patrickfoster Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 The InDesign feature I use most—weirdly—is the INDB book feature, where InDesign creates a container file of sorts to hold a pile of individual InD files that make up an entire book, as well as manage their page numbers. Being able to manage chapters individually is vastly easier than working on a 300+ page single file. Would love to see this implemented—or something like it. Helmar, RenWaller, Steps and 9 others 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stmartin Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 +1 patrickfoster 1 Quote iMac 27" with macOS Mojave (German) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thisismandatory Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portals Between Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 On 8/31/2018 at 10:26 AM, patrickfoster said: The InDesign feature I use most—weirdly—is the INDB book feature, where InDesign creates a container file of sorts to hold a pile of individual InD files that make up an entire book, as well as manage their page numbers. Being able to manage chapters individually is vastly easier than working on a 300+ page single file. Would love to see this implemented—or something like it. Totally vote for this one! PLEASE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithpattison Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 + 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michail Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 On 9/1/2018 at 5:45 PM, Portals Between said: Totally vote for this one! PLEASE!!! Serif is a software company, not the British Parliament! Distill7 and Steps 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlM Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Its a feature of PagePlus 9 so I would expect that eventually it will be added to AP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubesquareredux Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 +1,000,000! Quote Using macOS 10.13.6 and Publisher 1.9.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loquos Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 +1 !! (I did not find this thread when I first searched for one and then ended up posting my own, but I more or less requested the same thing. A way to manage longer documents is a must!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steps Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 +1 Since I encounter problems with my too large document I would like to split it into multiple documents that share the same page number counter. Maybe something like declaring master pages in a separate APUB that are shared amongst the other documents would be nice. Quote Windows 10 Pro x64 (1903). Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz, 32 GB memory, NVidia RTX 2080 Affinity Photo 1.7.2.471, Affinity Designer 1.7.2.471, Affinity Publisher 1.7.2.471 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arte Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 On 11/11/2018 at 10:34 AM, CarlM said: Its a feature of PagePlus 9 so I would expect that eventually it will be added to AP Yes, it probably will be added to AP at some time, but it would be nice if it would be sooner rather than later. There are still quite a few things that need to be added but a working book functionality (i.e. including generating a TOC across the books is required but index can wait a bit longer and it should be able to number pages continuously across books without manual intervention) can be considered a basic requirement if you want to use Publisher for long(er) documents that consist of more than just 99% text. So +1 from me too for this request. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherRoland Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Order. Order! [Slamming my gavel on the block] Based upon these recent findings and the overwhelming evidence presented by eyewitnesses, it is the opinion of this court that a similar ID book feature must be added to Affinity Publisher and that evidence thereof must be shown no later than the first update after the official release date. Failure to do so will result in a penalty of expulsion from the Association for Cool Software Companies. Do I make myself clear, Mr. Affinity? Council, please ensure that your client complies with these orders lest we be seeing him back here facing a far harsher sentence in the near future. (long way around to saying: "+1") Wolf Wallis, Steps, Arte and 4 others 6 1 Quote My BOOK (created with Publisher, Designer & Photo):Clearing a Path to Joy (And finding contentment along the way) My WEBSITE (also developed using Affinity apps):www.RolandK.ca — "Relentless adventures in self-expression" [Power Mac & Intel PC (HighSierra/Monterey/Win 10] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJW Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 +100 I'm already converted to Photo and Designer. This would make the triplet complete and I can publish my books without adding to the ADB share price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernie-f Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Will be fine to have. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen57301 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Yep! It would be useful... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmacmac Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Yes, beeing able to divide a book into separate chapter files is a must for me and should be in the first release. I'm always cautious and don't want to put all my eggs into one basket. Like in InDesign the book feature should allow to combine all chapter files into one PDF. Wosven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmar Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 +1, definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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k3nfused Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 The ease of re-purposing sections (chapters) for multiple custom books is advantageous for us. So maintaining split chapters as individual files is highly desired. patrickfoster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Wallis Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Somewhere (I'm trying to ascertain where) there is a roadmap from Affinity that mentions when a Create Book feature will be coming. Would hope this very critical feature would be at the top of the list. Even building a 150-200 page book benefits when individual files built on the same document setup can be worked on then combined. Sadly, my old copy of InDesign CS 5.5 will still need to be used. At the same time, I'm learning all I can with Publisher. Wasn't involved in the beta process, so I'm excited to have this new software in my arsenal. Thank you Serif Affinity and someday soon goodbye Adobe. patrickfoster 1 Quote iMac (late 2013), 3.2 GHz Intel Core i5, 32GB Ram, Mac OS Mojave 10.14.5, Running Affinity Photo, Publisher. Running Adobe CS5.5 on external disk with Mavericks...when the bugs abate in Publisher, last line not needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Wallis Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Just a thought. Can Sections be reordered? If so, what the heck. Simply name your sections the chapter title and see if Publisher can handle a book. I'm thinking yes. My hope is that using the Section Panel, one could grab a section and move it anywhere. This is critical for me as I'm arranging/rearranging the different 'chapters' frequently. Quote iMac (late 2013), 3.2 GHz Intel Core i5, 32GB Ram, Mac OS Mojave 10.14.5, Running Affinity Photo, Publisher. Running Adobe CS5.5 on external disk with Mavericks...when the bugs abate in Publisher, last line not needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Wolf Wallis said: Just a thought. Can Sections be reordered? If so, what the heck. Simply name your sections the chapter title and see if Publisher can handle a book. I'm thinking yes. My hope is that using the Section Panel, one could grab a section and move it anywhere. This is critical for me as I'm arranging/rearranging the different 'chapters' frequently. The Section is just a start page number and all the pages after that up to the page before the next section starts. All we can do is change the starting page number for a particular section. It is like a list of numbers that don't contain anything. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Wallis Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Hey Old Bruce, you're spot on correct. After I posted, realized should've actually gone and tested my thought before commenting. In the pages panel, I'm able to rearrange. Still, would love a Create Book feature. Until then, my job is to keep learning Publisher and getting better. Quote iMac (late 2013), 3.2 GHz Intel Core i5, 32GB Ram, Mac OS Mojave 10.14.5, Running Affinity Photo, Publisher. Running Adobe CS5.5 on external disk with Mavericks...when the bugs abate in Publisher, last line not needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Wolf Wallis said: After I posted, realized should've actually... I have to get that on a persistent clipboard here. [smiley-face emoticon] I do like that idea of moving sections but I honestly don't know how it could be implemented without messing up its current usefulness. We need some sort of Book/Chapter divisions and I do hope that comes along. Import an .afpub file "As Chapter, converting page number markings and section numbering" then just place it in the middle or at the end or replace a marked/selelcted set of pages. It would be great. patrickfoster 1 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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