Dr. Dave Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Was drawing a line and some circles, zoomed in to get a tighter fit on the circle, and noticed it was pixelated. Wait, I'm using the equivalent of Illustrator, right? Then I noticed "View Mode" on the toolbar, but they were Pixel / Retina / Outline Then I checked the View > View Mode and saw "Vector" as a choice. I'm confused... Why is Vector not the default view mode? Why is Vector not a button on the toolbar (can't even add it from Customize Toolbar) - I'm in Pixel or Retina, then have to (in my case) accidentally find "Vector" within the View menu? Why would I care about Pixel-anything when I'm using a vector-based program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 If I remember correctly, you can just click on the pixel button on the toolbar to unselect it (it’s a toggle button). Pixel based preview is a very useful thing for people who work with web or where the output will eventually be rasterised. It enables you to draw assets that don’t have that fuzzy ‘half a pixel’ thing going on and is one of the great features of Designer, which may be why they have it enabled as default. Dr. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Just wondering now whether that setting is initially dependant on the document type you choose? That would make a lot of sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Dave Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share Posted July 7, 2019 After a couple attempts, I likely had Retina enabled. Maybe when I was learning the UI and just clicking everything. I didn't realize any of these choices until I zoomed in as mentioned earlier, but now I can appreciate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 https://affinity.help/designer/English.lproj/pages/GetStarted/view.html Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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