Arctic Gorilla Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Hey all, This is also a bug with the public version of AD too, I just thought it best to post it here. In Mavericks you can right click on a brush and the drop down menu will appear, allowing you to delete a brush etc. In Yosemite this doesn't work. You have to be very specific and right click on the number to the left of the brush to get the drop down menu to appear. I found this out after trying for hour to delete a brush, eventually after talking to Ronnie McBride on twitter who tested it on Mavericks with no problem, then trying on Yosemite and figuring out that only clicking on the number would work. Thanks again Ronnie for the time spent helping me with this. OS X Yosemite on a 2014 15" MacBook Pro Retina 2.2 GHz i7 16GB Intel Iris Pro 1536MB Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakerlund Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Hi AG, That's strange.. I tested on three different Macs all with 10.10.1 and right click on any brush works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Gorilla Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Hmm, that is strange. I tried on my MBP running 10.10.1, I tried the public version and the beta with the results i mentioned. And Ronnie McBride tried on his Mac's one running Mavericks (worked fine) the other running Yosemite (same results as me). Thats how i came to the conclusion it was a Yosemite issue. Maybe a few others could try and see what results they get. OS X Yosemite on a 2014 15" MacBook Pro Retina 2.2 GHz i7 16GB Intel Iris Pro 1536MB Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted January 1, 2015 Staff Share Posted January 1, 2015 Both Beta and MAS version are working fine for me on Yosemite. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Gorilla Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Hi MEB, May do a uninstall and reinstall to see if that fixes the issue then. OS X Yosemite on a 2014 15" MacBook Pro Retina 2.2 GHz i7 16GB Intel Iris Pro 1536MB Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted January 1, 2015 Staff Share Posted January 1, 2015 You can try a reset first. Press and hold ctrl while launching Affinity Designer. Then press Select All in the dialog that will appear and then click on Clear. Note that you will lose ALL customisations you've made to the program. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Gorilla Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Not much joy I'm afraid. Did the reset on the public version, I still get the same results, I have to right click on the number to the left of the brush. And an interesting result with the Beta, i uninstalled and reinstalled the latest Beta from the link on the forum, now i can't delete a brush at all. Not even clicking on the number brings up the dropdown menu. I used Appzapper to uninstall and then Hazel to sweep for any remaining files left by the Beta installation, so I'm positive I removed everything before reinstalling the beta. I also tried the reset on the beta, but no joy. OS X Yosemite on a 2014 15" MacBook Pro Retina 2.2 GHz i7 16GB Intel Iris Pro 1536MB Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Van Cleve Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I have seen what you describe, Arctic Gorilla, however it is sporadic at best. I also found that to fix it all you need do is change to another tool, then back to the brush tool and right-clicking works as expected again. I can't reproduce it on command though and it certainly isn't happening all of the time for me. I wonder if you have some 3rd party application running that is interfering with AD. You could try rebooting into Safe Mode and see if the problem still exists. Will tel you if it's an AD issue or a 3rd party issue. Journey forth my friend, by body if needs be... MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, OS X 10.14 beta || USB Keyboard, Wireless Trackpad, Wacom Intous 3 Tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CartoonMike Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Been using AD (latest beta) for a few hours and the dropdown menu works just fine. Can't reproduce the issue OP described. Used Right click on both the wireless trackpad and wacom stylus w/upper switch set to right-click. I've updated Yosemite to 10.10.1. Agree w/ Chris Van Cleve that it sounds like an 3rd party app mucking with things. You could try creating a "dummy" account and seeing if the right click issue still exists as (iirc) new accounts won't start up with any apps. Or you could go to the System Prefs and in Users and Groups/Login Items, see what's being automatically started. Once you enter in your password, you can delete items (make a list of what you delete so you can re-add them later) and then see if the problem still persists. Helpful to figure out what could be the issue if restarting in Safe Mode eliminates the issue. Mac OS X Catinlina, 2014 iMac, 3.5 Ghz Intel Core i7, Huion Kamvas Pro 22 Graphic Tablet, 16GB RAM, MacOS10.12 || Magic keyboard w/numeric keypad, wireless trackpad, Kengsington Edge Trackball || Flux Capacitor in a secure location --- I encourage kids to go ahead and play on my lawn. I mean, how else can I make sure the death-traps