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Ali wrote:Alfred wrote:A Blend Tool was on the Affinity Designer roadmap at version 1, so I’m not holding my breath!
Specifically mentioned by Ash in the V3 launch video, along with scripting, and accompanied by visual teasers.
Like everything else we’ve been promised, I’ll believe it when I see it. 
GB wrote:IRS (Inland Revenue Service)
*Internal Revenue Service
*check
I’m reminded of a news story that hit the headlines many years ago, about someone setting up a bank account in the name of ‘Inlandi Revendi’ so that they could amend stolen cheques to syphon off monies intended for the UK Treasury.
AdmiralP wrote:My experience of software development tells me that there is also a case for not delivering too many new things at one point, as that may generate more corrective action...
Or, as computer science theorists like to say, “For every error correction there is a probability p of generating lambda new errors.”
Ali wrote:There's still a lot in the pipeline announced at release and still not there (scripting, blend mode, iPad version), so there's lots of scope for big announcements.
I read somewhere that the iPad version wasn’t expected until August, but I don’t know whether that information came from an official source.
A Blend Tool was on the Affinity Designer roadmap at version 1, so I’m not holding my breath!
GStree wrote:tomH wrote:The drone's stability when hovering is astonishing.
Yes it was windy today as well ! For something so small I find it amazing. Although it can film in 4K at 100 fps I only had a lower class 10 card in it and used 1080p. I also used the app on my mobile to fly it.
That’s very impressive, Gordon! I like the way you showed off that stability by stopping to admire the view at frequent intervals, and the slow flight for the last minute or two made for a relaxing atmosphere. Almost all of the drone footage that I’ve seen previously has shown constant motion, usually at high speed, so enjoying something less frenetic is a welcome change.
You’re very welcome, George. I’m glad I was able to help.
In the blue version the horizontal and vertical subdivisions are set to 2, so the subdivision lines are fainter. In the red version the horizontal and vertical subdivisions are set to 1, so you don’t have the above problem.
GStree wrote:Alfred wrote:Benny and Anni-Frid?
It was "Agnetha Fältskog" it was an ABBA party that we went to. In fact Sue was better looking than her (many years ago)
I was originally going to say Björn and Agnetha, but I changed my mind!
GStree wrote:Alfred I thought you meant The Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) ? it is a new digital pre-travel permission required for non-visa nationals visiting the UK ! It's another piece of nonsense "trying" to stop people getting into the UK !
Oh, yes, I read about that! As you say, Gordon, another piece of nonsense.
GStree wrote:We are going through one of those times where we are seem to be going to so many funerals that we are keeping the funeral wear hanging up in the bedroom waiting for the next one, maybe we will go dressed like this just to get a reaction from the other mourners at the next one ! we have been to 2 since we came back to Blighty at the beginning of February !
Benny and Anni-Frid?
GStree wrote:Hi Alfred, The drone is arriving today !! also I have had a good look at the ETA and I don't think that Sue and I need one ?
I had to explain ‘ETA’ the other day when I used it to mean ‘Edited To Add’ in an online communication. The only other meaning I’m aware of is ‘Estimated Time of Arrival’. What ETA have you had a good look at?
GStree wrote:Regarding the tests, I have seen "some" of the results and those seem to be OK. I have 3 more funerals to go to in the next couple of weeks but it won't be mine at the moment !
Good to hear! Apart from your having to attend other people’s funerals, of course.
GStree wrote:I am still waiting for the drone to arrive
Have you been given an ETA?
GStree wrote:I am having tests in the hospital at the moment
I hope all goes well.
Ali wrote:AdmiralP wrote:Ali wrote:I can't (won't) do Saturday evenings, so I'll be watching this one on catch-up. It's come at just the right time for a project that I started working on yesterday.
The advantage of watching on catch up is that you can pace yourself. You can find time to catch your breath during these marathon sessions
Actually, I watch them without a break. I find the pace she goes at fine for me - no need to slow it down or break it up.
I like to watch tutorials without a break where possible, but it’s good to have the option of stopping if your mind is ready to forge ahead but your body has other ideas!
Bad_Wolf wrote: Next Sunday, 8 March 2026 (3 pm UK / 4 pm CET time), there will be a new tutorial about creating mockups in Affinity by Canva. I am sure it will be another very interesting tutorial.
Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JccY9ypHV1k
Thanks again, Chris.
Lillias wrote:Aaah thanks so much Alfred. I was going round in circles trying to find this.
I’m glad I was able to help, Lillias!
Lillias wrote:It's great to have this source of help available since the original Serif forum shut down.
At least the official forums have been retained as read-only, at least for the time being (unlike CommunityPlus and DaisyTrail, both of which had valuable content that was discarded when they closed).
Welcome, Lillias! It’s good to see you here.
The Mesh Warp Tool is available by default in the Pixel Studio, but you can add it (via ‘View > Tools > Customize’) to other Studios.
The Mesh Warp filters are accessed from the Pixel menu, either via ‘Pixel > New Live Filter Layer > Distort’ for the live filter or via ‘Pixel > Filters > Distort’ for the destructive version. In each case the Mesh Warp option is at or near the bottom of the Distort submenu.
GB wrote:memories of our late forum friend Dave Paddock whose birthday this was
Indeed, Geoff. Although I didn’t say so earlier, I do always think of Dave P when St David’s Day comes around.
Fun fact: The Welsh for daffodil is Cenhinen Bedr, the literal translation of which is “Peter’s Leek”. It has been suggested that the closely related name may have caused confusion and led to the use of the daffodil instead of the leek as a symbol of Wales.
If celebrating the occasion, please try to restrain yourself from eating too many leeks or daffodils.
With ‘Show Special Characters’ toggled on, you will be able to check whether the ‘paragraphs’ are separated by paragraph breaks, line breaks, or a combination of the two. The standard practice is to include a blank line before a new paragraph unless the paragraph begins with a first-line indent, but the first line of a chapter should not be indented.
Embedding images doesn’t affect the amount of server space used, it simply includes the image data as part of the *.wpp project file so that you don’t have to concern yourself with retaining the availability of the images as external resources. If the images are linked, the project file will be smaller but its connection with the images will be broken if you delete, move, or rename the linked files.
Wolstan Dixie wrote:The page doesn't have any links - it's just standalone simple text. I can update the single link to it.
But doesn't the server maintain all sorts of indices and the Site Map, and mine says 'Updating Manifest' (whatever that is) after I have FTP'd the page?
The ‘Updating Manifest’ message doesn’t come from the server, it comes from WebPlus. The site manifest (WebPlusDb.txt) is the file that the program relies upon when you ask it to do an incremental update, so without that file you can only do a full upload.
Ali wrote:You can't have your cake and eat it!
What she said! Publishing a large site in its entirety may take quite a while, but manually publishing a single page and moving things around to suit is an error-prone task which may involve a lot of effort and may not actually save you a significant amount of time, if any.
Ali wrote: I hope that Alfred will not mind my posting this here.
Why would I mind, Ali? Many of our fellow forum members are looking for a modern alternative to WebPlus, and WWB seems to ‘tick all the boxes’.
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