Forward and Back Arrows

[ehume]

I can go back a command with ctrl-Z (thank you). I can go forward (re-do) a command with shift-ctrl-Z (thank you very much). These are of course bog-standard windows commands, but I would like to see undo (ctrl-Z) and redo ( shift-ctrl-Z) arrows visible.

[Aammppaa]

Hi @ehume and welcome to the forum.

Undo / Redo buttons are a frequently requested addition to the Affinity range, with many requests going back years. I am not sure why Serif have decided against adding them, or at least giving the option to add them to the toolbar.

You will find the forum is very informative and I strongly recommend getting acquainted with the search function (top right on desktop web-browser) as it is actually pretty good at finding things - and most thing have been discussed at some point!

In no particular order…

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/66060-ease-of-use/
https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/30578-customise-toolbar
https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/8187-more-icons-needed
https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/35756-toolbar-settings-size-more-commands-2-rows
https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/1176-multi-undo-redo-icons

 

[Aammppaa]

You might also consider using the History Panel like a super undo/redo button!

In the latest 1.7 betas this panel not only allows quick traversal of the history, but can also handle branching histories, and even give a preview of how things looked at each step. Pretty powerful.

[Mark Ingram]

As @Aammppaa has already said, the History panel is a much better version of the undo / redo arrows.

[ehume]

Thanks for the warm welcome. I have tried ctrl-Z and shift-ctrl-Z, and those work, too. I will check out the history panel.

[Dave.Kelly]

You could always buy a gameing mouse and assign the extra buttons to undo/redo cut, copy and paste