Archangel Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Hello, I thought that I'd experiment in laying out a poem in PagePlus X9 and Affinity Publisher for comparison As you can see the results are very similar but PagePlus has the edge using features such as optical justification and use of filter effects for the drop shadow. Affinity Publisher layer effects aren't as versatile as PagePlus which is a shame. Admittedly I haven't found out how to successfully use optical justification in Affinity Publisher yet so that may be my own issue rather than the program's issue. I do think Affinity Publisher is a very polished and capable product though, and I am looking forward to its release. Keep up the good work. A Retard's Retort.pdf A Retard's Retort PagePlus.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aammppaa Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Had a quick glance at the two files. I see no reason why the drop shadow in the Publisher version can't look identical to that from PagePlus. Use the Outer Shadow effect, with low opacity (33%), a small radius (2px), and an offset (8px). There are a number of other differences that would be easy to 'correct'… The line spacing in the Publisher version is very loose compared with that in PagePlus, and the font size is larger. The background is more opaque. Optical Alignment is in the Character studio panel. Try turning it to Manual or Font to see how it improves things. Archangel and Alfred 1 1 Quote Win10 Home x64 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz | 48 GB RAM | 1TB SSD | nVidia GTX 1660 | Wacom Intuos Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archangel Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 Thank you, I will continue to investigate when I can and see if I can improve my knowledge in this area. Aammppaa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac_heibu Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 … and above all: Increase the output resolution of your PDF! Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archangel Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 Yes I've tweaked the PDF and it looks better. Thanks! This package is very versatile. I take it the persona buttons will only operate if you have the Affinity Photo, and Affinity Designer applications as well. In the release version that is. A Retard's Retort.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aammppaa Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 3 hours ago, Michael S Harvey said: I take it the persona buttons will only operate if you have the Affinity Photo, and Affinity Designer applications as well Yes. Archangel 1 Quote Win10 Home x64 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz | 48 GB RAM | 1TB SSD | nVidia GTX 1660 | Wacom Intuos Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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