Staff AdamW Posted November 7, 2018 Staff Share Posted November 7, 2018 Status: Public Beta Purpose: Stability and General Testing Requirements: None Hi, we have a preview of Publisher build 162 now available. We hope to put it on auto-update soon but for now it is a manual download. As this is a beta it is considered to be not suitable for production use. This means that you should not attempt to use it for commercial purposes or for any other activity where you may be adversely affected by the application failing, including the total loss of any documents. We hope you enjoy the product, and as always, if you've got any problems installing or running up, please don't hesitate to post in this thread. Any problems actually using this version please make a new topic in this forum and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. Please feel free to leave general suggestions and comments in the Discussion Forum. Many thanks for your continued feedback. New Features / Changes - It is now possible to select the desired Page Box for a Placed PDF - Added facility to apply a Master Page to a Master Page - Snapping is now enabled by default for Publisher from a clean start Fix List Menus / Toolbars / Studio / Dialogs - (Mac) Fixed issue where installing a font with a dialog open could cause a hang - Fixed drawing of Layer Panel names containing extended characters - (Windows) Text Frame description in the Layers Panel no longer expands with text - Fixed nomenclature inconsistencies in the Pages Panel - (Mac) Fixed some large UI font issues with Pages UI - Fix for Style names in Styles Panel not displaying New Documents / Import / Export - Fixes for a number of crashes reported when opening pre-157 documents - Page orientation checkbox could be incorrectly checked - (Mac) Fixed overlapping controls on Export to TIFF Document View - (Windows) Fixed issue with Render on 125% scaled screens being 'blurry' - (Mac) Cursor position not shown on vertical ruler for spreads after first Objects - Fixed Rasterising an Object so that it no longer clips to the Spread Text - Fixed Spelling Checker / Check Spelling as you Type - Fix for text not aligning correctly with horizontal scaling and tab stop leader - 'Create Character Style' now creates an empty character style if no selection - (Windows) Edit Text Style Character Variants lower limit now clamped at 0 - Fixed crash when pasting text into multi column frame with Hide Overflow and Text Ruler enabled - Find and Replace - Re-instated ability to replace with 'nothing' - Find and Replace - Fixed UI discrepancies between Mac / Windows Tables - (Mac) Column and row headers were missing for tables not on first spread Font Manager - (Windows) Font Manager now displays column resize cursor - (Windows) Other Font Manager inconsistencies Uncle Mez, Wosven, mykee and 5 others 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicdesign__ Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 I can now open the document again which failed to open in the previous beta (fyi) appaulmac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted November 7, 2018 Staff Share Posted November 7, 2018 9 minutes ago, magicdesign__ said: I can now open the document again which failed to open in the previous beta (fyi) Excellent news, thanks for your help resolving this. AdamW 1 Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicdesign__ Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) although I may have spoken too soon. It does open it, but it has crashed twice. I have opened it for a third time and 'saving' in the hope that a new save will help configure it to the new beta. UPDATE Seems to have stabilised now. Edited November 7, 2018 by magicdesign__ update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted November 7, 2018 Staff Share Posted November 7, 2018 As I understand it If it includes tables created in #145 (and you pasted into them) those tables may well need recreating. You will need to create a new thread for this, or wake up one of your old ones, but your file will be needed to resolve it properly. Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uwe367 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Thanks for this Beta. Installation was working well and without Problems. I have the feeling that AP works faster and more stable now or am i wrong? mykee and Uncle Mez 2 Have a nice day. Ich wünsche einen schönen Tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderthomas Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 the newes software .157 and .162 we had downloaded could not be installed. Win 10pro /64 Bit > at the end of the installation > setup error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petar Petrenko Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Thanks, again. Can you explain to me what do you mean by: "- It is now possible to select the desired Page Box for a Placed PDF"? All the latest releases of Designer, Photo and Publisher (retail and beta) on MacOS and Windows. 15” Dell Inspiron 7559 i7 ● Windows 10 x64 Pro ● Intel Core i7-6700HQ (3.50 GHz, 6M) ● 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600 MHz (8GBx2) ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 ● 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD ● UHD (3840 x 2160) Truelife LED - Backlit Touch Display 32” LG 32UN650-W display ● 3840 x 2160 UHD, IPS, HDR10 ● Color Gamut: DCI-P3 95%, Color Calibrated ● 2 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort 13.3” MacBook Pro (2017) ● Ventura 13.6 ● Intel Core i7 (3.50 GHz Dual Core) ● 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 ● Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 1536 MB ● 500 GB SSD ● Retina Display (3360 x 2100) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wosven Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Thanks! I can open documents from previous versions and it's not pixelated anymore ! 