work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Gorilla Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Hi Guys, I'll try your suggestions later when i get home and let you know how it goes. OS X Yosemite on a 2014 15" MacBook Pro Retina 2.2 GHz i7 16GB Intel Iris Pro 1536MB Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Gorilla Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 So I booted up in safe mode, everything is exactly as it was before, public version I can delete a brush by right clicking on the number to the left. Beta version, I can't delete a brush at all. I uninstalled beta version again, reinstalled but its still the same. I will wait to see if anything changes while I'm using it. CartoonMike, I also made a new account, but it made no difference. Thanks for your time guys OS X Yosemite on a 2014 15" MacBook Pro Retina 2.2 GHz i7 16GB Intel Iris Pro 1536MB Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Andrew Tang Posted January 5, 2015 Staff Share Posted January 5, 2015 So I booted up in safe mode, everything is exactly as it was before, public version I can delete a brush by right clicking on the number to the left. Beta version, I can't delete a brush at all. I uninstalled beta version again, reinstalled but its still the same. Hi Arctic Gorilla, did you redownload the beta before doing a new install? Can you check the beta version number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Gorilla Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Hi Andrew, Yes I redownloaded the beta version, the version number is 1.0.21458. OS X Yosemite on a 2014 15" MacBook Pro Retina 2.2 GHz i7 16GB Intel Iris Pro 1536MB Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pskh Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I have the same problem as Arctic Gorilla. Can't delete brushes. No contextual menu pops up, no matter where I click in the Brushes palette. Works fine in the MAS-verison, not in the latest Beta version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Van Cleve Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I believe you're having the problem. I just don't think it's the application at the root of it. Attached is a screenshot of the latest beta running on Yosemite 10.10.2 and as you can see the contextual men appears and the Delete option is active. The app responds contextually across the entire column, it doesn't see the numbers (brush size) as a separate entity from what I can tell, so I don't know why that would work if the preview doesn't. I still think you have something else, 3rd party app or extensions, etc. that is causing the problem for you. I'm not sure how to prove that out though beyond what CartoonMike and I already suggested. Journey forth my friend, by body if needs be... MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, OS X 10.14 beta || USB Keyboard, Wireless Trackpad, Wacom Intous 3 Tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osang Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 No problem here. I'm using Yosemite 10.10, and can see the Brush's delete option using AD Beta 21458. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Gorilla Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Here is an interesting development. This applies to both public and beta versions of AD on my Mac. I can ctrl click all day long and never get the contextual menu to appear. But I've just discovered if i tap my trackpad with two fingers (which is the same as ctrl click) the contextual menu appears instantly, this is very strange. There should be no difference between the two actions. ctrl click works the same as the two finger tap everywhere else on my Mac. It would be interesting to see if those with the same problem are using a Macbook and the built in track pad as I am. OS X Yosemite on a 2014 15" MacBook Pro Retina 2.2 GHz i7 16GB Intel Iris Pro 1536MB Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted January 11, 2015 Staff Share Posted January 11, 2015 Thanks for your help Wayne. Seems that what's not working here (or wasn't implemented) is ctrl+click on the brushes to show the contextual menu (neither using a mouse nor the trackpad no matter the OS or Affinity version you're using). There's only one exception: ctrl+click on the numbers (brush sizes) on the MAS version of Affinity does work, no matter the OS. Using the mouse right-click or double tapping the trackpad both work fine across all versions and operating systems. I will log this to be looked at. Again thanks for keeping at it Wayne ;) Andrew Tang 1 A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Van Cleve Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Wow, nice find! I haven't used CTRL-Click in years so never would have thought of that. Journey forth my friend, by body if needs be... MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, OS X 10.14 beta || USB Keyboard, Wireless Trackpad, Wacom Intous 3 Tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evtonic3 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I also am running the beta on Yosemite, and I went to system preferences and turned on secondary click for the mouse (right-click) and it now brings up the pop out menu seen here. It wasn't working before I turned it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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