Alfred wrote:

Why not include a smiley here? Just type a colon followed by a closing parenthesis.

...

Because my previous experience of pasting emoji into this forum as that it doesn't work.

Pasting (Unicode?) emojis doesn’t work, but shortcuts such as

:/

and BBCode such as

[img]https://punster.me/images/unsure.gif[/img]

work fine.

There the is an emoji after the ? - I am not sure what it is

How very appropriate! It’s an ‘unsure’ emoji!!

Why not include a smiley here? Just type a colon followed by a closing parenthesis.

...

Because my previous experience of pasting emoji into this forum as that it doesn't work.

quote of part of interview
Interviewer: What drew you to Affinity software for this kind of work?
Tobias: Speed and freedom. I used to feel boxed in by subscription models and bloated interfaces. Affinity gives me the tools without the noise. I can sketch, layout, and export without ever leaving the zone. Plus, the precision is perfect for when I do want to break the rules intentionally.
end of quote of part of interview

You’re doing it again, William! Please use the ‘Quote’ button on the toolbar above the message composition area:

Copilot output lots hashtags as part of its output.

Various hashtags, some of which reference Affinity in some way and some which are more general.

#AffinityInTheAlps

#MadeWithAffinity

#DigitalArtSummit

#AprèsGiclée

#AffinityDesigner #AffinityPhoto #AffinityPublisher

#SwissArtScene

Copilot output some text, then asked me if I would like (then named something like Press Release, or the following example)

> Would you like me to turn this into a short film script or a promotional piece for an art magazine?

I answered simply

Yes please

each time and lots of output was produced.

Then I did a New and tried again with the same initial prompt.

This time I was offered a fictional interview with one of the artitsts, I chose that and it was produced. Not me doing the interviewing, Copliot produced text for both the interviewer and the artist.

quote of part of interview

Interviewer: What drew you to Affinity software for this kind of work?

Tobias: Speed and freedom. I used to feel boxed in by subscription models and bloated interfaces. Affinity gives me the tools without the noise. I can sketch, layout, and export without ever leaving the zone. Plus, the precision is perfect for when I do want to break the rules intentionally.

end of quote of part of interview

I know that there is pushback against generative AI, but that seems good about Affinity products.

On 14 August 2025, Pšenda posted

On 8/14/2025 at 11:58 AM, Alfred said:
you were offering to pay for it!

The art exhibition will take place in the Swiss Alps, and will travel and accommodation be covered? Good job William, I would definitely like to attend

The post had a smiley after "attend.".

Why not include a smiley here? Just type a colon followed by a closing parenthesis.

If you prefer the smiley from the old Serif forums, click on the ‘Serif smilies’ link on the navigation bar at the top of this page to access the BBCode for it.

I presume that’s meant to be a hashtag for a holiday, but it looks more like a hashtag for a meeting. A summit meeting, perhaps?

There the is an emoji after the ? - I am not sure what it is

Thanks by William Overington

Well,yes.

Copliot had found out about Affinity software.

Some wonderful imagery described in text.

Someone had made a photo montage of a giraffe amongst alpine pine trees.

As the moon rose over the Alps lots of people gathered for a group photo, their tablet computers glowing like lanterns.

There is also a URL (described as a placeholder) for detais about the four day event next year included in the Press Release about the event.

It was like dreaming while reading. Wonderful.

#AffinityInTheAlps

Like by Snapseed

It stands to reason that it was very positive, doesn’t it, given that you had asked Copilot to “write a happy story about people gathering in the Swiss Alps for an Affinity in the Alps art exhibition”?

Thanks by William Overington

I put this into Copilot

Please write a happy story about people gathering in the Swiss Alps for an Affinity in the Alps art exhibition of art produced using Affinity software programs, and enjoying an après-giclée party.

Lots of output was produced. Very positive about the annual event.

Affinity in the Alps

with an après-giclée party

The art exhibition will take place in the Swiss Alps, and will travel and accommodation be covered? Good job William, I would definitely like to attend

The post had a smiley after "attend.".

Thanks by William Overington, Haha by Alfred