Alfred's Serif Users' Forums — Is it worth it to upgrade from PP to Affinity yet?

Re: Is it worth it to upgrade from PP to Affinity yet?

null@example.com (Alfred) — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 11:21:01 +0000

Sandy wrote:

Morning Alfred,
For 'fried' read 'excited'.

Thanks, Sandy.

Sandy wrote:

PagePlus X4 seemed to have everything I needed for my football work and so stayed with it - what's that - now 15 years or so?

I just looked it up: 2009, so your 15 years is spot on!

Sandy wrote:

I do use X9 by the way for other projects. I also have X5 and X6, as I imagine like most Serif users back in those days we purchased every incarnation as they were issued. I somehow can't see Affinity going that way?

Ah, the old days of upgrades for £9.99 — plus the dreaded shipping and handling charges! And if you also purchased the Resource CD for an additional £9.99, you got a free copy of the printed User Guide. No, I can’t see Affinity going that way, either, but the launch offer (40% off) for the Universal Licence for the version 2 apps was a pretty good deal.

Sandy wrote:

Back then we were one big family - which the old forums showed. It wasn't just the 'product', it was the 'users' - the family.

Sadly, that all began to crumble away when the old forums were replaced by CommunityPlus, especially so when they decided to remove the navigation bar’s link to the Discussion section.

Re: Is it worth it to upgrade from PP to Affinity yet?

null@example.com (Sandy) — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:47:56 +0000

Morning Alfred,
For 'fried' read 'excited'. PagePlus X4 seemed to have everything I needed for my football work and so stayed with it - what's that - now 15 years or so? I do use X9 by the way for other projects. I also have X5 and X6, as I imagine like most Serif users back in those days we purchased every incarnation as they were issued. I somehow can't see Affinity going that way? Back then we were one big family - which the old forums showed. It wasn't just the 'product', it was the 'users' - the family.

Re: Is it worth it to upgrade from PP to Affinity yet?

null@example.com (Alfred) — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:57:33 +0000

Sandy wrote:

I have X9, plus loads of other Serif software, but X4 fried me when it came out and still in constant use 24/7.

It ‘fried’ you, did it? I have to confess that I’m not familiar with that usage.

For what little it’s worth, I don’t think I would want to use anything older than PPX6 or possibly X5, but perhaps you have no need of support for OpenType features.

Sandy wrote:

so pleased to find Alfred's forum

I’m so pleased you found it, too!

Re: Is it worth it to upgrade from PP to Affinity yet?

null@example.com (Sandy) — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:37:46 +0000

Hello Geoff and YES, still on the Isle of Wight.
The reason I do not get back quick to posts is, as although retired, I do about 35-40 hours a week for my football team here. I am not mad about football, but I do love doing their match programmes, pamplets, booklets and posters, etc., all on, would you believe PagePlus X4 - yes X4! I have X9, plus loads of other Serif software, but X4 fried me when it came out and still in constant use 24/7. Hope you are well Geoff and so pleased to find Alfred's forum.

Re: Is it worth it to upgrade from PP to Affinity yet?

null@example.com (Alfred) — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 18:31:19 +0000

Johnk wrote:

Alfred,
Here is the origin of the phrase you quote:
It describes a person who often uses the phrase "Alas and alack a day" which nowadays would be,
"what a horrible day I've had today!"

Oh, I know the phrase “Alas and alack a day”, but I wasn’t alluding to that in any way (and I don’t think Doug Larson was, either). What puzzled me yesterday was your comment with regard to “the remark you made about your quote” when I wasn’t aware of having made any remarks.

Re: Is it worth it to upgrade from PP to Affinity yet?

null@example.com (Johnk) — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 16:56:39 +0000

Alfred,
Here is the origin of the phrase you quote:
It describes a person who often uses the phrase "Alas and alack a day" which nowadays would be,
"what a horrible day I've had today!"

