Jan 31, 2018 23:22:44 GMT 1 tcc said:
Hi everybody,SUGGESTION: It would be useful if PATTERN LAYER had parameters like HEIGHT, WIDTH or RADIUS. Now it takes the whole face. In my opinion if we could resize it and move around the face, would be more useful.
Thanks in advance!.
Jan 12, 2018 11:07:58 GMT 1 mpmf said:Jan 12, 2018 9:32:35 GMT 1 zsolt m said:
Marco, would be nice to add this types of rotation text when possible. Thanks
he he. Actually, I've implemented it yesterday. Now that's good timing . I needed it for a watchface I was designing (see the month dial) . It will be available on the next release.I was not sure how to implement it, so I’ve made text from 12 to (but not including) 6 o’clock facing the opposite side of the text from 6 to (but not including) 12 o’clock. I think it reads better that way. In your example, however, you have the text always facing the same side which will make text at 9 o’clock to be upside down. I’m not sure that’s what you intended, but if it is, I’ll add that mode also.
Hi again and sorry for all my posts
Would be great if you could make a rectangle layer that works the same way as the Bezel which is only round.
New version of Watchface Designer is available.
What’s new on version 0.12.0:
I’ve tried to fulfill all the requests. However, some requests I couldn’t (yet) fulfill, such as outter/pillow emboss. I couldn’t figure out yet how Photoshop creates the bump map for these cases, so If someone as some knowledge/algorithm, I’m happy to hear about it. Also, the “squared bezel” wasn’t also implemented, because I need time to implement the concept of “components”, that will allow creating, sharing and adding third-party “components” to WFD. One such component can be the squared bezel. Also, it’s already possible to do it with a few RectangularLayers and linear gradients. Even though I tried not to, I may have forgotten some requests. If that was the case for a request of yours, I’m sorry and please request it again so I can take notice
As always, with new features, come new bugs (and sometimes old ones too). Please point them out if you find them.
And now, the download link is: bit.ly/2MF3fxq (also available on the first post).
Aug 5, 2018 3:01:48 GMT 1 klausm said:Jan 12, 2018 11:07:58 GMT 1 mpmf said:
he he. Actually, I've implemented it yesterday. Now that's good timing . I needed it for a watchface I was designing (see the month dial) . It will be available on the next release.I was not sure how to implement it, so I’ve made text from 12 to (but not including) 6 o’clock facing the opposite side of the text from 6 to (but not including) 12 o’clock. I think it reads better that way. In your example, however, you have the text always facing the same side which will make text at 9 o’clock to be upside down. I’m not sure that’s what you intended, but if it is, I’ll add that mode also.
Simple bug fix request:
On items such as “Opacity” make a check if the number typed into the box is outside the range before applying it.
This happens on most settings the have Upper or Lower cap values.
I’m all the time messing with the “Noise” layer and think I’m on the Coarsiveness setting and I’m typing 2 into the Opacity box and Crash.
Also, on the new Emboss, what do the “Inside” and “Outside” settings refer to?
Aug 19, 2018 4:17:42 GMT 1 kensupen said:
Simple bug fix request:On items such as “Opacity” make a check if the number typed into the box is outside the range before applying it.
This happens on most settings the have Upper or Lower cap values.I’m all the time messing with the “Noise” layer and think I’m on the Coarsiveness setting and I’m typing 2 into the Opacity box and Crash.
Also, on the new Emboss, what do the “Inside” and “Outside” settings refer to?
Thanks for the video description. Makes sense now.
One other oddity… If you make a concentric rings later and apply an emboss, the angle doesn’t seem to function right. If you move the angle slider, it goes from vertical to horizontal fading in-between those two angles, not rotating as expected. I can try to make a video later if that doesn’t make sense.
Hi Marco,
I have a little request for WFD.
Is it possible to add a function to duplicate a layer WITHIN a Grouplayer?
Normally when you duplicate something it’s added on top of everything.
But sometimes i want to add a layer within an existing layer and the only way to do that is to ungroup it, then duplicate and then group it again. And that’s annoying because i lose the group settings that way.
Hope you can add this is a future version.
Bert
PS.
Keep up the good work
Aug 23, 2018 10:34:58 GMT 1 bertorelli said:
Hi Marco,I have a little request for WFD.
