philhendry Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 I'm really excited about this! I've been an Indesign user since it came out, and Pagemaker before that... I can't afford to upgrade to the Cloud version, and the old version I was using (CS5.5) won't run under High Sierra, so I'm well and truly stuck. I haven't really tried it properly yet, but I've had a quick fiddle about. I have two things I'd like to see - the first has been mentioned several times already, which is the ability to import Indesign documents. The second relates to working in the document. It'd be very useful to be able to move the ruler/grid zero to a specific point (as previously requested for Designer): it makes working things out much easier than always having to subtract margin widths; sometimes moving the zero to a particular place in a column helps. jmwellborn and Interior Book Design 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwellborn Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Yes, yes, yes!!!! That is a feature I have been hoping for ever since the first time last year we were asked for suggestions. I am sure that everybody who has ever used InDesign (and before that Pagemaker) has found that particular feature a godsend. Particularly now that we are (I hope) temporarily stuck with gazillions of points, being able, for example, to drag a new zero point to 306 (25p6 picas) would be a huge help. There must be thousands and thousands of fed-up Adobe victims waiting for the first commercially-ready version of Affinity Publisher. I do so hope that they will consider this. Meanwhile, we can import and edit InDesign documents if they are first converted to PDF. Not ideal, but very workable in the meantime. philhendry 1 Quote 24" iMAC Apple M1 chip, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16 GB unified memory, 1 TB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6.7. Photo, Publisher, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.5.5. MacBook Pro 13" 2020, Apple M1 chip, 16GB unified memory, 256GB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6.7. Publisher, Photo, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.1.1. iPad Pro 12.9 2020 (4th Gen. IOS 16.6.1); Apple pencil. Wired and bluetooth mice and keyboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwhit Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 +1 Quote -------------------- New: 2023 Mac Studio M2 MAX 12-Core CPU/38-Core GPU 64GB Memory • 5k Studio Display • Sonoma Prev: 2020 iMac 27 i7 (5k Rez), 72GB, AMD Radeon Pro 5700XT 16GB • Sonoma MacBook Pro, 13", M1 2020 • 16 GB • macOS Sonoma iPad Air 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philhendry Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 Brilliant, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pubcrawler Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Thanks for the video, Arun Sarkar. Does shifting the 0 work only in the Photo persona (which requires the Photo app)? I can't seem to move the ruler in the Layout persona. I'd like the 0 in the horizontal and vertical centres of the document. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pubcrawler Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Ah, I found the magic. Not sure why it wouldn't work before but now it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergyman Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 I was able to move the zero point to a new spot in my document but the guides I drag out still think the zero point is the top-left corner. My image starts at 8 inches from the left-hand margin but when I drag a guide out to the edge of the image it reads 8.292 inches. My error or Beta issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyrosBrother Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 37 minutes ago, fergyman said: I was able to move the zero point to a new spot in my document but the guides I drag out still think the zero point is the top-left corner. My image starts at 8 inches from the left-hand margin but when I drag a guide out to the edge of the image it reads 8.292 inches. My error or Beta issue? Same here... Only the grid shows the new starting point. I agree with you than when I drag a new guide, the distance shown is from top left corner of document. I think (and I hope) it's a beta issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwellborn Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 On 9/1/2018 at 2:25 PM, Arun Sarkar said: Yes, Publisher has that feature. Zerolock.webm Haven't a clue how to open your video. My Sierra MAC is unamused. Quote 24" iMAC Apple M1 chip, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16 GB unified memory, 1 TB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6.7. Photo, Publisher, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.5.5. MacBook Pro 13" 2020, Apple M1 chip, 16GB unified memory, 256GB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6.7. Publisher, Photo, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.1.1. iPad Pro 12.9 2020 (4th Gen. IOS 16.6.1); Apple pencil. Wired and bluetooth mice and keyboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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