Jpburns Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Found new document setting for preference of whether to link or embed images. Coolness! Set it to link. But when I place images, it shows as linked in the Resource Manager, but it displays in the layer panel as an embedded document (and creates a new layer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wim Daniels Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I think the layers panel does not make a distinction between embedded or linked. The image is simply available there as any other object. The resource manager is where you need to look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaing Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 yes just tested: jpegs, tiffs, pngs all show just as 'image' - but pdf, psd show as 'embedded document' - Wim's right, the layers panel doesn't distinguish, but in that case it should at least NOT say embedded as that's misleading. MacBook Pro M1 Max, macOS 12.6.1 Monterey Affinity Designer : 2.0 Affinity Photo: 2.0, Affinity Publisher: 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpburns Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 Yep. That’s my point. It shouldn’t say “embedded.” I also think it shouldn’t make a layer every time you place an image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wim Daniels Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 That's funny, I don't get that [Embedded document] in my layers panel. I'm using the latest beta 133 on a Mac... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpburns Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 Are you placing .psd or .pdf files? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wim Daniels Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 No just plain old .jpg. Probably there's a difference for Publisher. So when does it say 'Embedded document', and why? Does it say 'Linked document' if you have linked preferred, or does that only apply to 'real' image files, whatever that means... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpburns Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 You can see what happens in the image I provided. Yes, have "Linked Preferred" chosen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wim Daniels Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 I'm thinking now that the 'linked preferred' option does not work at all (see this post of mine about placing or dropping images). Document size is the same with linked or embedded images. It seems they are always embedded anyhow, whatever the resource manager says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_K Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 This is simply just using a generic object name to represent all placed files or images. It should be a bit smarter and update to show the correct method I shall get this logged Serif Europe Ltd - Check the latest news at www.affinity.serif.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Chris_K said: This is simply just using a generic object name to represent all placed files or images. Not all of them, Chris. Files that that Publisher considers Image files (jpg, tiff, png, ...) show as (Image), but files that it considers documents (psd, eps, svg, .afdesign, .afphoto, ...) show as (Embedded Document) in the Layers panel. It's a different meaning of "embedded" (the original meaning, from Designer), and unrelated to whether the document file is referenced by a link or is truly contained within the Publisher document. That is, it's the Layer type, not a description of the file location. Any changes will need to affect Designer, too, for consistency. -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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