ffca Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 On 2/12/2020 at 11:32 AM, spinko said: and because if you have to export as single page PDF's for web viewing you'll be screwed .... Exactly. Some printers also request individual pages for some reason. We either need multipage support or AT LEAST the ability to independently change the size of facing pages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petar Petrenko Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 On 2/10/2020 at 11:05 PM, MikeW said: While QXP can have X number of spreads/pages side by side, one cannot at this time have pages of differing widths in a single layout. That feature is on the horizon, but it is not here yet. As I remember X <= 7. Or, maybe, the total width of the page spread must not be greater the total width of maximum page width allowed by QXP. Quote All the latest releases of Designer, Photo and Publisher (retail and beta) on MacOS and Windows. 15” Dell Inspiron 7559 i7 ● Windows 10 x64 Pro ● Intel Core i7-6700HQ (3.50 GHz, 6M) ● 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600 MHz (8GBx2) ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 ● 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD ● UHD (3840 x 2160) Truelife LED - Backlit Touch Display 32” LG 32UN650-W display ● 3840 x 2160 UHD, IPS, HDR10 ● Color Gamut: DCI-P3 95%, Color Calibrated ● 2 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort 13.3” MacBook Pro (2017) ● Ventura 13.6 ● Intel Core i7 (3.50 GHz Dual Core) ● 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 ● Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 1536 MB ● 500 GB SSD ● Retina Display (3360 x 2100) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, Petar Petrenko said: As I remember X <= 7. Or more... Samolevsky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petar Petrenko Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Meanwhile, I edited my post. Quote All the latest releases of Designer, Photo and Publisher (retail and beta) on MacOS and Windows. 15” Dell Inspiron 7559 i7 ● Windows 10 x64 Pro ● Intel Core i7-6700HQ (3.50 GHz, 6M) ● 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600 MHz (8GBx2) ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 ● 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD ● UHD (3840 x 2160) Truelife LED - Backlit Touch Display 32” LG 32UN650-W display ● 3840 x 2160 UHD, IPS, HDR10 ● Color Gamut: DCI-P3 95%, Color Calibrated ● 2 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort 13.3” MacBook Pro (2017) ● Ventura 13.6 ● Intel Core i7 (3.50 GHz Dual Core) ● 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 ● Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 1536 MB ● 500 GB SSD ● Retina Display (3360 x 2100) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, Petar Petrenko said: ...the total width of the page spread must not be greater the total width of maximum page with allowed by QXP. Yes. Which is 224" x 224"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Dshark Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 On 2/11/2020 at 8:27 AM, Seneca said: Sorry, but why is this not a workable solution. It used to be a workable solution before we had that facility in inDesign. It was a feature when I started using Quark 3 back in 1994! BennyD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mswift Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 On 11/30/2019 at 4:43 PM, dominik said: If you take a little moment to think a little different you will find out that it is possible to create a 3 page folder in APub, just not with three pages. Use one page instead and set up your folds with guides. ...and manually add centre crop marks in the bleed. dominik 1 Quote Murray Swift Retired Graphic Designer – Publisher / Photo / Designer iMac Senoma, iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Multiple page spreads with multiple sizes options in each spread is a requirement nowadays. One can do that just fine in Designer using artboards. I very much like how artboards work in Designer and something along those lines would be great for Publisher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinko Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 1+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Jury Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 I would really like to see this feature, too. I work on a lot of titles that are published as PDF and ePubs, offset printed, and then need to be made available in both hardcover and softcover via print on demand. Having a single page for front covers is the most efficient way to get a consistent export for stores/websites that want the front cover only, and a three-page-spread with the spine as the page makes it easy to create multiple spreads based on an approved cover and quickly adjust the spine and other elements when printing with slightly different spine dimensions and/or full cover wrap. BennyD and Dazmondo77 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Alvarez Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I agree. I use it in InDesign a lot, 'cause I design a bunch of book covers every day (a half of them with 5 pages, including flaps). Lot easier to work and less prone to errors than working with a ruled page. I have a lot of clients that almost NEVER make symetrical designs 'cause they doesn't adjust the rules to the correct measures (they work with illustrator, poor boys...). One MUST. Petar Petrenko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samolevsky Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 We need spreads with multiple pages in both horizontal and vertical orientation. Please implement this feature! