Improvements to spot inks are needed (swatches, export)

[sbe]

On 5/20/2021 at 1:38 PM, Hangman said:

Having said that Publisher file does correctly export in PDF format (see attached file), i.e. it correctly contains both the CMYK and Spot colour separations but there is a need for a BIG overhaul in terms of colour management across the whole suite which I really hope will be addressed in V2.0.

+1

The Color Swatches / Palette and Color Management are one of the biggest pain point of afpub. It really needs a complete overhaul in 2.0!

[lepr]

1 hour ago, sbe said:

The Color Swatches / Palette and Color Management are one of the biggest pain point of afpub. It really needs a complete overhaul in 2.0!

+1

The fact that it has been allowed to become so bad doesn't inspire confidence, though.

[sbe]

Yes I also hope that the route goes further in the direction of productivity and professional creative workflow with a strong focus on print and not in the direction of convenience and digital publishing.

[TMiles]

I find it confusing that colour management (selecting, refining and defining colours) is spread across the Color and Swatches panels, and likewise the setting of a stroke colour is spread across the Color and Stroke panels.

It should be possible to select the colour of a stroke in the Stroke panel (just as we can currently select the colour of text, text frames, tables in their respective panels).

A single Color/Swatches panel would offer more advanced colour management options.