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  best way to edit stroke width of individual line but not have it applied to active pen tool line?
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  @Boldline thats right
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  Moving Pantones/Spot Colors between palettes
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  @Boldline said in Moving Pantones/Spot Colors between palettes: could they be added by default in newly created palettes that would accept that format? I will try to do this. Is reg a color that when exported as a pdf or eps file from VS and then opened in other vector programs like Illustrator, Corel, Affinity, etc., it can be recognized as "reg" and print accordingly? Yes, registration colors are supported by both PDF and EPS (or at least PS). If these are not output correctly, then it is a bug.
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  Is break apart the only way to separate a closed path twice cut segment?
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  @Boldline Yes, when cutting or breaking a path into multiple parts, it still remains a single object with a composite shape. So an additional Break Apart is needed to break it into separate objects.
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  Shape Paint not recognizing inner divisions within overall shape
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  @Boldline That should work, but it seems that in this case the gap is only applied between endings of open shapes. I opened a bug on this one.
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  Concentric gradient scale - in one direction only?
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  @vectoradmin Maybe just a small tweak to the Scale Tool tip would suffice to explain. @encart Yes, that's exactly what I wanted to do. Thanks! I think I wrongly assumed looking at the toolbox icons, one was for linear gradients and the other for concentric gradients. So it was just down to my unfamiliarity with having both a 'Gradient shape editor tool' and a 'Gradient tool' available and not thinking to switch tools.
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  What does the word "flate" mean?
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  @Boldline it is the name of a compression scheme.
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  Can't seem to eliminate a combined selection and also remove interior negative shapes
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  @Boldline @b77 At least here, the Separate Path still has some issues when dealing with this example. I try to fix this problem.
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  Text on a line
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  @Inspiredmac Use the 'Text-on-Path' tool from the toolbox to drag the text to the bottom of the oval. …. . . If you need it to read from left to right, in the 'Text on Path' panel (Panels > Text) you need to click the 'Check to reverse path direction' button at the bottom.
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  Blend Does not seem to work for me with letters
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  @b77 Thanks! That worked. Old Illustrator ways die hard in my brain! Almost everything you do to create blends, clipping masks, other effects, if it involves multiple individual items, it has to be a combined shape to do so. @vectoradmin It's awesome that it works without combining. I will be training my brain to not think about combining everything but it might be a good thing to add at some point with blend, repeater (for glyphs) etc...
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  Which Download?
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  @Inspiredmac Mac (Intel)
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  Prompt to save recovered in normal save locations?
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  @Boldline Added this to the backlog.
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  Can Repeater be used with a combined text shape?
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  @Boldline This should be working, and no need to convert to curves or combine. Once the repeater on the text is created, try unchecking the "Inside Shape" option in the panel menu.
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  It this pattern along trick possible and easy in VS?
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  @Ingolf Yes, this can be replicated, there is some issue with the Rigid Shapes option here.
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  Info panel not updating saved file name
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  @Boldline Yes, this can be replicated, added to the backlog. Manual updating should work (leftmost icon in the panel).
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  Can I add custom keyboard shortcuts to Boolean operations?
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  @Boldline It looks like if you add a shortcut with Option, you’ll get a composite object instead, so don’t use that if you want normal combine operation.
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  "scale by distributing mode" setting location?
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  UPDATE: I think I found the issue - I was playing around with the second selection arrow - allowing me to move/transform members of a grouped item.... I had not put it back to the default. This probably also answers where the "scale by distributing mode" is located - my original question on this thread
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  Need a answer for a Mac User to download the Demo
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  @vectoradmin thanks
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  Option to expand panels such as stroke panel for additional tools not always needed
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  @vectoradmin said in Option to expand panels such as stroke panel for additional tools not always needed: I will add the above state also. Thanks for showing me that arrow feature! Yes if you can add the option for just the top info above what I highlighted, that would be a great addition
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  Where is the Document info Panel?
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  @vectoradmin ok thank you! I just need to remember it's in the "editing" panel. I had the same issue a year ago when I was always trying to find the history panel (same place) but now I always know where to look. thanks!
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  Q/FR: Snap a shape segement to another one, from edge to edge with scaling and rotation
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  @vectoradmin perfect thanks! This is indeed quite essential to my workflow, it lots of various cases