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  What option turns off grid by default on new documents?
  2 Sept 2022, 22:19 • Boldline   3 Sept 2022, 06:03

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  3 Sept 2022, 06:03

  @Boldline The only option to have it off by default is to turn it off. What probably happened here is that a document where the gird was on was opened and that turned on the grid for default mode.
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  Import AI Brush Collections
  2 Sept 2022, 00:40 • SJStalter   2 Sept 2022, 03:07

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  @SJStalter said in Import AI Brush Collections: ok---Yea! Thanks that worked! I thought since I dumped Illustrator that the brushes I had were lost money...but with your help I can use them now. Yeah - I have a few I've purchased over time that I was grateful I could still use in VS. I import swatch ase files as well
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  Too inexperienced for this software?
  31 Aug 2022, 16:20 • SJStalter   1 Sept 2022, 19:24

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  @Buntstift also german here Aus eigener Erfahrung kann ich sagen, lass dich nicht entmutigen. Gib dir ein paar Wochen, oder befass dich immer mal wieder mit VS. Lass es etwas ruhiger angehen. Hab VS nun 1 Jahr, kenn ein paar andere Vectorgrafik Programme. Corel Draw ect. Dieses überwältigt sein legt sich nach einer Weile und man sieht klarer. Und ja Deepl ist Klasse Frag ruhig hier im Forum wenn du was nicht verstehst, hier hilft jeder gerne weiter. Das PDF Handbuch finde ich ebenfalls hilfreich. Du findest es im Tutorial Bereich. Das Handbuch ist leider nicht ganz so aktuell, da VS ziemlich schnell weiter entwickelt wird aber das PDF Handbuch läßt sich leichter durchsuchen . . same text in english From my own experience I can say, don't get discouraged. Give yourself a few weeks, or deal with VS every now and then. Take it a little easier. Have VS now 1 year, know a few other vector graphics programs. Corel Draw ect. This being overwhelmed settles after a while and you see clearer. And yes Deepl is great Feel free to ask here in the forum if you don't understand something, everyone here is happy to help. I also find the PDF manual helpful. You can find it in the tutorial section. The manual is not that up to date, because VS is developed very fast, but the PDF manual is easier to search.
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  Preferences > User Interface > Missing Selection menu ?
  1 Sept 2022, 11:25 • Buntstift   1 Sept 2022, 16:12

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  Yesss, found it! Keep your eyes open in road traffic!
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  Problems around the corner
  31 Aug 2022, 20:29 • Igull   1 Sept 2022, 15:29

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  @VectorStyler said in Problems around the corner: I will make it work with the Node selection also. As they say in the movies, 'make it so' Excellent, thanks for that! Neil
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  Data folder
  31 Aug 2022, 20:04 • Ingolf   1 Sept 2022, 04:43

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  @Ingolf Will fix this.
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  What are the steps to edit cursor right-click menu?
  29 Aug 2022, 13:14 • Boldline   29 Aug 2022, 17:48

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  @Boldline yes, customization is one of the things I appreciate so much about VS. I can't have enough of them.
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  Troubles with divide / remove overlaps
  29 Aug 2022, 08:43 • tudor   29 Aug 2022, 14:11

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  @tudor seems good news
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  Styles issues
  27 Aug 2022, 01:59 • Ingolf   29 Aug 2022, 09:33

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  Suggestion: Drop-down lists are only a good choice when the number of items is small. A different type of control may provide a substantial improvement to usability for a few of these dialog boxes (as would fixing the labels on some of the buttons - "OK" is not "OK" - as it is not a verb, it should not normally be used any more):
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  Ungrouping changing the appearance of artwork
  28 Aug 2022, 17:53 • tudor   29 Aug 2022, 05:47

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  @tudor Yes the Illustrator compound shapes are imported as groups (in the AI file format, they are groups). I will try to find a solution for this.
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  Weird move by keyboard values
  28 Aug 2022, 10:34 • tudor   28 Aug 2022, 10:58