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freemisza Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Dear Affinity! I confirm - it's very important for creating book covers in a professional and useful way... 3 or more paged spread is something what I'm waiting for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Alvarez Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 EDITED: Sorry, posted in wrong place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy.burrito Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Please add spreads!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard786 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 +1 from me on this one. Very surprised to learn it's not on the "to do" list for Pub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oval Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 3 hours ago, Richard786 said: it's not on the "to do" list for Pub 🚜 Only a few people know the actual list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Alvarez Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 5 hours ago, Oval said: 🚜 Only a few people know the actual list. But this feature is in it, or not?? That's what's important... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominik Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, Jose Alvarez said: But this feature is in it, or not?? That's what's important... Hi @Jose Alvarez, how can anyone know if it's on the list if only a few people (inside Serif) know?? Generally we can assume that Serif is aware of most of the features of a fully equiped publishing program. It's a matter of priorities in development (and perhaps marketing) how these features are developed and included. I want to point you to an older thread that clearly states (by a Serif representative) that more than two page spreads may take some longer time to be included: I personally do not consider this as a drawback because I create book covers or folders on single spreads set up with guides. I admit adjusting the width of the spine of a book cover, if need be, takes a little more time and effort. d. Quote Affinity Suite on Windows (V2) and iPad (V2). Beta testing when available. Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 On 2/10/2020 at 2:05 PM, MikeW said: While QXP can have X number of spreads/pages side by side, one cannot at this time have pages of differing widths in a single layout. That feature is on the horizon, but it is not here yet. Just a follow-up to my post... QXP 2020 now has the ability to have variable size pages side by side. Still don't know whether I'll use them, though. Well, other than testing to see how well it works, I'll wait until I build something that can make use of them and likely use it once... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Alvarez Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Hi @dominik! Well, I thinked @Oval knew that list 😉 I have read the @Ash post. He put it black over white, more than 2 pages spreads is not a priority. But I agree with @Raymondo, some features are a must if you try to assault the pro market. Do you know Scribus project? It's a open source, the free PLP lider program, now in 1.5 version. It's Python scriptable and have more than 2 pages per spread feature. And, for me, Affinity Publisher is 100 times better than Scribus (yes, in open source projects a lot of people help to develop features...). That said, we, Affinity buyers, can only wait to that features be implemented, and keep using InDesign until then for the projects that need it. And I can say that I have a lot of them that need scripting to save time... and money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominik Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, Jose Alvarez said: Do you know Scribus project? It's a open source, the free PLP lider program, now in 1.5 version. It's Python scriptable and have more than 2 pages per spread feature. And, for me, Affinity Publisher is 100 times better than Scribus (yes, in open source projects a lot of people help to develop features...). That said, we, Affinity buyers, can only wait to that features be implemented, and keep using InDesign until then for the projects that need it. And I can say that I have a lot of them that need scripting to save time... and money. Hi @Jose Alvarez, I very little know Scribus. From what I know it has a much longer development time than APub, even though open source projects tend to get developed at a slower pace. I am very confident that we will see spreads with different page sizes at some point. But I doubt this will happen soon. Cheers, d. Quote Affinity Suite on Windows (V2) and iPad (V2). Beta testing when available. Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Alvarez Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, dominik said: I am very confident that we will see spreads with different page sizes at some point. But I doubt this will happen soon. I agree. We must not forget, at this price, Affinity Suit is a bargain. We're demanding a Ferrari at the price of a Lada. But, curiously, Serif PagePlus X9, the Affinity previous DTP, have multipages spreads, a kind of data merge and is scriptable... The three things I think Publisher need right now. So Affinity guys knows how to do it. Maybe it's a matter of development time, they had a time target to launch the app and then implement more features. Only they knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oval Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 58 minutes ago, Jose Alvarez said: they had a time target to launch the app which was 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Alvarez Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Hmmmm five years yet from launch??? Time to have yet some features, I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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