SillyWalk Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Yessss! Sluggg areaaa aaa plsss Quote iMac: 3,6 GHz 10-Core Intel Core i9 / Graphic: AMD Radeon Pro 5500 XT 8 GB / System: Sonoma 14.1 (23B74) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Honie Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 One more yes vote... Quote iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) Mac OS 13 | 4.2 GHz Quad Core Intel-Core i7 | 64GB Ram | Radeon Pro 580 8 GB Adobe Photography (Lightroom and Photoshop) | Affinity Designer 2 | Affinity Photo 2 | Affinity Publisher 2 | Capture One Pro (for now) | Topaz Labs Photography Suite | Fast Raw Viewer | NeoFinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fresco Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 If a vote more could be useful, here's mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mliving Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Slug area and make the artboard area usable to drop assets onto and be able to see and manipulate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 11 hours ago, mliving said: and make the artboard area usable to drop assets onto and be able to see and manipulate them. The area to the right and left of the page is available for that purpose, if you disable View > View Mode > Clip to Canvas. Quote -- 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...
mliving Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Thanks Walt! It's been driving me nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 You're welcome, @mliving. Quote -- 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...
sc300 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 I've looked through the Affinity Publisher V2 tech specs but saw no mention of a slug area, nor on the preview of the 'New Document' window. I'm losing heart that this fundamental feature will ever be included. Have I missed something? Dazmondo77 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PilotBob Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Adding my name to the request list. Slugs are nearly a mandatory item for advertising art. Dazmondo77 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal-Marcel Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Yep, add me to the list as well - was hoping to see this in the v.2 update. Dazmondo77 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_tm Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Hi, I'm new to this forum. This 'slug' area has been confusing me too, but as far as I can tell, and correct me if I'm mistaken, but Publisher already creates a slug area, even though its width cannot be predefined. At least I can see one in the exported document. Or perhaps the feature was added in V.2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 35 minutes ago, tom_tm said: Publisher already creates a slug area, even though its width cannot be predefined. At least I can see one in the exported document. Or perhaps the feature was added in V.2? The feature request concerns editable content in the slug area, e.g. a custom text frame. Your various shown print marks were available since V1, while on export any user object gets hidden outside the bleed and text seems to get exported but masked by a cropping rectangle. MikeTO and Dazmondo77 2 Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PilotBob Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 On 8/23/2023 at 2:23 PM, tom_tm said: Hi, I'm new to this forum. This 'slug' area has been confusing me too, but as far as I can tell, and correct me if I'm mistaken, but Publisher already creates a slug area, even though its width cannot be predefined. At least I can see one in the exported document. Or perhaps the feature was added in V.2? The attached opera ad includes a slug at the bottom. Created in InDesign. When inserting the PDF in an Indesign publication, options allow only showing the art, or the bleed, or the whole PDF including the slug. I use slugs to identify the art, and occasionally to include specific art instructions. Bob K sc300 and Dazmondo77 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 19 minutes ago, PilotBob said: When inserting the PDF in an Indesign publication, options allow only showing the art, or the bleed, or the whole PDF including the slug. Same display options exist if you place your PDF in Affinity, see the "Page box" menu. – This is regardless of the missing ability to get custom objects in the slug area exported unmasked in Affinity. Dazmondo77 1 Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavePressCats Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Slug is an essential tool, no reason not to add it in designer and publisher. Also you need to add he ability to import IDML files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc300 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 1/23/2024 at 9:57 AM, DavePressCats said: Slug is an essential tool, no reason not to add it in designer and publisher. Also you need to add he ability to import IDML files. Yes we're still waiting on a slug area, or at least a way to manually set the offset for crop marks. However, IDML import has been implemented for some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bit Disappointed Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 11/7/2018 at 10:00 PM, Stephen Gannon said: In my decades of experience very few people understand its purpose, however it is to the professional artwork creator essential. In professional contexts, it's now well recognised in my experience. There are several things to use it for, but the really positive thing about slug area is the simplicity and that the information reaches the right people in the right place at the right time. When the printer receives the file, they have all relevant instructions and information immediately available on the document itself, streamlining the process and reducing the risk of misunderstandings or errors. When you collaborate with others on a regular basis and learn to include information you know they'll ask for, you're more likely to leave work on time, whistling and happy. sc300 and PaoloT 2 Quote Experienced Quality Assurance Manager - I strive for excellence in complex professional illustrations through efficient workflows in modern applications, supporting me in achieving my and my colleagues' goals through the most achievable usability and contemporary, easy-to-use user interfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal-Marcel Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 Quote In professional contexts, it's now well recognised in my experience. There are several things to use it for, but the really positive thing about slug area is the simplicity and that the information reaches the right people in the right place at the right time. When the printer receives the file, they have all relevant instructions and information immediately available on the document itself, streamlining the process and reducing the risk of misunderstandings or errors. When you collaborate with others on a regular basis and learn to include information you know they'll ask for, you're more likely to leave work on time, whistling and happy. Could not have said it better myself. Bit Disappointed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieT Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Another vote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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