1 hour ago, Petar Petrenko said: Can you explain to me what do you mean by: "- It is now possible to select the desired Page Box for a Placed PDF"? If you import a PDF, you can choose which part will be displayed: mediabox/cropbox/artbox/bleedbox. For example, if you need to insert an add (made with bleed and all) in a frame, you'll choose "cropBox". Or it's trimBox, I'll have to translate in usual French Petar Petrenko and mykee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykee Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 @Uwe367, yes, Publisher faster than Photo or Designer. I like it! I hope Photo and Designer will be same speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff AdamW Posted November 7, 2018 Author Staff Share Posted November 7, 2018 3 hours ago, Petar Petrenko said: Thanks, again. Can you explain to me what do you mean by: "- It is now possible to select the desired Page Box for a Placed PDF"? After you have placed a PDF you should find the option on the context bar to select the desired page box - for example the ‘Bleed Box’ might include any bleed, the ‘Trim Box’ would not. Edit: Whoops, sorry, skimmed over the answer above! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted November 7, 2018 Staff Share Posted November 7, 2018 4 hours ago, powderthomas said: the newes software .157 and .162 we had downloaded could not be installed. Win 10pro /64 Bit > at the end of the installation > setup error. Powderthomas, Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums Please restart the computer and try installing again Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uwe367 Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 @mykee I meaned not that it is faster than Photo and Designer, i meaned that this new Beta works morer stable and faster than the previous Beta. Have a nice day. Ich wünsche einen schönen Tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderthomas Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 10 hours ago, Patrick Connor said: Powderthomas, Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums Please restart the computer and try installing again Thank you > now it runs. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexBR1974 Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Updated with no problems! Please, please and please make the final version open the files created in beta versions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted November 8, 2018 Staff Share Posted November 8, 2018 @AlexBR1974 Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums If at all possible files made now will open in the final released version, we just aren't promising it during the beta period while we are still implementing and testing new features. appaulmac and Uncle Mez 2 Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexBR1974 Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 8 minutes ago, Patrick Connor said: @AlexBR1974 Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums If at all possible files made now will open in the final released version, we just aren't promising it during the beta period while we are still implementing and testing new features. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdussart Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Dear all, 162 Install without a glitch, with Windows 8.1: Uninstall, clean-up, install with Administrators rights. With beta 162, it seems that an additional bug is resolved. Publisher was not able to create some French and Spanish accents through Alt Gr + one key of the keyboard. It works now for "tilde", "accent grave" et "accent aigu", as per what is shown on my French keyboard. Working now (samples): ñ Ñ í é ó ò I would still like to test Publisher "native" spelling of other languages that English. Loading your own dictionaries is prone to errors and not useful for debugging. Cursor behaviour tests for languages like Arabic, Hebrew would be also welcome Regards, Philippe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajanmcgill Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Not meant as a nag, just a data point (I'm not sure if anyone has even attempted to solve this issue yet or if it is still just waiting on the list behind other, higher priority things): installing over the previous version still fails, requiring a reboot followed by a second installation attempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Adams Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 I am also unable to install v1.7.0.162 - although it has removed the previous beta version. Installation showed progress bar and then a comprehensive?"set up failed" error. I downloaded a 2nd time after logging in to my account and had the same problem. I have subsequently restarted the PC and same issue again. Previous versions of the beta have been fine. I am running Windows 10 Pro version 1803 bulid 17134.345 and have ESET Internet Security installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Cope Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Downloaded first time - okay Tried to install first time - a) unsigned exe file b) setup failed Had to reinstall .157 Downloaded a second time - okay Tried to install second time - as above Rebooted PC (It's turned off every night so has only been on during today) Tried to install third time - setup failed again Reinstalled .157 I do notice that the website shows 285.31 mb whereas the download I have shows 279 MB (292,629,264 bytes) MD5 hash: f051cce5d32f15ea4c6342d78159d5d7 affinity-publisher-beta-1.7.0.162.exe Windows 11 Pro 64bit ¤ AMD Threadripper 3990x ¤ Nvidia RTX 3090 ¤ 256GB DDR4 Ram ¤ ROG Zenith II Extreme Alpha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 4 hours ago, pdussart said: Cursor behaviour tests for languages like Arabic, Hebrew would be also welcome The Affinity apps don’t currently support right-to-left languages. Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Browning Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Set up failed ...... rebooted computer tried to install again set-up failedI also have had to reinstall .157 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsene Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 8 hours ago, Mark Browning said: Set up failed ...... rebooted computer tried to install again set-up failedI also have had to reinstall .157 If you want to test this version, you can try to install it through the "real" MSI installer with this command : C:\WINDOWS\system32\msiexec.exe /I "C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp\AffinitySetup\ea9a37cc-d147-11e8-9648-0050b6654c57\Affinity.msi" /L*V "C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads\affinitylog.log" REINSTALLMODE=vamus (adapt the paths for you computer) This will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigM Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 I am unable to install new update either - keeps saying Setup Failed. Old copy deleted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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