GeoffM33 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Is it possible to display hidden characters like carriage returns, new line/line break, tab strokes, various spaces, and so forth to aid control of text? This could also be helpful in Photo, though is less important. Can this be added if it's not already there? It's available in Publisher as one would expect, but... I see there is a discussion in relation to tabs, but a wider implementation would be great. Thanks, GM bagmetv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 I agree that would be useful. Perhaps Serif will enable it at some point, as they have in Publisher. bagmetv 1 -- 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...
Staff Sean P Posted April 18, 2019 Staff Share Posted April 18, 2019 Hi GeoffM33, This is something I've passed on to development, so I'll get it bumped with them! Thanks! h.ozboluk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user125 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Was this feature ever implemented? I'm new to APub and can't find this feature. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 18 minutes ago, user125 said: Was this feature ever implemented? I'm new to APub and can't find this feature. Thanks. Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums. Not implemented yet in Designer or Photo. -- 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...
user125 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 But how about in Publisher? That's the program I'm trying to learn. (I'm new to Affinity software, just having switched from MS Publisher because I bought an iMac.) And if this feature exists in Affinity Publisher, where can I find it? So far, I haven't succeeded. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 1 minute ago, user125 said: But how about in Publisher? That's the program I'm trying to learn. (I'm new to Affinity software, just having switched from MS Publisher because I bought an iMac.) And if this feature exists in Affinity Publisher, where can I find it? So far, I haven't succeeded. Thanks! Text > Show Special Characters in the Menu. -- 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...
user125 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Thanks. I found that feature in the Text menu; but when I click on it, nothing displays - no line or paragraph feeds or any other special characters that I can see. Oh, well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 42 minutes ago, user125 said: Thanks. I found that feature in the Text menu; but when I click on it, nothing displays - no line or paragraph feeds or any other special characters that I can see. Oh, well. Some screenshots showing the full application window and Layers panel might help, as well as a sample .afpub document. -- 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...
user125 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Screen shots won't be necessary. I got it to work by creating a new, test document containing a text box, with "Show Special Characters" activated. When I started typing, the special characters (e.g., line feeds and spaces) magically displayed. I also used a relatively large type size (16 pt.). Otherwise, the special characters are very difficult to see, at least on my iMac's 4.5K display. Unlike with Microsoft Office apps, the special characters in APub display smaller than the type size and in a faint blue color, at least on my monitor. Anyhow, thanks for your help, Walt. Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 You're welcome. -- 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...
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