@VectorStyler said in Expand Group Opacity question shows no difference: This is about how to handle soft mask and blend mode of groups when ungrouping. Oh, I see. I had mistakenly thought that this would work on a normal group with a reduced opacity and when you ungroup it, the opacity reverts to 100% on all the ungrouped elements like how it is in other software e.g. Illustrator.

@shomnipotence That looks awesome

@Ridgehammer I will tyr to replicate and fix this as soon as possible.

@shomnipotence said in What framework does Visual Studio's UI use? Does it include default maximize, minimize, and close buttons?: Is it possible to embed the native three main items into the top right corner? Or use a Win32 title bar (which would mean a separate menu bar). Is is possible to use the Windows title bar, but it looks awful for this UI. There are a number of other apps that added custom icons for this (Affinity, Spotify, etc).

Perhaps a survey List may be helpful? For example, a list of the tools for which videos are most frequently requested. This wish list could be pinned in the Tutorials section, and anyone who wants to or feels capable of doing so could create a video. I should mention that even videos that don't perfectly cover all aspects of a tool can give other users ideas.

@William-Kansepa Will be fixed

@William-Kansepa said in update 1.3.015: Am getting same result whether the option is checked or unchecked. I will test this more. The option name should be "Allow Ungrouping of Clipping Groups"

got a copy of Rebelle made a video here how panel hiding in Rebelle is working

@Boldline Thanks for this post. I just discovered the option key to change modes and that is very useful

@monsterfox I will have to review the DXF format to see how the units are handled. I reopened this bug.

@VectorStyler The bug is fixed. thanks. The perspective block shadow works well on shapes, but it's still struggling with text. it needs some improve.

@Li-Xiao I opened a bug on this and will try to fix it for the next build

@VectorStyler yes, I agree the snap option for art board works just fine for VS. I love the snap option in VS for moving a line to be similar to another close by! I don't think I realized it could do such magic! That said, I still think the line angle lock is a cool feature I'd love to see in VS at some point when possible - just my vote and opinion

@VectorStyler thank you - yes, if I turn on snapping, it will close the path as expected. I did notice however, it does not work as well on non-circle results like I was demonstrating. If the shape is not a circle, even with the snapping on, it will not join together properly. here is a video showing this In the video, I also show how it would be helpful if the snapping would show the midpoint of the path nearby in this case right below it so I could make my node centered if I wanted to. Does this go against the principle of the tool? Because I understand it's meant to be an on the fly adjustment as you work not necessarily technical. Even as a general option for all plotting tools - it would be handy to have snapping indicate when you are at the center point of a nearby path. it works in VS when there is already a node there to represent that spot like in this video The end of the video cuts to the open source "Graphite" where it allows for that kind of thing

@VectorStyler Hm, figured it out. It must be set here ... [image: 1777450854829-93c46c12-e929-451a-b581-c04526bd7dac-image.png]

@Ingolf No, I do get it. That feeling is hard to replace. I learned to type on a typewriter so that's probably why I'm adjusted to working with a lot of key travel. I've seen the "drummy" keyboards and they do sound so nice on a good surface and look fun to use. I need my wrists to be stay relatively mobile especially as a tablet user. The Keychrons are not impervious to issues. I had a bit of key chatter on occasion with the Q6 Max when I first started with it probably because of the rubber gaskets, but I think the board broke in enough that it settled because I don't really have a problem now with it. (It did require a firmware update, though)

@flachware This is a bug, I will try to fix it as soon as possible. Can you send me an Illustrator file to csraba at vectorstyler.com with a gradient where this occurs?

@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."