Re: Is it worth it to upgrade from PP to Affinity yet?

null@example.com (Alfred) — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 13:32:45 +0000

I’m not aware of having made a remark about my quote, John! As far as I can see, I’ve simply quoted it (but I’d be happy to be disabused of that notion if there’s something I’ve overlooked).

Re: Is it worth it to upgrade from PP to Affinity yet?

null@example.com (Johnk) — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 12:58:15 +0000

Alfred, I take it from the remark you made about your quote that you didn't know the etymololy of your quote about "lackadaisical", tell me if I'm wrong.
John

Re: Is it worth it to upgrade from PP to Affinity yet?

null@example.com (GB) — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 06:17:14 +0000

that little island south of Portsmouth

Well I know you are on the somewhat larger island north of Portsmouth, which itself is mainly on the tiny island of Portsea!

Re: Is it worth it to upgrade from PP to Affinity yet?

null@example.com (Alfred) — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:52:47 +0000

GB wrote:

that little island south of Portsmouth

LOL.

Re: Is it worth it to upgrade from PP to Affinity yet?

null@example.com (GB) — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:33:32 +0000

Hi Sandy,

Are you still on that little island south of Portsmouth?

Geoff

Re: Is it worth it to upgrade from PP to Affinity yet?

null@example.com (Alfred) — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:22:52 +0000

Sandy wrote:

Just coming in to say hello after some years absence from Serif forums

Welcome, Sandy. Don’t be a stranger here!

Re: Is it worth it to upgrade from PP to Affinity yet?

null@example.com (Sandy) — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 23:06:57 +0000

Just coming in to say hello after some years absence from Serif forums and so pleased to see that the PLUS range is still in topic. I am a die-hard Plus user and won't contemplate the Affinity route yet. All my Plus software is still pristine (so to speak), just like my old 34 year old car - so why change for the sake of changing? I have looked at Affinity Community (if that's what it is called?) and couldn't get the feeling to change. It seems to me that Plus users have remained Plus users and the Affinity range has largely gone to 'new' Serif users - anyway that's the way it seems to me. So pleased to see old names and faces on Alfred's forum and so pleased too, to Alfred for making it so. Best wishes all, Sandy.

Re: Is it worth it to upgrade from PP to Affinity yet?

null@example.com (GRH) — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 11:41:49 +0000

I started with the freebie too, way back when and used it in anger when working for British Rail during the strike in the 90's. I produced the revised train timetables on it that went from a single double sided sheet of A4 to a weekly 32 page booklet printed by an outside firm. Happy days. I also used PagePlus - upgraded paid for versions - in my other employments producing all sorts of print media, it still is a very good program.

There are things that the Affinity Suite can't do that the old PagePlus, DrawPlus can do. One main gripe was the lack of a 'Book' facility, which has now been addressed.

I would say that it is worth the money, just to keep your hand in on modern software - it will reach a point when the old programs won't be able to hack it, and the cost is not great in comparison with other offerings.

I use Affinity because I work on a Mac, but sometime fire up the old laptop and PagePlus just for nostagia

Re: Is it worth it to upgrade from PP to Affinity yet?

null@example.com (Bobbus) — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 10:47:18 +0000

tomH wrote:

I see that Affinity Publisher is 40% off the regular price and wonder if it's time to upgrade. I use PagePlus x9 for newsletters, calendars, and flyers (PDF) regularly and without any problems. Is anyone aware of what benefits Affinity Publisher has to offer over PP, or should I save the $42?
thanks, tomH

Hi,

I started with Serif back when it was a freebee on a diskette and have all the offerings 'till they finished
and invested in Affinity when it was first published but have not progressed to the latest version.

I had a look at it but, as others have said here, prefer to use the earlier apps and find them perfect for my requirements.
They are installed on Windows 11 with no problems. (MoviePlusX6, DrawplusX8 and PageplusX9)
Its handy to have the codec for certain file types. (Movieplus)