Domske Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Please don't annoy the user by displaying a blocking dialog. If this dialog is displayed, the program will not completly load. I have to click one of these tiny buttons to continue. This is very annoying and a really bad UX. I'm happy for every new update. Thanks for this. :) But please inform me in another way. e.g. display a non blocking notification. This should not overlay important buttons / menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 6 hours ago, Domske said: I have to click one of these tiny buttons to continue Press Esc? 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...
m.vlad Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Interesting thought, perhaps this could be moved to a regular top right corner notification that affinity already uses? EIther way, you have to keep in mind the update cycle of stable affinity when considering these notifications. If you're thinking about the beta version, sure, it gets updated frequently so a top level notification starts to become annoying (it should still be kept at the top since every new beta update makes the previous one outdated when it comes to reporting bugs). But as for stable, it barely gets updates every few months or so, so I think that kind of time difference requires a top level notification, as a kind of announcement. Quote Mădălin Vlad Graphic Designer contact@mvlad.design https://mvlad.design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 28 minutes ago, m.vlad said: requires a top level notification, However, the standard is that the user can choose whether or not to be notified of updates in preferences. 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...
walt.farrell Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Pšenda said: However, the standard is that the user can choose whether or not to be notified of updates in preferences. I don't think I've ever seen a program on Windows that makes that optional. The notification methods vary, but all the programs I've installed unconditionally notify the user of available updates. Quote -- 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...
Pšenda Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 47 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: but all the programs I've installed unconditionally notify the user of available updates. So I use a completely different applications. 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...
walt.farrell Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, Pšenda said: So I use a completely different applications. Evidently My point was, it's not "standard" to give the option, as you said it was. Quote -- 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...
Alfred Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 58 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: I don't think I've ever seen a program on Windows that makes that optional. The notification methods vary, but all the programs I've installed unconditionally notify the user of available updates. Come to think of it, Serif’s ‘legacy’ applications (all of which are Windows-only) check for updates every seven days by default, but you can change the interval or turn off the feature altogether. Pšenda 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domvel Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 The update notification as modal blocking dialog is really annoying. I can't find an option in the preferences about update notifications. (1.7.1.404) Why not just change that? Just show a subtle notification to indicate that an update is available. And / or do this only once a day or week. I want a notification about updates. But not as dialog on every application start. In my case I updated the application and one or two days later, another update available. It interrupts the workflow. - Please change this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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