On 27 Aug, Richard Ashbery wrote in message <4fd54a6bbariscos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > In article <32578cd44f.jr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, > <rickman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > <cd537dd44f.steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Steve Fryatt wrote: > > > > I've been asked a question by a Xara user, concerning a number of > > > features which he recently demonstrated to some RISC OS users. The > > > query is which of the features are also available in ArtWorks. [snip] > > Steve Addition and subtraction of shapes is possible and is covered in > > the Artworks documentation ...Examples.Intersect. > > > There are 8 files each of which covers a different use for Intersect. > > > Addition is covered in file Intersect5, and subtraction in Intersect6. Excellent; thanks. I've become so used to just pulling the printed manuals off the shelf (printouts of the PDF manuals for AW2) that I had completely forgotten about the additional information that was supplied. > I often have to refer to Martin's Intersect tutorial - I have now > combined this eight page file supplement - using AW page option I find > it easier to find what I need. > > I understand from previous postings that it is easier to perform these > operations in Xara (Intersect stages are automated) but addition and > subtraction can be done reasonably quickly in AW once the user becomes > familiar with the Intersect process. With any luck, next month's WROCC newsletter will now be looking at this area in a little more depth... -- Steve Fryatt - Leeds, England http://www.stevefryatt.org.uk/ ------------------------------------------------------------ To change, suspend or cancel your subscription go to //www.freelists.org/list/artworks ------------------------------------------------------------