Re: [artworks] Extra AW tools
- From: Chris Terran <chris.terranova@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: artworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:56:54 GMT
In message <9467.92.2.1.249.1227898959.squirrel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
signwork@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>> In message <b3b2000550.jr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> rickman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>>> The reason I'm not using the mouse is that the objects are tiny
>>>> and hard to grab. They are easy to select with a select drag
>>>> rectangle and then easy but slow to move with the keys. In one
>>>> application there are several hundred objects that have to be
>>>> moved and placed precisely. Using Xara, which has 5 levels of
>>>> nudging it is an easy if somewhat tedious job. With Artworks it
>>>> is very much harder.
>>> so use the anchors box, select all and move them....?
>>
>> Sorry - I don't understand - how does this help? I thought Anchors
>> only works on the control points of a single curved/straight line.
> you mentioned that moving the object with a mouse was difficult due to the
> amount of points in such a small area and not being able to grab the line
> without accidently selecting a point.... so by selecting anchors and
> grabbing everything you can drag the whole shape to its new destination
> (anchors are not confined to single lines)
> sometimes I have done just that using the anchors in a set of letters that
> are too small
Don't forget that by holding down Alt and Shift you can move a
selection without needing to 'grab' anything -- the pointer needn't be
anywhere near the selection. This also works with Ctrl to constrain --
a three-chord trick ;-)
Best, Chris
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