PSD files are grayed out in Affinity if Fresco is installed. iOS

[Art Costas]

PSD files are grayed out in Affinity if Fresco is installed. Only deleting Freso solved the issue. Anyone with the same problem?

[Sue Garibaldi]

Hi Art. 

This has to do with the way iOS and file associations work. Because we fixed a bug of a similar sort in Fresco last year; the team believes it might be a bug in Affinity.  BUT,  a quick question, and a request: 

* Does this also happen if you install Ps for iPad?

* Will you post a screenshot (or direct message it to me) of where in Affinity you're seeing the greyed-out files?

Thanks. And thanks for posting about this.

Sue.

[Art Costas]

Hi Sue

thanks for your reply. This happens if trying to open or import a psd file in Affinity Designer or Photo. A well known issue in the Affinity forums. So far only deleting Fresco is the only soulution. Installed PS doesn't change anything but maybe I found a workaround now by installing PS Express.  PSD files aren't grayed out any more in Affinity.

Do you think a pen tool with bezier curves will be added to fresco sometime? Then it wouldn't  be necessary to switch apps.

thanks,

Art

[Sue Garibaldi]

Hi Art. 

About a Pen tool, I can tell you this... The teams knows that there's a need for the ability to manipulate vector strokes, so, yes, I'm certain a tool of that sort will make it into Fresco. 

That said, I don't know whether it will look or function exactly as the Pen tool in Illustrator and I'm not entirely certain when it will be implemented. 

Unfortunately that's about all I can say right now.

Sue.