Re: [artworks] New feature request - select from path
- From: "Herbert zur Nedden" <HzN.2013@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: artworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 02 Jan 1970 00:12:50 GMT
In message <7414AABE-068F-429B-9A80-7E9F3598A80A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Gav Crawford <gav@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 30 Jul 2013, at 06:25 PM, Richard Ashbery <riscos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > In article <55e8f67253.Dentrassis@mail>, Gavin Crawford
> > <gav@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> I would like to make a suggestion for a new feature to be added to
> >> ArtWorks.
> >
> >> I would like a way to select all objects that are within the
> >> boundary of the selected path (shape) object. I don't mean
> >> boundary as in the square bounding box of the path, but the actual
> >> path itself.
> >
> >> So for example, say you had a number of objects on a page, such as
> >> a number of rectangles, some ellipse objects, shapes, text lines
> >> etc and a shape object that was drawn around all of them. I'll
> >> like a way to select all those objects that sat inside the path.
> >> The objects that would be selected could be either above or below
> >> the selected path. In other words think of the path as a complex
> >> marquee to describe what gets selected.
> >
> >> I could imagine the method to be: 1. Select the path object 2.
> >> Menu: Objects -> Select objects within shape 3. you are left with
> >> all the object selected that are within the shape, plus the shape
> >> itself.
> >
> > Sorry Gavin can't quite get my head around this - I have a problem
> > where I can understand things much better when they are illustrated than
> > text alone. I'm sure Martin will let you know whether it is possible.
>
> I did wonder if my textual description was clear enough. I'll create a sample
> artworks document to show what I mean. I'll post back here when I've uploaded
> it to somewhere on the web for all to see. Will probably be sometime tomorrow.
Dear Gavin,
perhaps in addition to select all that are inside an option to select
all that are partially inside.
BTW, your descrition is crystal clear to me ...
--
Herbert
Herbert zur Nedden
German Archimedes Group http://www.gag.de
Herausgeber DER deutschen RISC OS-Zeitschrift.
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