MagratG Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 I have a layer of place names on a map. I've applied 'MyStyle 1' to them all as I've typed them in. I can change their look by just editing 'MyStyle 1'. So far, so good. If I click the layer, all the place names are selected but if I try to now apply 'MyStyle 2' to them it doesn't work. I have to actually select all the items in the layer to change the applied style. That doesn't seem quite right to my way of thinking. Is this a bug, are the correct way of working? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 2, 2018 Staff Share Posted February 2, 2018 Hi MagratG, Welcome to Affinity Forums That's how it should work. A layer by itself can't have text styles applied. When you select a layer in the Layers panel you are selecting all the contents of the layer as a whole, not the individual text objects. The first case "MyStyle 1" does work because you are not actually selecting any object in particular - you are editing the style that is applied/assigned to several objects (it has become an attribute of those objects) - and so all the ones that use it are updated to reflect the changes you have made to the style. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
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.