Ray C Posted August 31, 2018 Posted August 31, 2018 I don't see how to create a feature (object/layer) that is visible, but won't print. U. Dinser, smadell, StainX and 12 others 14 1 Quote
smadell Posted August 31, 2018 Posted August 31, 2018 Thumbs up for this suggestion. Quote Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2 (latest retail versions) - desktop & iPad Culling - FastRawViewer; Raw Developer - Capture One Pro; Asset Management - Photo Supreme Mac Studio with M2 Max (2023); 64 GB RAM; macOS 13 (Ventura); Mac Studio Display - iPad Air 4th Gen; iPadOS 18
stmartin Posted August 31, 2018 Posted August 31, 2018 Great idea. Could be placed in an "Inspector" or "Appearance" panel, together with "overprint" and such. WillBellJr and Bryce 2 Quote iMac 27" with macOS Mojave (German)
Ray C Posted September 4, 2018 Author Posted September 4, 2018 I see now that unchecking visibility in the Layers panel accomplishes the no-print. Reading the Help helps. Quote
smadell Posted September 9, 2018 Posted September 9, 2018 Yes, unchecking visibility in the Layers panel keeps a layer from printing. But it also cannot be seen. The request is to keep an item visible on screen, but suppress printing of that item. Stokestack, WillBellJr and Grayhem 3 Quote Affinity Photo 2, Affinity Publisher 2, Affinity Designer 2 (latest retail versions) - desktop & iPad Culling - FastRawViewer; Raw Developer - Capture One Pro; Asset Management - Photo Supreme Mac Studio with M2 Max (2023); 64 GB RAM; macOS 13 (Ventura); Mac Studio Display - iPad Air 4th Gen; iPadOS 18
Alfred Posted September 9, 2018 Posted September 9, 2018 Back in the day, Serif’s vector drawing and page layout software had separate ‘Visible’ and ‘Printable’ settings, but several years ago they opted to go down the ‘if you can see it, it will print’ route, and they seem to have decided to continue with that approach. I personally think there’s something to be said for being able to specify that some layers should be visible at design time yet not included in the output, but I don’t hold out much hope for Serif choosing to revert to their old ways. Aammppaa, Grayhem, shizuka and 2 others 5 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen)
Ray C Posted September 10, 2018 Author Posted September 10, 2018 Let me speak about "back in the day"... This can be traced back decades in the desktop publishing realm. The desktop publishing app may perhaps present the vastest array of uses, and users, of any other software; and so , should offer the most versatility. I mostly use my desktop publisher for printing labels and envelopes or composing downloadable pdfs for a website I run for a local club. I may never use some of the more sophisticated features aimed at the professional, but appreciate the ease of use and availability of many features. I am accustomed to creating orientation and other printing guides while figuring out how to create and print an envelope size my printer doesn't have built into it's driver. The question is; should the user find a way to work around the software, or should the software work for the user? The no-print is really helpful. WillBellJr and Clayton King 2 Quote
if.rivic Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 I also like to use the no-print setting for dielines and other guides when working on packaging etc. Please add that among other already suggested settings into an "Appearance" panel, as this is going to impact the ability to make print ready files greatly. WillBellJr, PaoloT and Grayhem 3 Quote
Aammppaa Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 If would be useful to have a no print option for layers, which should also prevent export. Many applications from using any object as a construction guide, to keeping notes about irritating clients. beanyyz, Grayhem, Stokestack and 1 other 1 3 Quote Win10 Home x64 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz | 48 GB RAM | 1TB SSD | nVidia GTX 1660 | Wacom Intuos Pro
billcooke Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 The absence of the no print layer option as in Page Plus stops me working the way I want to so I cannot switch to the new program. The more legacy projects I create, the less likely I am ever to switch. Stokestack 1 Quote
AnaliseThis Posted July 22, 2019 Posted July 22, 2019 Just being able to write Odd and Even in large letters on a non-printable layer can assist booklet production, no end. It was a God send in PagePlus and I think the omission of this facility in Publisher is a huge failing on the designers part. Please add a non-printable layers option to the next Publisher update. Grayhem, Stokestack, beanyyz and 1 other 4 Quote
Przemysław Posted September 25, 2019 Posted September 25, 2019 + 1 for marking layers as non-printable. I use it all the time at work, i.e. to mark print-finishing features when sending files to printers (perforations, punch cuts etc.) beanyyz, Stokestack and WillBellJr 3 Quote W11, Dell G5, i7, 64GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2600, Wacom Intuos Pro M + iPad Pro 2018. sakrajda.eu
