Raiken Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 The new Affinity designer for iPad looks and feels awesome. I would love to see a similar version of the Designer on Windows 10 which uses the full potential of the Windows 10 touch functionalities. A direct copy of the iPad UI could be awesome. toupee, Voltha, Sched and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paola Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 I agree with this. I was hoping if Affinity Designer could implement hand gestures like the ones on the iPad. I use a Microsoft Surface Book, so when I use the touchscreen I detach it from the keyboard, and let me tell you, it is not convenient to go to Edit>Undo every single time I want to undo one action. Juliae, Ulaxes, Voltha and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyDinsmore Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I agree as well. I have a Wacom Cintiq Companion 2 and a Surface Pro 4 and want to use them with Designer the way I am able to with the iPad. You guys got the user experience right on the iPad with touch, gestures and pen support. This is the way creative apps should be. HappyLlama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadfulDrummer Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I concur. The ability to switch to that touch-friendly interface would be superb. Blow Photoshop even further out of the water! Ulaxes and HappyLlama 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becareo Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I have tried Affinity Design today with my Surface Pro 4 and it is really good, but I feel the same like other people here. The Surface Pen is almost useless on the Surface Pro and the touch interface is buggy. You cannot use your menus with your finger, just the pen, you cannot rotate the canvas and there is no way to undo in a easy way. Even the color selector is not working with the pen (I have read it is fixed in the non trial version). And also the mouse rightclick is not working with the Pen input so you cannot show the context menu from the pen. There is a huge lack of real Pen compatible apps on the Windows Market. Since 2 years ago I bought the Surface pro 4, I really want a good Pen experience as I had with Wacom to fill my expectations. It could not be possible I bought this tablet thinking about an all-in-one solution to forget Wacom tablets, but it only work good with windows apps like One Note, but not professional grade apps like yours. Please give us the reason to worth our Surface Pro Tablets Microsoft couldn't give us with an empty app market, 5 Surface generations later since first Surface pro. Thanks you for your awesome work. HappyLlama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiken Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 Inspired by the Affinity Designer I tried to do some vector work with the Adobe Illustrator. Pro: - Adobe Illustrator has a great lightweight touch mode - Integrated Surface Dial function Con: - No Artboard rotation - I'm not able to use my pen as an eraser... - Feels here and there a bit buggy I think Affinity has a lot of potential on Windows 10. This could be kind of a disruptive innovation. The Surface Line is a versatile creative dream, but we also need tools to support it, and Adobe did a bad job to do so in the last years. Here we have now a lot of potentials for a newcomer to grab market share. HappyLlama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k410 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 I agree -- it would be great if at least some of the iPad interface's features could be translated as options for the desktop version, e.g., the popup item properties panel along the bottom to make it easier to make some common adjustments with a graphics-tablet stylus (even without a touchscreen). But I should mention that as a completely new user I'm delighted with the features I have been discovering and the ergonomic design decisions that have already been implemented. This (desktop) app puts a smile on my face. Also, I have never owned an iProduct in my life, but your apps are tipping the balance ... I'm waiting to see if iPad Pro 3 comes out in a couple of months. Apple should probably pay you a commission HappyLlama and Raiken 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
policarpo Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 We need canvas rotation. Not having it is like owning a a Ferrari you can only drive in a straight line ;^) HappyLlama, Raiken, Sched and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackBrownbeard Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 I had the same idea too. That would be just right because I use a pen tablet with an integrated screen. At the moment it feels like two different programs. I hope that the desktop version gets the same Touchmode. Raiken 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numanair Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I have been hoping they have plans for this. If not, it should be seriously considered. The number of Windows Ink capable devices is growing. I got a laptop with pen functionality specifically for tools like Designer. The iPad interface looks like it works really well in that workflow. Sched and Raiken 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpad09 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I also agree with this, was using AD on my surface pro and thought the interface was not 100% touch friendly, I convinced my GF to swap over from Photoshop to affinity on her IPAD pro 12.9. Once she got it and seen her using the IPAD interface