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  Docked Color Palette Oddity
  • SJStalter  

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  @SJStalter I will try to fix this ASAP, but I have to replicate it first.
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  Warp with top object
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  @b77 Yes, there seems to be a bug here, can be replicated!
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  Manual Kerning ?
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  @fde101 said in Manual Kerning ?: a failure to conform to platform standards Yes, I completely agree with you, folks that do that should have their mice (mouses?) taken away from them and forced to use trackpads It really depends on how far back you are prepared to defend these standards - I'd have a wee read of anything that Jef Raskin wrote on the subject. I'm certainly not going to defend anything assumed as a standard currently - I rued the day that apple changed command+m for move to stuff it in the dock Neil
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  convert from eps or .ai and keep text
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  @jfraze Got the file. This one indeed imports as curves. In this case the EPS file contains the flattened AI text, while there is also AI data stored in the file. The AI data can be opened in VS by enabling the Preferences -> Document Files -> Import AI Data from EPS. But there is a problem (bug): it looks like some of the text is not imported correctly by VS from the AI format. I will fix this ASAP.
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  Flipping ungrouped objects results in the objects losing their position relative to one another
  • Boldline  

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  @Boldline Yes, there seems to be a regression here. This is a bug.
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  Separation preview?
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  @Dazmondo Amazing! Awesome job persevering and sticking in there with it all. I want to echo his compliments to you @VectorStyler - you are indeed a genius. I'm impressed so often by what you figure out and solve and how quickly you make it happen
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  Can Scaling stokes and effects be on by default? Can we make it easier to switch all child sublayers by editing the setting at the parent level?
  • Boldline  

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  @Dazmondo Yes, a few parametric shapes are not "scaled" (rectangle, ellipse). An other way to go around this is to disable the Direct Shape Transformation option in Preferences -> Editing Options 2 (bottom-right corner). Done and working ----
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  Separate at Intersections
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  @b77 oh neat! ok that makes sense now... I was thinking in different terms and that was throwing me off
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  Pasting and layers stack
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  @VectorStyler This option is awesome. I would think most people have a certain preference for this and stick with it for a while but may still want access for occasional switching modes. This is an example from my viewpoint, of a set of buttons that could be consolidated into one icon with a drop-down, like the current alignment panel at the top of the UI nearby.
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  Questions about Stroke scaling in VS
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  I am yet a bit unshure if this is really a bug, so i post that Video here. Forgot to mention in my previous Post here that in this case I did the stroke scaling via the menu in the Appearance Panel If I do the stroke scaling this way then it works only with "Scale Image Filters" set Here the video
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  Delete Repeater Presets?
  • Dazmondo  

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  @VectorStyler Brilliant stuff
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  Cursor becomes an X - not sure what setting controls this
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  @VectorStyler thanks - I will try it out, now that I'm aware of what it does
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  Draw tool sticky settings?
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  would also plead for a way where this option can be switched on and off in a quickly accessible way e.g. Brush panel or something similar
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  Deformation of Object AND Bit Pattern Fill
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  @mainstreet1612 Can also recommend to download the PDF manual that @freggern has kindly created. (it is easier to search in it) Here the link: VS PDF-Manual
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  I do not see any difference between the marked objects , and the others that are placed in this zone
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  @encart said in I do not see any difference between the marked objects , and the others that are placed in this zone: @VectorStyler https://recordit.co/MAJdm3N6cp Selection appear only when I zoom out. There could be a problem here, I added this to the backlog.
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  Collision Snapping with space
  • Igull  

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  @b77 I use it to ensure the minimum separation distance between objects that are being cut on the laser (so that the beam doesn't interfere with local objects). Now that I understand both collision methods, I can use both methods to do this. Depending on materials, I can use collision rotate freely (say a laminate material without any grain - acrylic maybe - where it doesn't matter the rotation of the object) in others that require the grain to be in the direction of the object for strength (wood for instance), then simple collision is ideal. Being able to ensure that the objects cannot break through the boundary would be very useful as you wouldn't have to re-correct the positions. It is also superb for manually nesting parts on a sheet as the collider tool rotates parts neatly (paralleled) into place. You can pay huge sums of $$$ for automatic fast nesting software - doing it mandraulically is generally fine for me BTW, that would also apply to the inside snap where that would be the boundary of the sheet material - ensuring that the parts can't breach the edge of the material itself. Neil
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  Odd Trim and Join results.
  • Igull  

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  @VectorStyler Thanks for that, I'll look at the shape builder tool also. Neil
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  PDF editor alternatives to Adobe Acrobat - something that could be added to VS at some point?
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  @VectorStyler said in PDF editor alternatives to Adobe Acrobat - something that could be added to VS at some point?: So a PDF editor would always be preferable as a separate application. Thanks for the explanation - I am testing out some different ones now.
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  setting objects into perspective without unwanted funky warping
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  @Boldline Well, I have already assumed that the storage space might be a problem. Apart from the imagehosters, Recordit could also be used for this maybe unusual, but possible.
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  Option to eliminate gaps between shapes
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  @Boldline