Staff MEB Posted March 5, 2018 Staff Share Posted March 5, 2018 Hi Sirio, We usually list all the changes in the Beta section of the respective application as its being developed (the latest beta is usually pinned at the top of the respective section). The retail version (in the stores) then lists/resumes the major changes/highlights for that update. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirio Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 7 minutes ago, MEB said: Well, I found this information where you advise to look for, but it change nothing about my tip: the release notes should be present in the help window or in the download page that Affinity itself sent me. Otherwise I can not understand the advantage to update my current version. Here some examples of other soft. All of them propose the change list except Affinity. Thank you JokeRat, maksimon and jagovisual 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted March 5, 2018 Staff Share Posted March 5, 2018 10 minutes ago, Sirio said: Well, I found this information where you advise to look for, but it change nothing about my tip: the release notes should be present in the help window or in the download page that Affinity itself sent me. Otherwise I can not understand the advantage to update my current version. Here some examples of other soft. All of them propose the change list except Affinity. Thank you Our release notes are normally added to the news forums We would recommend always being on the latest version that Auto-update suggests for you but if you would rather wait for the release notes and make your own decision, then please follow this news and information forum and the release notes will be added soon after release. I will suggest this change to the documentation team also, thank you Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagovisual Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 13 hours ago, Patrick Connor said: Our release notes are normally added to the news forums We would recommend always being on the latest version that Auto-update suggests for you but if you would rather wait for the release notes and make your own decision, then please follow this news and information forum and the release notes will be added soon after release. I will suggest this change to the documentation team also, thank you Please let me know which post that contain the update of Affinty 1.6.4 I've been looking for a couple of hours to look for that. Thanks maksimon, Sirio and JokeRat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, jagovisual said: Please let me know which post that contain the update of Affinty 1.6.4 For which Affinity app, which platform (Mac, iOS, or Windows), & beta or retail version? 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...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted March 6, 2018 Staff Share Posted March 6, 2018 7 minutes ago, R C-R said: For which Affinity app, which platform (Mac, iOS, or Windows), & beta or retail version? Both apps, Release/Retail version, Windows. Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, Patrick Connor said: Both apps, Release/Retail version, Windows. All in one post? 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...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted March 6, 2018 Staff Share Posted March 6, 2018 Stop being pedantic please. He was quoting my generic post, and I can post links to 2 announcements and @jagovisual can use whichever he needs, it's not important to this thread which application, though he/she is welcome to be specific if he/she chooses maksimon 1 Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, R C-R said: All in one post? Your ‘link’ doesn’t work! 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...
IcyPRO Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Why do I have to become a detective searching for update notes every time new update rolls out? All the information should be written on the download page. Alfred, maksimon, PeanutsA and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 4 minutes ago, Patrick Connor said: Stop being pedantic please. Sorry. My intent was not to be pedantic. I was confused about the 1.6.4 version numbers for Mac vs. Windows. Still am, I guess. PeanutsA 1 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...
R C-R Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 18 minutes ago, Alfred said: Your ‘link’ doesn’t work! If I thought it would help to make a link to a 404 error page, I would have added one. Recently, I have had a lot of trouble trying to sort out all the different version numbers being mentioned in various posts, & browsing through the News & Info & beta forums has not helped much to lessen my confusion. There seems to be a plethora of Windows version numbers, but none for a 1.6.4 version of anything. On the Mac side, AFAIK Affinity Photo is at v1.6.1 & Affinity Designer is at v 1.6.7. But someone mentioned a 1.6.8 version, presumably for Affinity Designer for Mac, so I am not at all sure of what the most current versions for anything are anymore. Alfred and PeanutsA 2 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...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted March 6, 2018 Staff Share Posted March 6, 2018 I will try to clarify in a questions thread, but it's a bit tricky. I'm not surprised that you are confused, sorry PeanutsA and Alfred 2 Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JokeRat Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 I'm also interested in the patch/release notes for 1.6.4. For my everyday work it's mandatory that I know what tools/features have changed/added, etc.. In my opinion (and it seems like I'm not the only one) this is something that should be very visible as soon as the update hits. especially what new features were added. I'd love to see a simple splash screen with 'what's new' on starting up the new version the first time with the most important changes and a link to the whole change log, without me having to search through a whole forum, just to not find any information. just my two cents... maksimon, DoctorMicro and PeanutsA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanutsA Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Patrick Connor said: I will try to clarify in a questions thread, but it's a bit tricky. I'm not surprised that you are confused, sorry Thank you @Patrick Connor for that post, acknowledging how confusing 'things' are. But not for where you are going to post the 'tricky' explanation(s) - yet more 'trawling though heavy seas' to find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirio Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 The better solution to be more clear and efficient is add this information on the download page, please, improve this in this way: 17 hours ago, MEB said: Patrick Connor, Alfred and osc23 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sched Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Hi, Yes, is not normal that I have to look for this kind of information inside the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uwe367 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 When you open the Software, you get a hint for a new Version. But if you are klicking "OK", nothing happens. The Windows with the Hint closes by itself and thats all. Would it be possible, that, when you klick "OK", to implement there a Link wich brings you straight to the Downloadpage? I think that will be the best Solution. Isn´t it? Have a nice day. Ich wünsche einen schönen Tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wikinger Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Good morning. If you click OK, you want to postpone the download. This message will return until the download is validated as a reminder. This saves you from forgetting. Yours sincerely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted March 6, 2018 Staff Share Posted March 6, 2018 25 minutes ago, Uwe367 said: When you open the Software, you get a hint for a new Version. But if you are klicking "OK", nothing happens. The Windows with the Hint closes by itself and thats all. Would it be possible, that, when you klick "OK", to implement there a Link wich brings you straight to the Downloadpage? I think that will be the best Solution. Isn´t it? The functionality that you describe as wanting is exactly what happens when you press Download, which exits the app. OK is there to say you have seen the message and acknowledge you will deal with it in your own time Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted March 6, 2018 Staff Share Posted March 6, 2018 2 hours ago, PeanutsA said: Thank you @Patrick Connor for that post, acknowledging how confusing 'things' are. But not for where you are going to post the 'tricky' explanation(s) - yet more 'trawling though heavy seas' to find them. Quite so, I have done what I can and will try to maintain it R C-R, SrPx and rubs 3 Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uwe367 Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 4 hours ago, Patrick Connor said: The functionality that you describe as wanting is exactly what happens when you press Download, which exits the app. OK is there to say you have seen the message and acknowledge you will deal with it in your own time I think i need new glasses.. sorry... i´m sooo old Have a nice day. Ich wünsche einen schönen Tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Affinity Designer is featured in the German App Store again … just in case you didn’t notice … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajpeck123 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Anyone else having problems downloading? According to the update website, it's only 222MB - which should take no time at all on my broadband connection. Trying to download 1.6.4 had got to 5% after about 40 minutes... I'm now trying 1.6.3.103 instead - and it's done 15% in over 20 minutes. Alison Alison Serif user since the mid-1990s. Affinity Publisher, Designer and Photo all at 1.8.5.703. Windows 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 10 hours ago, ajpeck123 said: Anyone else having problems downloading? According to the update website, it's only 222MB - which should take no time at all on my broadband connection. Trying to download 1.6.4 had got to 5% after about 40 minutes... I'm now trying 1.6.3.103 instead - and it's done 15% in over 20 minutes. Alison Welcome to the Serif Affinity Forums, Alison. That sounds pretty slow! Did you try again later, or just give up? I don't have a particularly fast connection at the best of times, but when I downloaded version 1.6.4.104 of both APh and AD a couple of weeks ago I achieved download speeds of more than 300 KB/s for each one. My usual download speed is three times faster, but even at those slower speeds my downloads were finished in about 12 minutes each. 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...
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