Re: [artworks] A very useful keypress for 2.8
- From: "Andrew Conroy" <a.m.conroy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: artworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:13:56 +0100 (BST)
On Fri, June 29, 2007 11:32 am, Martin Wuerthner wrote:
> In message <73fb7efa4e.signwork@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Nick K <signwork@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> In message <1c1d31fa4e.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Martin Wuerthner <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>> While that would not
>>> be quite as powerful as a general "select inside" model as in Xara, it
>>> would at least allow the most common operation of moving group members
>>> without having to dismantle the group.
>> that would still be time saving
>
>> having to ungroup down 1-3 levels to change a colour of a specific
>> shape or to move it slightly is annoying especially if you want to
>> recreate the groups afterwards. A workaround would be fantastic and I
>> am sure many would appreciate such a feature
>
> Well, as I explained it could never work for changing colour and the
> approach I suggested would not allow you to move any intermediate
> groups, just the leaf objects since there would not be any way for you
> to tell the program which level you mean.
>
> I have been thinking about a different approach for years and I wonder
> whether that would not make more sense: Basically, it would be a save
> and restore facility for groups. Select the group, press the "Remember
> group" shortcut, then dismantle it, partly or fully, which is pretty
> quick by pressing Ctrl-U a few times (since we have the "Ungroup all"
> feature). Then, do any changes you want. Finally, press the "Rebuild
> group" shortcut to rebuild the complete group as it was with all
> levels. That would cope with deleted group members.
That sounds like a very handy feature!
Andrew
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