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  Often when I restart VS, all toolsets, context panel and panels on right side are gone
  29 May 2024, 19:29 • Boldline   30 May 2024, 05:30

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  30 May 2024, 05:30

  @Boldline Were these panels docked or floating? It seems that the workspace file resets for some reason (it does that for some key presses at startup)
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  Snapping seems different when using shift and option/alt
  27 May 2024, 16:43 • Boldline   27 May 2024, 17:25

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  27 May 2024, 17:25

  @VectorStyler one thing I like in Affinity is that an obvious indicator appears when the selected shape is completely snapped flush with the first shape. In this example screenshot below, the three squares to the right side of the green line were dragged over to touch the original three squares on the left side. When they touched, an obvious green line appeared to let the user know they were exactly flush Here is a gif of what I am talking about
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  27 May 2024, 16:30 • Boldline   27 May 2024, 16:30

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  Saving Text Styles
  17 May 2024, 20:28 • Kumr   27 May 2024, 10:39

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  K 27 May 2024, 10:39

  @VectorStyler Thank you for this feature. Works well in the latest 12.025 update.
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  Does the style picker not reference from locked items?
  24 May 2024, 02:44 • Boldline   24 May 2024, 05:11

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  24 May 2024, 05:11

  @Boldline This could be a bug. I will try to replicate it.
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  about the movement distance
  20 May 2024, 14:43 • monsterfox   20 May 2024, 16:07

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  M 20 May 2024, 16:07

  @VectorStyler Or add a unit and let the user choose one, which would be better.
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  Transformed Clipping Shape distorts clipped content
  16 Apr 2024, 13:35 • William Kansepa   17 May 2024, 19:14

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  W 17 May 2024, 19:14

  @VectorStyler thank you. This method is perfect!
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  How do I use the Split Object Shape - "inside split schemes" and "cut split schemes"?
  17 May 2024, 14:42 • Boldline   17 May 2024, 17:47

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  @Boldline said in How do I use the Split Object Shape - "inside split schemes" and "cut split schemes"?: If I understand it correctly, the divide can be created with an open-ended path or the interior of a fill? Yes. In case of open-path the object will be split along the path. Is this the way it's supposed to work? Yes, for a single shape this is the result, it cuts the part inside the star. I think the repeater can also be used to create a grid of shapes for a "split scheme", but regular duplication and grouping will also do.
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  Object with spot colors disappears/change in pdf-output
  17 May 2024, 14:01 • Raaskot   17 May 2024, 14:32

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  17 May 2024, 14:32

  @Raaskot It seems to be that Acrobat can open the resulting file but other apps have problems. I will try to find a solution for this before the next build.
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  Monospaced numbers, how?
  17 May 2024, 09:22 • Raaskot   17 May 2024, 10:36

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  17 May 2024, 10:36

  @Raaskot Solved it on my own Choose Tabular Figures under "Character Options/Typography/OpenType"
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  Confusing style-editing in VS
  16 May 2024, 11:41 • Raaskot   16 May 2024, 11:44

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  16 May 2024, 11:44

  @Raaskot Seems to be a bug. Removing the default character styles causes this. The fix is to set a color for the text (it is missing). I will fix this ASAP.
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  Question regarding floating panel behavior when using other applications
  11 May 2024, 05:04 • debraspicher   11 May 2024, 05:39

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  @VectorStyler I'm probably just not used to it. I'd have to spend more time with it on daily tasks to know for sure, but other than it being different, so far I'm not inclined to say it needs a Preference option. Users who prefers to spread panels across displays likely benefit most from the behavior. Whereas in my case, it's just a matter of being able to read items while staring at another application, which I can do simply by clicking the window active. It's no biggie.
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  How to copy text via clipboard and paste in VS with new appearance?
  10 May 2024, 12:54 • Raaskot   10 May 2024, 15:09

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  10 May 2024, 15:09

  @Ingolf said in How to copy text via clipboard and paste in VS with new appearance?: I think VS' lacks a paste without format in text contexts I will check this as it should not be an issue. But yes, by default text i pasted with formatting.
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  Grid display oddity
  7 May 2024, 14:12 • Teddy   9 May 2024, 18:09

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  I've seen this happen, but it's sporadic. Lots of fun UI glitches occurring on the Windows side. It will take some reporting to catch them all, I suspect.
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  7 May 2024, 19:42 • Teddy   7 May 2024, 19:42

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  One Day Experience
  4 Feb 2023, 03:24 • monsterfox   5 May 2024, 15:23

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  @VectorStyler Look back at history, regarding question 1, this is a very important function. VS is a very powerful software. When I completely use VS as the mainstream work software in the future, there will be a lot of daily work documents. It will be very difficult to find files without a preview graphic window. Although I am looking forward to the emergence of the multilingual function, the function of the preview window should have a higher priority. Hope for reference.
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  Stroke Width panel - broken?
  4 May 2024, 12:24 • Ingolf   5 May 2024, 11:50

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  @Subpath said in Stroke Width panel - broken?: @VectorStyler I actually don't have a problem with the way it is, because you can find out how it works So my thoughts went more , as an aid, perhaps to extend the tooltip text slightly by the line “Select a width node first” ? Just an idea, I don't know if this is a good solution maybe @Ingolf or @Li-Xiao know better Solutions You know me, more usability, less Linux Yes, there's a bit of missing self-explanatory context, so one knows it's about the context of the sequence of actions and the line width tool. This is where a status bar that can throw a line's explanation/error message has helped me a lot in other programs. Anyway, I'm a strong opponent of fields and functions with usable interfaces in a situation where they can't be used. And even worse, no feedback when you try. It's poor and outdated usability that costs customers countless hours figuring out programs. Affinity, for example, has huge amounts of it, and their forum is filled with repeated "how the fuck" questions solely from the small percentage of customers who use their forum. There are at least smaller tricks, if nothing else, that can be easily implemented, giving customers a clear idea that the path is closed here, and preferably also why.
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  How do I set the arrow size in comparison to the stroke?
  5 May 2024, 04:41 • Boldline   5 May 2024, 06:51

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  @Boldline The size can be adjusted with the "Scale" field, and it will always be relative to the stroke width. The initial size (100%) is about 3x of the stroke width.
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  How do I relink image in viewport?
  26 Apr 2024, 13:13 • Raaskot   28 Apr 2024, 06:51

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  28 Apr 2024, 06:51

  @Raaskot These are text frame contents, I will make these optional.
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  VS does not seem to allow copy and paste of "webp" format images
  26 Apr 2024, 16:44 • Boldline   26 Apr 2024, 19:19

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  To add to the discussion, I am able to copy and paste webp images from my browsers on Windows 10. However when copying them from Firefox the transparency is pasted into vectorstyler as black. Copying from chrome preserves transparency as expected.