Jump to content

Affinity designer UI (wishlist)


Recommended Posts

Hello!
During the use of the Affinity Designer, I noticed some difficulties in the work and would like to describe them.

1. It would be great if you could change the name when creating / editing a document.
a327316ca3.png

2. The left toolbar can not be edited and configured directly from the preview window. The need for viewing - setting tools. And the top toolbar can!
658b4d62f5.png

3. Export all settings to a separate file.
b5c4d9b65b.png

4. One checkbox turns the normal search into a hotkey search and all menu functions. 
    Give people the opportunity to set up a modal window in height!
    I have a big screen, but I do not see all the hot keys on the screen!
1ee0f4f94b.png

5. Make the gradient a separate modal window and add it to the studio. This will speed up the work several times!
2f4fdab22f.png

 

 

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Staff

Lots of good suggestions, thank you! We would struggle with number 12 in particular as our artboards are containers - hence they clip their contents. The example you show is from illustrator which has artboards that are basically just background areas drawn specially - they do not contain the items placed over them. If you only wanted one artboard then we could do this as you’d not actually use artboards at all - just a normal document with single spread. The background of this kind of document could happily be shown/hidden as it would not clip its children 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 16.09.2017 at 5:44 PM, MattP said:

Lots of good suggestions, thank you! We would struggle with number 12 in particular as our artboards are containers - hence they clip their contents. The example you show is from illustrator which has artboards that are basically just background areas drawn specially - they do not contain the items placed over them. If you only wanted one artboard then we could do this as you’d not actually use artboards at all - just a normal document with single spread. The background of this kind of document could happily be shown/hidden as it would not clip its children 

Thanks for the answer. I appreciated the boards-containers, I also like the function Clip to canvas, which removes everything outside the artboard.
Hiding the artboard is necessary only in order to type in text or a large amount of infographics. It would be great if there was an opportunity to change the background color.

I still have many ideas and questions!  For example..
How do I manually search for fonts?
How to download dictionaries for spelling for the Russian language?
How to select a locked layer and unlock it without resorting to the layers panel?
up. I realized that in the mode of outline can select a closed object :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Hi. :)

This is just my opinion.

For #7. I don't agree. Maybe it looks cool, but the border is needed to separate it from the panel color.  (maybe options to toggle it on or off will be better)
For #8. Since I use a small monitor, the current panels/ buttons are already huge, showing it all together will take more space.
 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 hours ago, avicenna said:

Hi. :)

This is just my opinion.

For #7. I don't agree. Maybe it looks cool, but the border is needed to separate it from the panel color.  (maybe options to toggle it on or off will be better)
For #8. Since I use a small monitor, the current panels/ buttons are already huge, showing it all together will take more space.
 


Functions 7 and 8 imply the existence of the flag, this means that they can be turned on or off.
#8 there are check box. If you have a small screen, then you can only use Color wheel. I find it hard to switch every time, it would be good to use them together. (as an idea)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Guidelines | We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.