fde101 Posted September 25, 2019 Posted September 25, 2019 I would also like to see visibility split between display and print, so that things can be seen in Publisher but not printed, as well as the opposite: things that will print but not be seen in Publisher. Obviously, the preview mode in Publisher should switch to showing what will print rather than what is normally "visible"... WillBellJr and thomaso 2 Quote
thomaso Posted September 25, 2019 Posted September 25, 2019 19 minutes ago, fde101 said: the preview mode in Publisher should switch to showing what will print rather than what is normally "visible"... ... and it should hide, optionally or not, the transparency grid which only can get activated via the checkbox hidden in "Document Setup..." > "Colour" > "Transparent background". Quote • MacBookPro Retina 15" | macOS 10.14.6 | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 • iPad 10.Gen. | iOS 18.5. | Affinity V2.6
Lieven Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 +1 for an option "non-printable" layers... WillBellJr and beanyyz 2 Quote
big smile Posted October 7, 2019 Posted October 7, 2019 +1 for "non-printable" layers... WillBellJr and beanyyz 2 Quote
Etheiy Posted October 9, 2019 Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) Another +1 for this feature. In my architectural presentations/portfolios I tend(ed) to use a no-print layer with notes for what I needed to talk about on that 'slide' on it, or notes about possible rearrangements of images if I was printing to then cut+mount. This way near deadlines, if I'd been up for three days running on caffeine and anxiety, there was no chance I'd print out my notes to self. I always have a 'no-print' layer or two in my CAD files too, which I use for construction geometry and notes and reference drawings - that way I can see them and snap to them but they won't print even if I forget to turn them off... I didn't realise this wasn't, well, a standard layout feature until just now - I'm putting together a presentation on my first project for my MArch! I've only used InDesign (in terms of dedicated print layout software) prior to using Affinity Publisher, though. Edited October 9, 2019 by Etheiy beanyyz and WillBellJr 2 Quote
JLX Posted November 22, 2019 Posted November 22, 2019 Another +1 from me. Came here looking help on where to activate this in Designer only to discover this thread. Having reference objects/layers visible but not printable/exportable is extremely useful and something I rely on in other programs. Hope we get this feature soon. WillBellJr and beanyyz 2 Quote
kentuckyfriedmeerkat Posted December 1, 2019 Posted December 1, 2019 A +1 from me as well. This feature would be incredibly useful. Cheers beanyyz, Chibi.beru and WillBellJr 3 Quote
beanyyz Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 + 1 for marking layers as non-printable. We still want this feature! Thank you. WillBellJr 1 Quote
garrettm30 Posted June 8, 2020 Posted June 8, 2020 Whenever they get to the "global layer" concept, I would hope that it would come with the ability to exclude layers from printing. For what it is worth, the export persona in Designer does allow the possibility to allow layers to be excluded from export, which seems to me a similar concept, so perhaps the idea of what this thread is proposing is not so foreign to Serif's way of thinking. Quote
AnaliseThis Posted June 10, 2020 Posted June 10, 2020 On 6/8/2020 at 11:52 PM, garrettm30 said: For what it is worth, the export persona in Designer does allow the possibility to allow layers to be excluded from export, which seems to me a similar concept, so perhaps the idea of what this thread is proposing is not so foreign to Serif's way of thinking. This was Serif's way of thinking in the days of PagePlus. PagePlus, the forerunner to Publisher had layers you could write on, draw on do anything on and turn the printing of these layers, OFF. So you could use them as guides for allsorts of things. I used to set up master pages with left and right written on them in a very pale grey so when using single page documents to create a booklet or something, I would know which master went where and the layer with the writing on it was set NOT to print. The rest of the master page was printable. This should be brought back and made available in Publisher in a future update. Quote
christophvarga Posted June 23, 2020 Posted June 23, 2020 On 6/6/2020 at 10:55 PM, beanyyz said: + 1 for marking layers as non-printable. We still want this feature! Thank you. 👍 Quote
Jowday Posted July 2, 2020 Posted July 2, 2020 Indeed +1 Quote "The user interface is supposed to work for me - I am not supposed to work for the user interface." Computer-, operating system- and software agnostic; I am a result oriented professional. Look for a fanboy somewhere else. “When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius Not an Affinity user og forum user anymore. The software continued to disappoint and not deliver.
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