I don’t actually expect much of this list to really happen anytime soon. But it’s good to make lists of things you need and see what happens over time, isn’t it?
MAC OS
Bugs: Fix the really annoying I cloud terms and conditions bug! It keeps popping up at a warning 100 times a day and agreeing to the terms does nothing to stop that.
The window to update the stuff on my iPod touch keeps popping up at random times during the day.
Both of these bugs stop my work to a halt when they happen and break my concentration and workflow.
Bring back: Scheduling! And make it more robust! Let me schedule on a real calendar timetable not just open and close at certain times. Week days, vacations, interruptions and I have to reset the schedule… well when I could schedule!
Podcasts: Why on planet earth is there no way to make a playlist yet? I use my iPod touch everyday and especially in summer when biking, walking long distances but I can’t make a play list. I have to stop after each podcast and pick another or it randomly picks one I already listened to or isn’t "Online" even though I only keep episodes I have downloaded and haven’t listened to on the device. It’s easy making a playlist for songs so what is going on? Why does the device say something is downloaded but when I get a certain distance from my house it suddenly not available because there is no internet connection? There shouldn’t need to be one!
iPad IOS
Handle fonts like they are handled on the desktop! Now we can do page layout and professional design on an iPad, we need access to all the fonts we can for making decisions about projects. Allow plugins! Being able to use the NIK or Topaz plugins on Affinity Photo would be a game changer.
Affinity products:
I haven’t had the crashes and issues I’ve read about online and many of those seem Windows related for now. That doesn’t mean I hope some improvements are not on the way.
Overall: When I hide a program and unhide it, the program opens but no windows do, I have select one from a list and then they all open. This should be automatic and is a known bug, I think.
Publisher on iPad: I hope it gets all the features the desktop does soon. The Book function is of interest to me but the power duplication and grid feature would be nice as well.
Designer: The long sought after vector trace feature. A spiral drawing tool would be cool.
Photo: I would love better compatibility with Topaz plugins - mainly to resize images. This is possible on photoshop and the programming in Photo restricts it. Better integration with NIK and DXO plugins would be nice as well. Overall they work great together but I would like the Viewport app/plugin to work in Photo and be able to send a series of bracketed photos directly to HDR Efex Pro.
Affinity iPad Apps: being able to save export preferences for difference situations. I need different, specialized setups for different printers as an example and I to set them all from scratch when using the iPad.
A "DAM" from Affinity: This is another long proposed app I would love to see implemented. Most other DAM (digital asset managers) do not show Affinity previews or allow for any actions to be taken like selecting series of bracketed photos and opening them as an HDR in Photo.
Topaz Labs
An iPad version of Topaz photo AI! It would really make it more possible to do ALL the work on the iPad not have to go to the desktop to finish up when returning from a trip.
2 comments:
Have to say, I am not having the same issues you are with the MacOS. iCloud doesn't bug me at all, except after a major update and not even always then. Don't really have the same issues with other things, either but I use apps far less strenuously than you do. The one thing that's bugging the crap out of me is SuperVectorizer telling me I'm saving as an AI file but it comes out as an SVG. I notified them but they said no one else reported it. So, that. Good luck, Vince!
The iCloud thing has been reported before but I never had it, lucky me! it's my turn! I am convinced the iPod touch thing is on purpose so I will buy a phone.
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