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  VS now crashing after settings change
  • Tonyrambler  

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  @Tonyrambler It should work now. I had the same issue with my previous MacBook and choosing "Metal" was the solution.
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  Controlled thick and thin lines
  • Jackamus  

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  @Jackamus said in Controlled thick and thin lines: How do I draw a new ellipse without any previous attributes? In VS the previous attributes are used when drawing new objects. In this case you can clear the width profile on the new object by clicking the solid stroke icon in the stroke panel (second from last).
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  VS startup time
  • 861475_VctSt  

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  @Harry said in VS startup time: Where are the temporary files located in Windows? It is up to the operating system to serve the temporary file locations and this may vary between versions. VS will still clean the temporary files, but it does so after crashes, and not at startups. With normal exit, VS will not leave temporary files.
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  Rotating linked vector files
  • chessboard  

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  @chessboard This issue should be fixed in the new build 1.2.018
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  How to create own document preset groups?
  • creative  

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  @creative The current "New Document" view cannot define new groups of presets. It will list all document optins presets in a single flat list. I will improve this ASAP.
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  PDF X
  • michaelokraj  

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  @michaelokraj I will add a separate PDF/X export before 1.3
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  Changing tooltip font size?
  • creative  

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  @creative Tooltips are handled by MacOS.
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  Why is it so much easier to select a clipped object outside the shape than overtop the main shape
  • Boldline  

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  @Boldline Use the "Isolate Inside" (double click) to edit the content of a group. I changed the order of the selection (members first) for the next build (it is just a resource flag), lets see how it will work.
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  How to convert pattern to shapes?
  • maarten  

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  Thanks for the quick response. Ah, I did try that but silly me; I didn't see that what was generated was actually a group with all vectors inside. Sorry for that. Nice to see it's possible. Have a nice weekend!
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  Regarding the issue with the applied effect of the Repeater
  • Li Xiao  

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  @VectorStyler Understood. If there could be a simulated expansion, it would solve this problem by preserving the non-destructive effects and applying the final effect to gradient content after the Repeater.
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  Adding white noise to a specific color in a color gradient
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  @VectorStyler Thank you That's what I was doing but had forgotten about this single/double click... hence my lack of understanding.
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  Setting default styles for created paths and shapes?
  • LoginError  

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  @LoginError said in Setting default styles for created paths and shapes?: Is there any way to update the default style when that option is unchecked? Just select a color on the color panel, or a gradient in the gradient panel (without an object being selected). A style selected in the Styles panel is not going to be used as a default regardless of settings.
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  Saving objects as "assets"
  • B-Vs-V  

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  @Pat Copy-paste from AD goes through PDF, and that means the flattening of attributes like multiple fills, strokes. Gradient may go through if linear of circular. But noise will become image as there is no noise attribute in PDF. The internal format of Affinity is not known, so VS cannot import that. But VS can import Adobe Illustrator assets.
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  User interface is huge
  • Nephilim983  

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  @Nephilim983 Thanks for the description. I will try to create a similar setup to replicate this issue.
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  How do I reset the gap between the dashes (dots) to even spacing?
  • Boldline  

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  thank you for the video, I must have some other setting wrong elsewhere because when I do those steps, I still get the odd spacing. here is a video of my attempt I will try on my other computer and see if I have the same issue so I know if it's a setting here on the first machine that I have wrong UPDATE: I see where the issue lies - I was going back to another setting in the dash dropdown and that was resetting the number of spaces again. Thank you for your help!
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  How do I convert a text frame into a shape?
  • Boldline  

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  @Boldline In the Appearance panel, select the Text Frame item and delete it with the Appearance panel delete button. In VS an object with a shape can contain various content types, these are Fill, Stroke, Adjustment Effects, but also Image content or Text Frame. These can be added to any object with a shape, even after it is created (example: flow some text in an existing shape).
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  How to decouple path brush/eraser settings in VS 1.2?
  • Boldline  

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  @Boldline Try the "Shared Brush Options" in the Drawing section.
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  Centering Lines
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  Yes and Thanks...
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  Widen Text on Path
  • Boldline  

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  @VectorStyler sorry for the many back and forth in the thread. I see the arrow now, I was attempting to use the wrong one (the iconify one). I'm a little slow today. That said, the option you circled in your screenshot worked perfectly. Thank you for your help!
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  Change of color in text on path is not possible ...
  • Raaskot  

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  @VectorStyler Ah, wonderful. Now I got it .. also I must activate fill-button i "Appearances"