Affinity Publisher

[Jonopen]

Meanwhile, countdown for the launch continues...

https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/live/

[Rik]

Meanwhile, countdown for the launch continues...

https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/live/

Looks pretty good.

[Boy]

I purchased Publisher and like what I see, especially at that price.

[gwpriester]

I broke down and purchased Affinity Publisher and installed it and I have looked at some of the videos. It seems well thought out and handsomely designed with a wealth of features and controls including master pages with left and right pages independent of one another. Designer Pro has some serious catching up to do.

[Egg Bramhill]

Also purchased Publisher. I'm very impressed with being able to switch seamlessly between Publisher, Designer and Photo all within the one app.

[gwpriester]

Sad to say, but they Serif have done it right. They did not just stick on new features with duct tape. I will probably continue to publish in Xara in spite of its shortcomings because I can do it in my sleep. But Affinity have certainly set the bar very high. I get the feeling that they understand the entire publishing process and have designed a product around that knowledge.

That said, does anybody know how to get a spread to display as a spread and not as a single page?

[Egg Bramhill]

What, like this Gary?

[dutchim]

In Document Setup (right above Master Pages when nothing selected) or when creating a New Document it lets you check Facing Pages.

Basically what Egg is showing

[Jonopen]

Also purchased Publisher. I'm very impressed with being able to switch seamlessly between Publisher, Designer and Photo all within the one app.

Me too. The StudioLink technology was quite a surprise announcement. I was always a bit confused opening the same file from within Designer into Photo, and then back again. Now it's seamless, and almost instant. Clever stuff!

[handrawn]

I think the lack of e-pub is a disadvantage, but hopefully that will come through soon