Re: [artworks] Extra AW tools

  • From: Richard Ashbery <riscos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: artworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:46:39 +0000 (GMT)

In article <9467.92.2.1.249.1227898959.squirrel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
   <signwork@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >> In message <b3b2000550.jr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>           rickman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >

> >> 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.

Nick just to put you right it was not John Rickman (if I have the
correct name!) who replied to your answer but me (Richard Ashbery).
Sorry for the confusion. 

> 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

I'll have another look at this but surely painfully slow if there are
numerous tiny objects.

> out of curiosity what are you creating that requires such tiny
> detail?

Perhaps John will let us know.

Regards

Richard

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