all I could think was man that UI would be great on the surface pro when using it in tablet mode with the pen and touch. Raiken 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitbshive Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 +1! Longing for ipad style gestures on surface pro Raiken, Juliae and Voltha 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliae Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 100% agree! The lack of hand gesture capability on Windows 10 is really putting me in a tough position of leaning towards purchasing an iPad Pro vs. a Microsoft surface book. If it had an easier way to undo through touch commands I would immediately go for the surface book...but here I am stuck inbetween. Raiken and Voltha 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlainP Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 On 7/26/2018 at 8:51 AM, policarpo said: We need canvas rotation. Not having it is like owning a a Ferrari you can only drive in a straight line ;^) To rotate the canvas: •From the View menu, select Rotate Left or Rotate Right. The canvas will be rotated in 15 degree increments. From the same menu, select Reset Rotation to reset the canvas back to its original rotation. Raiken 1 Quote -- Window 11 - 32 gb - Intel I7 - 8700 - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 -- iPad Pro 2020 - 12,9 - 256 gb - Apple Pencil 2 -- iPad 9th gen 256 gb - Apple Pencil 1 -- Macbook Air 15" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpad09 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I 100% agree, being a surface pro 4 user and watching my GF use AD on ipad pro I am longing for that UI and use my surface more as a tablet then as a PC. Raiken 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ed Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 +1. Was looking at the iPad pro, but with the restrictions of iOS with the laptop-level pricing the surface pro seems like a better bet. I've used AP/AD on my old surface and its easier than PS but still clunky, a killer PC version with a dedicated mode for touch would be an attractive option, even as a paid add-on. Raiken 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AugPow Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 I made an account just to say I'm 100% agree with the idea. I've tried the iPad version and it was so good (this is the reason why I tried the PC version). And if it can switch between touch mode and PC mode. It will be epic!! kpad09 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sched Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 100% agree with that!! Someone know something about that? Affinity are considering this option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/ProAffinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 15.7.9 (iPad Air 2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuqing Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Drawing Tablet with screen has much more useful apps for an illustrator or graphic designer than an iPad. It's running Windows so you can use the full versions of Adobe CC and other professional Applications. Not just some dumbed down doodling apps. You can use the pen display tablet companion either connected to your Mac or PC as a screen & drawing tablet or standalone running Windows. You can't connect the iPad to a Mac or PC, you are limited to what iOS can do. you only get a much more limited device. I have the 11.6" XP-Pen Artist 12 Drawing Tablet Monitor . That is just the screen without a computer. Personally I wouldn't even trade that for an iPad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltha Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Hello .. Do you think one day if there will be an update to have the shortcuts gestures as on iPad for the Windows version .. Because in tablet mode it's just very frustrating to be forced to open the virtual keyboard to make a keyboard shortcut which makes the software painful to use. Imagine all the tablet computers that could benefit. Now it's usless to use Affinity designer in tablet mode . Sorry for my English ( Google translate) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abject39 Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 I too would love to see a gesture/pen mode as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazybov Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I have a surface pro 6 and pen to use for illustrations on the go. Affinity designer is great to use with the pen but it could be much better. I too would like to see improved usability for all of us with the same setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCamachoDesign Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I'm going to bump this topic with my +1 I've recently tried the iPad version of Affinity Designer and the touch interaction is much better! I disagree with bringing the whole iPad UI to the desktop, mostly because there's some key features missing in the iPad (global colours, swatches on layer styles...), but I do agree in bringing the Windows touch interaction to the iPad level. Thanks! Simeon Incognito 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grauzorn Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Also Bump~ I own a Surface, but the lack of good software with proper touch support is ... well, guess everyone jumps on the iPad wagon now. They could sell it as addon, or sell the toned down version seperatly for touchdevice users. iPad exclusivity is so annoying... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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