gurudon Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 only thing i am missing right now (or did i overlook it?), is an info panel, where i can see color values and coordinates of the actual mouse cursor position. ideally the color value field is configurable to define what color model is shown (like rgb, hsl,...). everything else so far is really fun to work with. its so much less annoying than illustrator ^^ Kal and Jowday 2 Quote
Staff MEB Posted February 12, 2019 Staff Posted February 12, 2019 Hi gurudon, Welcome to Affinity Forums Assuming you are talking about Affinity Photo go to menu View ▸ Studio ▸ Info. Click the "contrast" icon to change the colour format. From your reference to Illustrator seems you may be using Affinity Designer. If that's the case there's no info panel there. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
gurudon Posted February 12, 2019 Author Posted February 12, 2019 nope. talking about designer. forgot to mention that. Quote
Staff MEB Posted February 12, 2019 Staff Posted February 12, 2019 Hi gurudon, I was updating my post above while you replied. I suspected that was the case due to the Illustrator's reference. Thread moved to the Suggestions for Affinity Designer on Desktop section. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
Kal Posted April 11, 2020 Posted April 11, 2020 I second this feature request. Designer allows you to edit pixel artwork in situ (which is great), but the lack of an info panel makes me feel like I'm flying in the dark. @gurudon: What you can do is grab the eyedropper icon from the Swatches or Colour panel and drag it over your artwork. Not as convenient as an ever-visible info panel, but useful sometimes. Quote
Ka21k Posted December 3, 2020 Posted December 3, 2020 Info panel for Designer should be added. Affinity Photo have it so is there any problem to implement same feature in to Designer? Quote
NotMyFault Posted October 5, 2021 Posted October 5, 2021 +1 It's is a criminal neglect not having the info panel in Designer. Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | MBP M3 Windows 11 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 | Dell 27“ 4K iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. I use iPad screenshots and videos even in the Desktop section of the forum when I expect no relevant difference.
Pšenda Posted October 5, 2021 Posted October 5, 2021 On 12/3/2020 at 1:29 PM, Ka21k said: Affinity Photo have it so is there any problem to implement same feature in to Designer? With this logic, it is not a problem that all Affinity applications have exactly the same functions as other applications, so it makes no sense to have three different applications - just one monster application, which will be unnecessarily complicated and unnecessarily expensive for many users. If we take into account the fact that for many reasons it is reasonable to divide into three different applications, then it is also quite obvious that some functions / features will remain reserved only for some of these applications. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
Alfred Posted October 5, 2021 Posted October 5, 2021 11 minutes ago, Pšenda said: If we take into account the fact that for many reasons it is reasonable to divide into three different applications, then it is also quite obvious that some functions / features will remain reserved only for some of these applications. It’s quite obvious that some functions/features won’t be available in all of the apps, but I haven’t encountered a persuasive argument for the Info panel being absent from Designer. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen)
Catshill Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 I often use File > Open in… when I need the functionality of another app. Quote
NotMyFault Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 Me too. But it doesn’t help if you need to spot how colors change exactly while using a functionality only available in Designer. Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | MBP M3 Windows 11 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 | Dell 27“ 4K iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. I use iPad screenshots and videos even in the Desktop section of the forum when I expect no relevant difference.
Pšenda Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 28 minutes ago, NotMyFault said: But it doesn’t help if you need to spot how colors change exactly while using a functionality only available in Designer. Example? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
NotMyFault Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Pšenda said: Example? Appearance panel (multiple fills/strokes), vector brushes, etc. You may view and (in limited ways) edit existing, but cannot create new ones, except with crude workarounds like macros or duplicate. Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | MBP M3 Windows 11 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 | Dell 27“ 4K iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. I use iPad screenshots and videos even in the Desktop section of the forum when I expect no relevant difference.
Pšenda Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 23 minutes ago, NotMyFault said: Appearance panel (multiple fills/strokes), vector brushes, etc. You may view and (in limited ways) edit existing, but cannot create new ones, except with crude workarounds like macros or duplicate. Example with Info panel? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
NotMyFault Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 Did it never happened to you that a color seemed off, and you want to correct it until it matches a given value? never wanted to find out if there are areas with partial transparency, leading to issues when blending layers? Never wanted to check hue, saturation, or luminance values for certain pixels? And how these values change depending on you edits or while tweaking settings of layers? Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | MBP M3 Windows 11 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 | Dell 27“ 4K iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. I use iPad screenshots and videos even in the Desktop section of the forum when I expect no relevant difference.
Pšenda Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, NotMyFault said: Did it never happened to you that a color seemed off, and you want to correct it until it matches a given value? never wanted to find out if there are areas with partial transparency, leading to issues when blending layers? Never wanted to check hue, saturation, or luminance values for certain pixels? And how these values change depending on you edits or while tweaking settings of layers? And this doesn't work when switching applications with Edit in ...? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
Alfred Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, Pšenda said: And this doesn't work when switching applications with Edit in ...? We’re discussing the inconvenience of having to switch applications. The Info panel should be available directly in Designer. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen)
NotMyFault Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 How do you add a second stroke and find the correct settings (required to correct something) while using Photo to have the Info panel visible? Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | MBP M3 Windows 11 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 | Dell 27“ 4K iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. I use iPad screenshots and videos even in the Desktop section of the forum when I expect no relevant difference.
Pšenda Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Alfred said: We’re discussing the inconvenience of having to switch applications. No. If you notice, we are discussing the alleged fact, that the Info panel does not work/help when switching applications. 4 hours ago, NotMyFault said: But it doesn’t help if you need to spot how colors change exactly while using a functionality only available in Designer. I'm not saying anything about whether or not it's convenient, I was just wondering why switching applications doesn't help in this case. 1 hour ago, NotMyFault said: How do you add a second stroke and find the correct settings (required to correct something) while using Photo to have the Info panel visible? Since the Info Panel is not able to save the readings (which is a great pity), so that the color values can be used repeatedly (for example, when setting the stroke), so I still have to write down the values somewhere. However, I can also do this when switching using Edit in and returning to ADesigner, or I can edit the already prepared move according to the read values. But in this example, I'll use the Color picker rather than manually rewriting the values. Alfred 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
NotMyFault Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, Pšenda said: Since the Info Panel is not able to save the readings (which is a great pity), so that the color values can be used repeatedly (for example, when setting the stroke), so I still have to write down the values somewhere. However, I can also do this when switching using Edit in and returning to ADesigner, or I can edit the already prepared move according to the read values. But in this example, I'll use the Color picker rather than manually rewriting the values. Unfortunately doesn’t help when you need to adjust an effect until you get a wanted value in info panel. There are lots of tutorials using this method. Its not only getting a static input from info panel, it’s adjusting something to get the target value in info panel. Alfred 1 Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | MBP M3 Windows 11 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 | Dell 27“ 4K iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. I use iPad screenshots and videos even in the Desktop section of the forum when I expect no relevant difference.
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