coded_disaster Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I'm using Affinity Designer and Photo since it was released on Windows, and am really satisfied with both programs. In addition to my wacom cintiq I'm using a Microsoft Windows Dial to manipulate brush sizes and other tool properties. This works because you can create custom menu entries for the dial and attach keyboard strokes to those entries. But ultimately I'd love to see direct integration of the dial directly into Designer and Photo like Drawboard PDF or Sketchable have, where the Surface Dial UI includes direct Information about available bruhes, or that I could utilize the Dial to select tool colour directly. (For reference: Windows Wheel Interactions (MSDN)) Is that something that you consider for an upcoming version of Affinity Photo / Designer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithferion Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 Try the latest Beta. Microsoft Dial should be supported (if I'm not mistaken). Best regards! coded_disaster 1 Quote AMD FX 8350 :: Radeon HD 5670 :: Windows 10 :: http://mithferion.deviantart.com/ Oxygen Icons :: GCP Icons :: iOS 11 Design Resources :: iOS App Icon Template :: Free Quality Fonts (Commercial Use) :: Public Domain Images How to do High Quality Art :: Mesh Warp / Distort Tool Considerations :: Select Same / Object - Suggestions :: Live Glassmorphism Effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coded_disaster Posted October 21, 2017 Author Share Posted October 21, 2017 Update: I tested the beta for Designer and Photo, and as long there's no hidden option to activate the feature, the Surface Dial is not explicitly supported. Nothing additional to the normal systemwide options like scroll and zoom. Sounds good, I'll give it a try! Thanks for the tip Mithferion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithferion Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Well, let's hope in the future there is more functionality for the Dial. Best regards! coded_disaster 1 Quote AMD FX 8350 :: Radeon HD 5670 :: Windows 10 :: http://mithferion.deviantart.com/ Oxygen Icons :: GCP Icons :: iOS 11 Design Resources :: iOS App Icon Template :: Free Quality Fonts (Commercial Use) :: Public Domain Images How to do High Quality Art :: Mesh Warp / Distort Tool Considerations :: Select Same / Object - Suggestions :: Live Glassmorphism Effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainwilds Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Agree! This would be a great addition. Photoshop now has support for this as a Technical Preview. I'll note that Logitech has a new keyboard called Craft that also has a dial and works with Photoshop. There's a trend towards this kind of input device. coded_disaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichJamz Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Seeing as there is now an SDK available for the Logitech Craft, I'd love to see some support for Affinity Photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNThorne Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 There is now direct support. Go into the Edit menu, then Preferences, and tick the box next to Surface Dial support. It works especially well with Photo and Designer, less so with Publisher. I imagine support will improve with each new update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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