@debraspicher said in Using Mouse to Delete Nodes: @Ingolf I'm using a Keychron Q6 Max with the official pad. It's more or less like a flat keyboard. I don't think I could ever go without a wrist pad. I have one for the mouse also. Over the past decade, I have only bought small mice that allow me to let my hand lie flat and relaxed, with essentially only my fingers on the tiny mouse. It has been quite difficult to find the right ones. Apple's own mice have been terrible. That does not apply to their keyboards, though; Apple's Magic Keyboards are so flat (4.1mm!) that my palms always lie even flatter on the desk, and my fingers reach across the super-thin keyboard completely effortlessly. The keys themselves require no pressure, so it’s a bit like laying your hand flat on the table and drumming lightly with your fingers on it. This meant that my Keychron was expensive nostalgia. I use it occasionally when I just want to relax and turn on the colourful rotating LED backlight. The quality of the hardware is excellent, world class.

@VectorStyler Thanks, appreciate it.

@VectorStyler said in Change Screen Mode does not work: Is this the "Single Document View" mode? this should be inactive if no document is open. This is happening when I have open documents.

It’s actually a great idea; I didn’t realise it was implemented in any apps yet. It moves past that old-school "pulling levers on a factory machine" style of usability as the only way of doing things. I’ve looked into it briefly; it’s not (yet) a macOS system default as such, but it’s definitely become the gold standard for Mac apps recently. Apple’s been pushing this "empty state" logic in their latest frameworks, so while you have to code the double-click interaction yourself, it’s what users may expect from a modern macOS app soon. For instance, it’s already implemented in Apple’s new Pages, Numbers, and so on. I assume it makes sense given all the touch devices currently out there and those yet to come. I do wonder, though, how on earth anyone is supposed to discover it exists. But then again, I know I grew up with that old-timer menu loyalty, whereas the coming generations will be interacting with their software physically and verbally. Note: Canva is currently rolling out AI integration in Affinity and Canva, so you can, for example, tell it to "rename all layers" and the day is fast approaching where AI can rename every layer based on a qualified guess of the content (and I'll use THAT feature instantly). Classic clicking and menus might soon be rebranded as "Classic Architecture Mode."

@William-Kansepa The current version bugs are posted in the Bugs section. The 1.2 beta bugs had a separate section because there was a 1.2 beta while 1.1 was still the current version. There was no 1.3 beta, but I should have cleared the Bugs section from older bugs (will take some time).

@VectorStyler In 2025.12.11.23:33 the error of incorrect scaling when importing the two DXF files contained in the compressed package I provided into the program has not been fixed yet. It is hoped that this issue can be resolved.

@monsterfox Fixed

@Harry I will try to replicate and fix this

@Boldline said in Arrange order icons - more intuitive and clean option?: the "arrange order" icons in Affinity seem more intutive to me than what we have in VS and it looks cleaner: I like the VS solution better and faster to use. In my opinion, even icons are clearer in VS.

@Boldline said in Editing Tracking value adds extra characters.: @VectorStyler said in Editing Tracking value adds extra characters.: @debraspicher This should be fixed in the 1.3.012 build @vectorstyler did you leave the 1.3.012 info update off the forum intentionally? No pressure or issue, was just curious Forgot to add that

@debraspicher Send me a file with the shapes where the default settings has issue in the Shape Builder

@VectorStyler Thank you so much! Wasn't expecting such a speedy response, another +1 Much appreciated

Does this need updating for 1.3? I still find it very helpful, btw.

@William-Kansepa said in Replacing linked image caused file size to balloon: If you check in Links panel, the image is still linked not embedded. Yes, but a copy of the image is also in the file. I will check why this happens.

@Boldline Will be fixed

Not intending to find this user here, I swear. I was doing both searches on YT and on the forum itself because I had been playing around with the idea of doing some tutorials myself. I saw that they were listed here in the search results as I had just peeked at their YT. They had actually posted an intro course of sorts, so I thought I would share it. It's pretty decent for new users and is well-paced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyzePU3XlRw

@Subpath @vectorstyler Thanks, was searching for that command. It's mapped under attributes and I was looking elsewhere. Couple of things I managed to add a menu shortcut using the customize toolboxes, but when I click on the icon, it only displays the attributes popup, and the icons and text description are not right. [image: 1776015361107-screenshot-2026-04-12-at-11.04.01-pm.png] I tried to add a custom shortcut, but it appears as “attribute” instead of being labeled as the cloned or clone, as it was named in the menu. I haven’t tested the shortcut yet. [image: 1776015935820-screenshot-2026-04-12-at-11.14.46-pm.png] I have two objects, one blue and the other magenta, each with its clone. When I select only one cloned object, say blue, the clone command selects parent clones of blue and magenta. Not sure if this is how it’s supposed to work. I would expect to select only blue parent clone only. [image: 1776015718706-screenshot-2026-04-12-at-11.01.11-pm.png] By the way, in Mac, Command+D to duplicate, and Option+D to clone. I don’t recall changing the shortcuts. Perhaps I did, and I need to check on that. Hope cloning of parent object instead of cloned ones could be addressed. Thanks.

@stunthamster The file saving issue should be fixed in the newest app store version

@VectorStyler thanks for explanation.