovw66 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Thanks a lot Miguel... ...and, you're welcome reglico!. -Christo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christovw66 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Is a way I can adjust the length of this panel (and panels in general)? Also, when I minimize AffinityDesigner the panels are still 'free' and remain on my computer screen. MEB, I went the Windows menu and completed the instruction you posted above. Not sure what I'm missing. Thanks, -Christo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 To adjust the height of the panels you move the cursor to the bottom of the panel until it turns into a double white arrow, you can then pull up or down.You can replace the panel by clicking on the two small horizontal lines at the top left of the panel and pulling it in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted March 19, 2017 Staff Share Posted March 19, 2017 Currently you have the Affinity interface in Separated Mode - all interface elements are floating independently over the desktop (the document windows, all the toolbars etc). If you want to put them all back into a single application window you have to uncheck Separated Mode from the Window menu. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christovw66 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 My bad, MEB...thanks. And I appreciate the explanation and thumbnail, reglico. Gratitude. -Christo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christovw66 Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 ..ok, my AD Studio is 99% back to normal after checking 'Reset Studio' in the View menu - however, I'm experiencing some weirdness with the Toolbar/Context Toolbar. Hopefully one of you cats can see what needs to be done and advise me based on the thumbnails below, along with my brief description. I can't seem to get the Toolbar back to it's original (factory) position at the very top position of the Studio - when trying to drag it up to the topmost edge screen/AD UI, I am hitting a point that I cannot move the Toolbar above. This leaves an approximately 1/2-inch gap through which I can see as well as move images into that are a part of the AD document I would be currently working on. For example, see the thumbnail below that shows what happens when I select 'Save As' in the File menu. I'm only able to see the bottom of said white 'Save As' window yet the field where I would name the file is blocked by the Toolbar. I have no choice at this point (that I know of) other than to drag the Toolbar down far enough that I can see and complete the 'Save As' operation. I want to get the Toolbar 'locked' or set back into the topmost position it was in when I first began learning/using Designer this past January. I've also attached a thumbnail of my Affinity Photo studio UI showing its Toolbar in said position. Last thing - in addition to the above, I am no longer able to see the names of currently open document/file names that I had just recently been working on. They formerly would appear by name with an 'x' just to the left of each doc name, nestled snugly up against the bottom edge of the Context Toolbar. I'm stumped. Thanks for any and direction/help. -Christo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christovw66 Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 ...also, please note the placement/position of the Exit (red circle), Minimize (yellow circle), and Maximize (green circle) buttons in the first 3 thumbnails posted just above, in my initial description. Those seen belong to each individual document that is currently open. The Toolbar no longer possesses these Exit, Min, and Max buttons as it originally did...nor does it have the words 'Affinity Designer' embedded in the Toolbar at top dead center as it did originally (same way 'Photo' is seen in thumbnail-4). I'm not being lazy - tried to find the fix myself for quite a while. Just can't find it. Thanks again. -Christo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 As MEB said, it looks like you are in Separated Mode. As he suggested, have you tried unchecking Separated Mode on the Window menu? 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...
christovw66 Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 ..quite the dork, am I - somehow even though I understood what MEB was saying to do, my thinking was a full 180-degrees out of phase. By 'checking' I felt like I was 'unchecking'! All is good now R C-R. Thanks a bunch. -Christo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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