No way to edit corners of text frames

[Peter Sohn]

I have not found a way to edit the corners of a text frame in Affinity Publisher. It works at the picture frames, but also there I find the functionality still expandable (similar to Adobe InDesign).

[dominik]

3 hours ago, Peter Sohn said:

I have not found a way to edit the corners of a text frame in Affinity Publisher. It works at the picture frames, but also there I find the functionality still expandable (similar to Adobe InDesign).

Hello @Peter Sohn,

wellcome to the forum.

What you can do is to first create a picture frame and edit the corners in a way you need it.
Then right click on it and select 'Convert to curves'.
Finally select from the menu 'Layer > Convert to Text Frame'.

The drawback from this method is that you can not modify the cornes anymore as you can do in a picture frame at any time.

d.

 

PS: BTW, since you are new to the forum. You may not have noticed it, this is the bug report section. A question like this would be better posted in the 'Discussion and Suggestions for Affinity Publisher' forum. It just helps to keep track of topics 

 

[Aammppaa]

I think there is a better and simpler method…

1. Draw a rounded rectangle.
2. Change to Text Frame tool and click on the rounded rectangle.

Done.

Note: Corners remain editable using the rounded rectangle tool.

[dominik]

9 hours ago, Aammppaa said:

1. Draw a rounded rectangle.

Hi @Aammppaa,

This is a very good suggestion. I wasn't aware of that. Thank you!

I think it is a little funny to call a tool 'Rounded Rectangle Tool' if it is possible to draw all kinds of corners that are not round, though 

d.

[Michail]

Nevertheless, a way to do this directly on the text frame would be better. But I guess that doesn't belong here.

[MickRose]

You could create a rounded rectangle text frame and save it as an asset. Or create different kinds as assets. I've recently started using the Assets panel in Designer & found it extremely useful.