X-Raym Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Just my two cents on this : yes having a search replace color or even just a simple minimal search select with a popup to enter code value would be very welcome ! Loopkin and debussy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marjolein Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 I'm busy cleaning up Cad files for hours and hours. this is really such a drag, time consuming and should not have to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oval Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 On 5/26/2020 at 8:44 PM, Marjolein said: I'm busy cleaning up Cad files for hours and hours. So you really don’t use an app that has a select same feature (and only use ADe for the rest)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelde Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Hi world, it's first time in this forum, i'm totally in love with AD, but this view is totally real. We can't live with group and subgroup all the time, can't we decide to have all on 1 level? and untill it is not possible to select by color/fill/stroke it is useless for preprint, time is everything. Love Markio and Renfield 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oval Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Rebelde said: first time in this forum Welcome! 1 hour ago, Rebelde said: Hi world Oh, is there still a world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennisqdw Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Hi all. I've written on this topic before, on one of the threads here. Although I can't say how well this will work for any of you, I've found a free software, that does do select fill, stroke etc by same color, and at least for my simple purposes the software will work for me. It's called Inkscape, and I'm sure you can do a search and find it. Maybe a little competitive pressure will get Affinity to move on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fde101 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 14 hours ago, dennisqdw said: Inkscape We all know about Inkscape. Many people on the forum seem to dislike it for one reason or another, most of them pointing to its user interface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuttyjoe Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 The problem with Inkscape, is that it's not Affinity Designer. If the main attraction is AD, then switching to Inkscape for a single feature doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commaimagination Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 I did something similar, opened my file in Illustrator CS5, then doing all the "select similar" I needed to find RGB strokes, changed them to PMS, save then reopen in AF. When I do MAP stuff or work from a CAD software the feature "Find Similar" is a MUST. There is so many element to clean. Also, when I change my mind about et Pantone, "find similar" is nice to recolour and make sure the is no "wrong colour" left out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleggwd Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) As maybe an easier to accomplish work-around (I have no idea) could we get the ability to select by the color labels we set? It won't help people importing files from other programs, but it would help designers building the design from ground up in Affinity in the same way as global colors. I could set all of the objects with a particular type of stroke to have the same color label in the Layers panel and then still group them separately according to my other organizational needs. If I could then "Select Color Label" I could adjust all of the strokes at the same time later. Edited July 8, 2020 by cleggwd Timespider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapit Zulkefli Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 done reading this thread. and yeah. we are waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oval Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 On 6/25/2020 at 4:23 PM, Kuttyjoe said: If the main attraction is AD, then switching to Inkscape [or other apps] for a single feature doesn't work. Because this is not the only feature many users are waiting for, we have to switch the app to do what AD is not able to do and switch back to do the rest. In the case of “Select same” not an easy step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psiclone Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Wow, this thing has gone on for 6 years and is still not implemented? I like AD, but honestly there's so much that can be done in Adobe's products that it makes it harder to justify going to an Affinity product, aside from price. Don't get me wrong, I don't like how Adobe is handling things with their pricing structure or support in general, but their products do generally have a better workflow. Not the same thing, but similarly I'm often CNTL+ clicking on a layer thumbnail expecting a selection of the layer's objects, but it all depends on what profile you're in. Very awkward. Too many steps. lepr and Chapit Zulkefli 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chapit Zulkefli Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 5 hours ago, MikeW said: finger crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapit Zulkefli Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 6 hours ago, psiclone said: Wow, this thing has gone on for 6 years and is still not implemented? I like AD, but honestly there's so much that can be done in Adobe's products that it makes it harder to justify going to an Affinity product, aside from price. Don't get me wrong, I don't like how Adobe is handling things with their pricing structure or support in general, but their products do generally have a better workflow. Not the same thing, but similarly I'm often CNTL+ clicking on a layer thumbnail expecting a selection of the layer's objects, but it all depends on what profile you're in. Very awkward. Too many steps. i cosign with that. Adobe is controlling how we are using their product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ttleCat Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 5 hours ago, MikeW said: It's important that we don't all get false hope with this. It could still be several years before we see anything with the current track record. lepr and Chapit Zulkefli 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapit Zulkefli Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 1 minute ago, B4ttleCat said: It's important that we don't all get false hope with this. It could still be several years before we see anything with the current track record. YES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris L Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Just to throw my 2 cents in. This is what I'd consider a pretty basic feature for an app like this. It's great to be able to create global colours and they work really well. But I had update 45 PDF files last week which I opened in Publisher and I had to select every line, fill etc and change to a global colour. Took me hours to do something that could have been done in a fraction of the time with 'find and replace'. If it's assumed that Serif's plan is to steal users from Adobe then this should be given some priority. Fixx, B4ttleCat, Chapit Zulkefli and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapit Zulkefli Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Chris L said: Just to throw my 2 cents in. This is what I'd consider a pretty basic feature for an app like this. It's great to be able to create global colours and they work really well. But I had update 45 PDF files last week which I opened in Publisher and I had to select every line, fill etc and change to a global colour. Took me hours to do something that could have been done in a fraction of the time with 'find and replace'. If it's assumed that Serif's plan is to steal users from Adobe then this should be given some priority. i cosign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nezumi Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Its been countless times that selecting by same fill color would just work wonders for me. Heres something that could be quite useful sometimes too - I am not sure if it is implemented, I cant find anything like this. Inverse OBJECT selection. Say you are selecting few elements and then by using inverse selection you could quickly select all the elements/objects other then you just selected. What do you think? Patrick Connor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ttleCat Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 2 hours ago, nezumi said: Its been countless times that selecting by same fill color would just work wonders for me. Heres something that could be quite useful sometimes too - I am not sure if it is implemented, I cant find anything like this. Inverse OBJECT selection. Say you are selecting few elements and then by using inverse selection you could quickly select all the elements/objects other then you just selected. What do you think? I think we all agree but at this point we're talking to the void. Let's wait and see what happens whenever they decide to release an update with a worthwhile selections feature set. Chapit Zulkefli and nezumi 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuttyjoe Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Captain's log. Star date 2057, in the Affinity Sector D. There are rumors that an enemy has developed a powerful selector weapon which renders our defenses obsolete.... Timespider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timespider Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Yes Captain, I believe it's origin is the adobe constellation. Word from the graphic-a system says it has the capability to select individuals turn them into groups and change their DNA. Is this the weapon you are talking about Quote Motto - STUPID HURTS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amit1423 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 I Think the Developers have failed to understand that, this is the MOST IMPORTANT feature one needs while designing. Sadly I still use my old Coreldraw version 16 despite loving and purchasing AD. either, They dont understand the importance or just cant do it with their layer management system we all love. If thats the case, the moderators should come out and lock this post saying sorry guys its 6yrs we couldnt do it, we tried and tried, but looks like this feature can never be implemented. And then Close this thread for good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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