Is it possible to add a function to duplicate a layer WITHIN a Grouplayer?
Normally when you duplicate something it’s added on top of everything.But sometimes i want to add a layer within an existing layer and the only way to do that is to ungroup it, then duplicate and then group it again. And that’s annoying because i lose the group settings that way.
Hope you can add this is a future version.
Bert
PS.
Keep up the good work
Another addition to this request. When you duplicate a layer add it right below the one being duplicated instead of at the bottom of the list.
Hi Marco
Some great improvements you just made.
Haha with software like this you will never get finished, all ways new improvements to make
Here is one:
Could be great if you could drag or slide the layers to the position you want instead of having to use the arrow keys. An alternative, as somebody else has mentioned, when you make a new segment it will come directly under the chosen layer and not at the bottom as it is now.
Sorry English is not my first language, but I hope it makes sense anyway.
Hi Marco . What watch did you buy in the end after you recieved over 8 billiion pounds in donations ? Thankyou for your hard work 
Aug 26, 2018 9:00:39 GMT 1 Tim And Pierce Collins said:
Hi Marco . What watch did you buy in the end after you recieved over 8 billiion pounds in donations ? Thankyou for your hard work 👍
But…
A long while after that, I bought an AllCall W1. And since I was not satisfied enough, I won a KW66 (in reality it was an AllCall W2) on the World Cup 2018 watchface design competition. And to make the story short, after all that (two days ago to be more precise), my original watch (it was a Wear watch), the LG Watch R, broke down, so 3 + and 1 -, full Android watches winning
Aug 26, 2018 3:07:15 GMT 1 klausm said:
Hi MarcoSome great improvements you just made.
Haha with software like this you will never get finished, all ways new improvements to make
Here is one:
Could be great if you could drag or slide the layers to the position you want instead of having to use the arrow keys. An alternative, as somebody else has mentioned, when you make a new segment it will come directly under the chosen layer and not at the bottom as it is now.Sorry English is not my first language, but I hope it makes sense anyway.
Anyway, I’ll try to prioritise the drag/drop and “duplicate next to the original layer”, since there has been already multiple requests (so it must be affecting many more users). I’ll also see if i can make the layers draggable out of a group or into a group
Aug 27, 2018 21:58:14 GMT 1 mpmf said:Aug 26, 2018 3:07:15 GMT 1 klausm said:
Hi MarcoSome great improvements you just made.
Haha with software like this you will never get finished, all ways new improvements to make
Here is one:
Could be great if you could drag or slide the layers to the position you want instead of having to use the arrow keys. An alternative, as somebody else has mentioned, when you make a new segment it will come directly under the chosen layer and not at the bottom as it is now.Sorry English is not my first language, but I hope it makes sense anyway.
Hi, thanks for the suggestions. The drag and drop thing is in my to do list, but I keep moving it down the priorities because I find more interesting stuff to make For example, there’s a way to make layers move (clunky, I agree, but works), but there’s no way to share layers between watchfaces. And many times I see myself wishing I could reuse my “logo” layers, or my hand layers, or whatever… So, when I find myself redoing layers that I have already done before, I move the drag and drop to the end and make a new to-do item: make it possible to share layers between designs.Anyway, I’ll try to prioritise the drag/drop and “duplicate next to the original layer”, since there has been already multiple requests (so it must be affecting many more users). I’ll also see if i can make the layers draggable out of a group or into a group
Would it be possible to import XML code as new layers? Say, make some hands and save those as an XML file then after you make a face, import that XML as new layers on top of the ones already created, ignoring some of the code in the saved XML that says what layer it is and only look at the properties? Just an idea.
-Kensupen
Aug 27, 2018 23:19:20 GMT 1 kensupen said:Aug 27, 2018 21:58:14 GMT 1 mpmf said:
Hi, thanks for the suggestions. The drag and drop thing is in my to do list, but I keep moving it down the priorities because I find more interesting stuff to make For example, there's a way to make layers move (clunky, I agree, but works), but there's no way to share layers between watchfaces. And many times I see myself wishing I could reuse my "logo" layers, or my hand layers, or whatever... So, when I find myself redoing layers that I have already done before, I move the drag and drop to the end and make a new to-do item: make it possible to share layers between designs.Anyway, I’ll try to prioritise the drag/drop and “duplicate next to the original layer”, since there has been already multiple requests (so it must be affecting many more users). I’ll also see if i can make the layers draggable out of a group or into a group
Would it be possible to import XML code as new layers? Say, make some hands and save those as an XML file then after you make a face, import that XML as new layers on top of the ones already created, ignoring some of the code in the saved XML that says what layer it is and only look at the properties? Just an idea.
