Re: [artworks] Selections and bitmap export
- From: Tim Powys-Lybbe <tim@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: artworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:23:54 +0100
On 27 Mar at 22:17, John Rickman Iyonix <rickman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> There is little consistency among RISC OS applications when it comes
> to "Saving" and some object is selected.
>
> Some applications recognize the selection state and change the
> default save behaviour to offer a selection save rather than the whole
> file.
>
> Other applications ignore the selection on saving. Among these is
> ArtWorks.
>
> I frequently want to export some part of a large ArtWorks document as
> a PNG file or JPG and often discover that I have created an A4 sized
> image with my tiny graphic in the corner.
>
> Usually the ArtWorks document is already by the time I discover the
> mistake, and have to start back at the beginning; this time
> remembering to tick the Selection box of the Export bitmap dialogue
>
> It would be nice if ArtWorks ticked the selected box for me if
> appropriate. Or, if this is not Style Guide compliant behaviour then
> at least to have ArtWorks remember my preferences
>
> Rarely do I want to export a whole page as a bitmap.
Just so that all votes are counted, frequently I wish to export my
ArtWorks as whole page bitmaps.
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Tim Powys-Lybbe tim@xxxxxxxxx
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