How do I links to email and urls i VS?
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@Boldline
Is VS not for DTP uses? -
@VectorStyler
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@Raaskot said in How do I links to email and urls i VS?:
@Boldline
Is VS not for DTP uses?I'm not opposed to some DTP features in VS. The question becomes how much DTP to add to VS versus when to break it off to a separate dedicated DTP application.
Selfishly, I hope longterm for the Affinity model of three dedicated applications using a universal file format. I would like to believe that the framework built and reformed to create VS could be the catalyst to seeing a future with a publishing app and a raster editing app all working cohesively.
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Given the size of VectorStyler development "team" I hope it remains sharply focused on building the best and as stable vector application as it could possibly become, not starting to venture out in all sorts of directions. We already have Affinity for that, and VectorStyler seems to fill in nicely where Designer is lacking, which is in advanced vector drawing capabilities and not in desktop publishing.
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@JuurGroove Do you feel Affinity's Photo and Publisher are adequate alternatives for now? They seem to be lacking still in my opinion
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I've said enough on this forum about this precise point and indeed, my opinion (i) is that a minimum of DP features is required in VS, and (ii) was that a dedicated app is/was needed.
However, I'm not so convinced any more: all the indications are that we'll have to wait until VS development is complete, and it will also be difficult to compete with InDesign/QXP, which are affordable for DP professionals (one job order is enough to cover their annual cost).
APh, APub & also AD are already good apps, and it wouldn't take much to make them very attractive to complex DP projects... and there are already so many great apps for photo editing... -
I agree, if that means anything, that some DTP features should be considered for moving up in priority, seeing as its technical people who are attracted to Vectorstyler for its capabilities. It shouldn't be prioritized over stability in any case, absolutely. Unfortunately as the programs progress and more users are added to its base, there will be many of those who are required to wear multiple hats and inevitably this will lend more pressure to have certain features added. So I don't think that point is moot. It might even be inevitable.
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@Boldline Alternatives to what? VectorStyler or Adobe? In any case, that depends. As a solo freelancer, I have completed a number of client projects with Affinity during my 6 month run with the suite and seen both good and bad. Their underlying concept of having all the 3 apps integrated from the ground up in such a nice way is incredibly strong and very unique. Feature wise, yes they are often lacking, but then again, it really depends how you are using them and what you want to accomplish. I'd say Photo is perhaps the most "complete" and strongest of them, but both Designer and Publisher are lacking even some of the most basic features, which is why I ended up here.
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@JuurGroove I'm just saying a cohesive trio of design apps would add tremendous value to what VS already offers. Once the framework is finalized in VS, that frame could potentially be copied and used to expedite a desktop Publishing app and a raster editing app.
From my experiences talking to people trying to get away from Adobe, what VS offers is great, but without a great Photoshop replacement, they still feel stuck with Adobe.
Most of my work is done in vector at the moment and I'm getting by with Affinity photo, Krita, Clip Studio and Procreate. However, as I continue to grow in my raster editing/designing, the more value I can see in a great compliment app to VS
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@Boldline I have only basic understanding of how software development works, but I wouldn't be so confident in hoping you could just like that reutilize VS's framework for building up a totally new raster application without massive amounts of development work.
This right here seems to be one of my main issues with Affinity Designer, that it has never been built up as a true vector application, and till this day it's struggling a lot with even the most basic vector functions. Most of its "vector" features seem to be in fact just mimicking vector behavior, but. the output is still bitmap. Like patterns or even brushes, which they have the audacity to market and sell as "vector" brushes on their store.
FWIW Affinity Photo is a great Photoshop replacement, if you don't rely on generative AI that is.
