Augmentor Release Thread

Hello all,

I have released the first public version of Augmentor, an enhancement utility supporting all Affinity applications V1-V3. This initial beta offers easy tab moving without detachment, a highlight for the active document tab, and a larger Affinity V3 settings dialog. More features are in development and will release periodically. The beta is available for free from the project homepage:

Augmentor by CobaltDragon

Augmentor enhances the functionality of Affinity applications (Photo/Designer/Publisher V1 & V2, and Affinity V3).

cobaltdragon.itch.io

Current features:

• Highlight active document tab
• Move file tabs without detachment
• Resize Affinity V3 settings dialog
• Sync scroll zoom with Navigator stops
• Instant vertical text
• Center view to cursor

Here is a feature demo on Youtube:

Feedback and questions are welcome.

Cheers!

Quote from R C-R

So this is for Windows but not Macs?

Yes. My expertise and dev work is all PC-based, and the language used to write Augmentor (AHK) is Windows-only since it is built directly on the Windows API.

Sorry I can't offer an equivalent solution to all our Mac friends. If there is an Apple developer within the Affinity community who wants to try replicating Augmentor features for the Mac, I would be happy to advise them on the general techniques used.

Hilltop & Toblerone

Thanks for the notes. I'm actually preparing a dev log to discuss av false positives. Augmentor's functions rely on techniques such as process, window, and input monitoring, which understandably can be used by malware and thus deemed suspicious.

The short version is no, Augmentor is not malware. I have submitted false positive reports for my other projects to AV vendors in the past, with no success in changing scan results. I will attempt the same for Augmentor, but there is only so much time I'm willing to lose to that effort.

If you are not comfortable using the program, I fully respect that decision.

*Edit - The full post discussing the AV issue is now up here: https://itch.io/t/5784526/a-de…ivirus-warnings

Quote from Toblerone

I had this once before with a keyboard driver: the developer contacted Microsoft, and after a review the software was added to the list of trusted applications.

Do you happen to know if that developer just used the online reporting method or other/additional means of getting Microsoft to clear the issue?

Augmentor 0.6.0 has been released:
[+] New feature: Sync scroll zoom with Navigator stops

Normal scrolling zoom with the mouse produces odd zoom factors like 63%, 111%, etc. This feature synchronizes scrolling zoom to the standard Navigator stops: 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, 150%, 200%, etc.

Demo video here:

Augmentor 0.6.5 has been released:
[+] New feature: Instant vertical text

This features enables rapid creation of vertically-oriented text. Best used for single words or lines, when the more complex features of the Frame Text Tool are not needed.

Demo video here:

Quote from Hilltop

Interesting new feature but why do you show it in Affinity Designer and not in Affinity 3?

Good question. There are three reasons. First, I've tried to vary Affinity apps/versions in video and screenshot illustrations to emphasize Augmentor's support for the entire Affinity line of products.

Second, for this demo video I actually started using V3. It hard crashed in the middle of recording, so I pivoted to Designer to complete the video.

Third, the vertical text feature seems most relevant to Designer/Vector use cases rather than Photo/Pixel or Publisher/Layout.

Thanks for the feedback. As a viewer, did the lack of V3 being used in the video cause any confusion, or mostly just curiosity at the app choice?

Quote from Hilltop

Confusion. I suggest that if you want to stress the compatibility with the various Affinity versions, show the respective program logo's on your video and use version 3 because that shows that your app is current.

That is a good idea. Thank you for the suggestion.

Augmentor 0.7.0 has been released:
[+] New feature: Center view to cursor

When enabled, press Alt+C to instantly center the document view to the cursor's location.

Demo video here: