Feature request: Option to change the space or distance between the spreads/pages/pasteboard in Publisher

[barrycosta]

I recently posted on the support forum, but there does not seem to be an option for this. So posting here now as a feature request.

I would be super great if there a way to change the space or distance between the spreads/pages/pasteboard?

Within InDesign preferences ( Preferences > Guides & Pasteboard > Pasteboard Options ) there is a way to set this. I can't seem to find this in Publisher. I always found this helpful because sometimes I don't want to see the other page and prefer to focus on the page I'm designing. 

Keep up the great work Affinity!

[Peg]

Yes, I agree, this is a feature I use frequently in InDesign and would like to see it added in Affinity Publisher. Thanks.

[Chul]

+5!

[barrycosta]

Thanks everyone! @Churl love the +5 ... made me laugh today. Thanks for that

[Chul]

On 12/11/2019 at 11:02 AM, barrycosta said:

Thanks everyone! @Churl love the +5 ... made me laugh today. Thanks for that

[Joachim_L]

There is (ALWAYS for Chul) OFTEN a workaround with the Affinity applications.

Simply change your bleed e.g. to 60 mm while working and set it later back to e.g. 3 mm when it comes to printing or exporting.

Edit: This topic should be moved to Publisher forum?

[Chul]

@Joachim_L

8 minutes ago, Joachim_L said:

There is ALWAYS a workaround with the Affinity applications.

Simply change your bleed e.g. to 60 mm while working and set it later back to e.g. 3 mm when it comes to printing or exporting.

I like your positive answer.

Can you give me a work around for adjusting the spacing between 2 facing pages as well, please?

[Joachim_L]

You have every right to ridicule me, so I edited my previous post. Sorry, this time I have no workaround for you.

Just out of curiousity: Do you really need the spacing there or was this the part making fun of me?

[Chul]

LOL! I did not mean to ridicule you in the least; I seriously loved your positive answer.

And yes, I wish for this pretty much daily & I can give you reasons too if you wish to hear them.

[Joachim_L]

No, problem. I know I am not the wits end.

2 minutes ago, Chul said:

I can give you reasons too if you wish to hear them

Indeed, I want to hear the reasons.

[Chul]

24 minutes ago, Joachim_L said:

Edit: This topic should be moved to Publisher forum?

Wondered about that myself...

 

1 minute ago, Joachim_L said:

Indeed, I want to hear the reasons.

Okay, sure! I design lots of ads, so I generally have how many pages with different versions until I get done. (probably the only weirdo designer who does that!)  I'd like to be able to space the pages so I could do a side by side comparison without having them run into each other. The other scenario is the brochures, trifolds etc I do. I like to have the front & back cover totally back to back, but not the rest of the pages.

More like artboards but without being stuck with Designer.

[carl123]

 

 

 

 

34 minutes ago, Joachim_L said:

There is ALWAYS OFTEN ALWAYS a workaround with the Affinity applications.

 

[Chul]

CHEERS to Affinity!!!

Would you mind letting me in on your secret, @carl123? If I say please pretty please?

[carl123]

 

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, Chul said:

Would you mind letting me in on your secret, @carl123? If I say please pretty please?

You won't like it 

[Chul]

1 minute ago, carl123 said:

You won't like it 

You won't know until you tell us!

[carl123]

Add a grey rectangle down the middle of the spread - the same color as the background

Adjust the inner margin setting to compensate 

[Joachim_L]

Just now, carl123 said:

Add a grey rectangle down the middle of the spread - the same color as the background

Adjust the inner margin setting to compensate 

Magic!

[Chul]

Wow, you're bright! That's too funny though; I'll admit I wondered why you wouldn't have told us how to do it with your first post!!

Let me remove my 'thanks', actually no it's a thanks for the laugh of the day!

[MikeW]

Another reason that "split spreads" in ID is advantageous, the only reason I personally split spreads, is for jobs that will be loose bound (like 3-ring binders) that have inside bleed. Unless one splits the facing page spreads, inside bleed crosses over to the facing page.

[Joachim_L]

@Chul What about using Artboards from ADesigner and opening them in APublisher without converting them to pages?

[Chul]

3 minutes ago, MikeW said:

Another reason that "split spreads" in ID is advantageous, the only reason I personally split spreads, is for jobs that will be loose bound (like 3-ring binders) that have inside bleed. Unless one splits the facing page spreads, inside bleed crosses over to the facing page.

Precisely.

 

3 minutes ago, Joachim_L said:

@Chul What about using Artboards from ADesigner and opening them in APublisher without converting them to pages?

You may now go back & change your post to ALWAYS a workaround, @Joachim_L. Thanks so much! I'm not sure why I didn't do that before, it works great for what I want it for. Yes it might take longer, but hey it's a workable workaround!

[OpalGraf]

Larger the spreads are, more urgent it becomes to have ability to set distance between them as its visually getting smaller and smaller.