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  @tudor The default is (should be 1 pt) after install. It can be set in the context panel. Could it be that it was inadvertently modified? It could also have been scrolled accidentally, while the mouse was hovering over it.
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  Object styles
  27 Aug 2022, 01:56 • Ingolf   27 Aug 2022, 12:53

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  @VectorStyler said in Object styles: @Ingolf Use the Styles panel (Panel -> Styles -> Styles) to manage styles. The "Object Styles" is to manage style overrides (styles defined locally) of an object, a.k.a style overrides. I see. But the accessibility is reversed, and the terms used and the structure of the menu make the more administrative style tools come first, and where you then find something that has nothing to do with applying styles. They should identify themselves more as what they are, and perhaps in a submenu. The style panel, on the other hand, which I expect to use often, is a bit hidden at the bottom of the panel menu (I missed it when I scanned the rest of the menu alphabetically) illogically placed under palettes and presets with quite a few submenus. Styles are right up there with the other stuff in the panels menu. I imagine a simpler version of styles is to have a style panel or two (graphics and text), but that comes down to the wildest discipline in usability, reducing and simplifying. But it's a discipline worth all the effort, because the value of things can be lost when it's all drowned in detail and choice. But now I haven't used styles long enough in VS yet to have a particularly qualified opinion, so just this detail I'll assess a bit further. Let's just call this thread 'first impressions' to be fair. But overall, I often find that the very advanced features block, confuse and interfere with the more common use of the most common uses of features, and this is not the intention. They should be there, but in a second level. Discreetly. The most complex feature of a complex product is that the complexity of the functionality is reduced through clever UI design. That's the UI's job. Not the manual's.
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  Blend / profile of the objects and brush
  23 Aug 2022, 09:00 • B-Vs-V   26 Aug 2022, 06:50

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  @VectorStyler I can reproduce this issue and I can confirm that it works as you mention. I had forgotten to write it in my 1st post (see last screenshot).
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  How to best install repeater presets
  25 Aug 2022, 14:38 • Boldline   25 Aug 2022, 15:48

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  @Boldline One preset folder, no sub folders. But other preset folders can be added as separate preset groups.
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  PDF Import Scaling
  24 Aug 2022, 19:59 • Igull   25 Aug 2022, 12:51

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  @Igull I think this will be improved once the related feature request is implemented.
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  How to set pencil to use the fill option only instead of stroke and fill?
  22 Aug 2022, 17:32 • Boldline   24 Aug 2022, 20:54

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  @b77 said in How to set pencil to use the fill option only instead of stroke and fill?: @Subpath Yes, I think this is normal, feels "natural" and makes sense — if you want to add to a shape you won't start deep inside that shape and won't extend the path too deep inside it again. You will instead start close to the "boundary" of the shape and end back close inside the boundary. Yes - and if you wanted an encapsulated negative space cut out of a shape, it would makes sense to close that path
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  How could we adjust the height of text on a path now that transform tool covers the duties of the text on path tool that was removed?
  24 Aug 2022, 10:36 • Boldline   24 Aug 2022, 10:39

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  @Boldline Transform tool could not do much with text on path before either. But one thing to do is setting the vertical character scaling factor in the Characters panel.
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  Changes in the mask on the profiles are displayed somewhat weakly
  23 Aug 2022, 11:04 • Subpath   23 Aug 2022, 11:20

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  @Subpath Added this to the backlog.
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  Question about Pencil and Pen Tool behavior
  23 Aug 2022, 09:31 • Subpath   23 Aug 2022, 10:29

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  @VectorStyler said in Question about Pencil and Pen Tool behavior: @Subpath said in Question about Pencil and Pen Tool behavior: Instead the Color Panel activates a contour/stroke in Color Panel and no fill will be set. Is this the default behavior? Yes it is and it cannot be turned off at this time. But there is a related feature request. thanks good to know than i upvote this Request
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  Changing the selected shape node ?
  23 Aug 2022, 08:08 • B-Vs-V   23 Aug 2022, 08:45

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  @PatrickM Will be fixed ASAP.