-Kensupen
Aug 27, 2018 21:50:34 GMT 1 mpmf said:Aug 26, 2018 9:00:39 GMT 1 Tim And Pierce Collins said:
Hi Marco . What watch did you buy in the end after you recieved over 8 billiion pounds in donations ? Thankyou for your hard work 👍
He he... After I got filthy rich, I bought the Finow X5 Air. And I could (almost) break evenBut…
A long while after that, I bought an AllCall W1. And since I was not satisfied enough, I won a KW66 (in reality it was an AllCall W2) on the World Cup 2018 watchface design competition. And to make the story short, after all that (two days ago to be more precise), my original watch (it was a Wear watch), the LG Watch R, broke down, so 3 + and 1 -, full Android watches winning
Nice one and well done on winning the comp 
Whats the KW66 like ? Practically impossible to but at the moment
Aug 28, 2018 6:56:49 GMT 1 Tim And Pierce Collins said:Aug 27, 2018 21:50:34 GMT 1 mpmf said:
He he... After I got filthy rich, I bought the Finow X5 Air. And I could (almost) break evenBut…
A long while after that, I bought an AllCall W1. And since I was not satisfied enough, I won a KW66 (in reality it was an AllCall W2) on the World Cup 2018 watchface design competition. And to make the story short, after all that (two days ago to be more precise), my original watch (it was a Wear watch), the LG Watch R, broke down, so 3 + and 1 -, full Android watches winning
Nice one and well done on winning the comp
Whats the KW66 like ? Practically impossible to but at the moment
Aug 28, 2018 10:48:46 GMT 1 mpmf said:Aug 28, 2018 6:56:49 GMT 1 Tim And Pierce Collins said:
Nice one and well done on winning the comp 👍 Whats the KW66 like ? Practically impossible to but at the moment
It's nice. A little too bulky, but that's what makes a sports watch sporty . I really like the Android 7 and the WiiWatch 2. Nice battery savings. I wish I could have them on the X5 Air and on the W1
I used to be a huge finow fan until the last square effort ( total shocker ) for me . Keep up the great work . Its appreciated
New version of Watch Face Designer available: 0.13.0
Time for a new version. This one has lots of new things. Here’s the “What’s new”:
What’s new on 0.13.0:
I believe the change with most impact will be the new frame rate control on Animated Layers. It was made to work in conjunction with ricktop’s Universal Launcher version 2.6.3, so you may need to update your Universal Launcher to take full advantage of this feature. What it does is allow you to control the frame rate in frames per second (as it was), frames per minute, frames per hour or frames per day. It has the advantage to be synchronized with the real watch time, so if you set an animation with a rate of 60 frames per second, each frame will be presented exactly when the seconds change. If you set it for 2 frames per minute, each frame will be presented exactly on 0 seconds and 30 seconds of each minute. This allows you to create interesting animations. For example, you can precalculate the highlights and shadows of the hands and use the animation as the hand. To help it, two news option have been added to the Layer menu (and the popup menu on right-click of a layer). One allows to export several images of the selected layer by changing the “light angle” properties of the effects in a counter-clockwise matter. If you use those exported images to create an AnimatedLayer, you’ll have an hand where the highlights are always pointing the right way. The other option does the same, but instead of exporting the images, creates the AnimatedLayer directly. But this is just an example. Another is the creation of slideshows… After requests with more than a year, it’s now finally easy to create them, so let those slideshows begin . With (almost) full control on when the frame changes, your imagination is your limit.
I’ll create a post on the G+ community right after finishing this post with an example watch face showing the “slideshow” (one image per hour!) and the hand highlight using animations. The example will also include hands using Andrew Somer (thanks) solution for the same highlight problem, using the new effect, the Brightness Adjustment Effect, to achieve it easily. So go there, download the file, and inspect it to see how to use the new functionalities.
And finally, if you got through all that text and reached this, here’s what you were looking for. The download link is: bit.ly/2wXJOpq. It’s also available, as usual, on the first post.
