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  PDF Import Scaling
  24 Aug 2022, 19:59 • Igull   25 Aug 2022, 12:51

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  25 Aug 2022, 12:51

  @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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  24 Aug 2022, 20:54

  @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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  24 Aug 2022, 10:39

  @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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  23 Aug 2022, 11:20

  @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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  23 Aug 2022, 08:45

  @PatrickM Will be fixed ASAP.
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  Transform Tool vs the Move Tool
  tools • 19 Aug 2022, 14:29 • William Kansepa   22 Aug 2022, 10:09

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  22 Aug 2022, 10:09

  @William-Kansepa Tools can be customized. I think the Move tool is too specialized to be grouped with the transform (primary) tool. And grouping could also interfere with tools selection, causing the toolbox to popup multiple tools. One thing that could be done in the future is to have the selection box hidden (or just a basic box) in transform mode.
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  some Questions about Mask on Line Profiles
  22 Aug 2022, 07:02 • Subpath   22 Aug 2022, 07:37

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  @VectorStyler Thank you I think the use of an invisible frame is a passable workaround so far. Even though I would have liked to have this option in the panel from time to time, with a live preview. . . ...If there is a good ideas / UI for controlling the mask frame, let me know.... Well, my UI creating skills are equal to zero. But I'll think about it.
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  Drawing lines perpendicular to objects?
  20 Aug 2022, 12:04 • tudor   20 Aug 2022, 15:41

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  20 Aug 2022, 15:41

  @tudor @VectorStyler Part of this request has been made before in the forum (the tangent lines) and I agree this would be an amazing feature to add to VS. One of the hardest things to get perfect are the lines between circles like that. There are so many great uses for that.
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  Change Zoom Increments
  19 Aug 2022, 11:52 • Igull   19 Aug 2022, 19:40

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  @VectorStyler said in Change Zoom Increments: @Igull No such option currently. OK, worth a try It does have a bit too fine zoom step size though. Neil
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  Use of Shift as Constraint
  18 Aug 2022, 20:54 • Igull   19 Aug 2022, 11:02

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  @VectorStyler said in Use of Shift as Constraint: @Igull Yes this is by design. The Shift is used for rotation (or move / scale) constrain only after the mouse is pressed. No need to drag it (to change the rotation) but the mouse must be pressed first and then the shift pressed. The reason is that Shift+Click and Shift+Drag are used for modifying the selection. When the cursor is close to a corner of the bounding box and changes to a rotation indicator, it means the app detected and "switched" to rotation mode. So I don't see why it cannot be more forgiving and accept Shift before you click-and-drag to rotate, since it's in "rotation mode" already. I don't see how it would conflict with Shift-drag. (Btw, what is Shift-click supposed to do when in Select/Transform mode?)
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  Collision Snap to Guidelines
  18 Aug 2022, 15:16 • Igull   18 Aug 2022, 20:17

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  @VectorStyler said in Collision Snap to Guidelines: I add this to the backlog as a feature. Great, thanks for adding this as a feature, it will be of great use in rotating unruly and badly scanned images ! The collider tool has been one of the best features of VS for me, I seem to use it for countless jobs where I would previously have used the AI rotate tool. Having said that, the AI rotate tool does work better than the VS version AFAICS - especially when the rotate fulcrum can be snapped to a node and the remaining rotation point then snapped to whatever is required to be rotated to (but the collision tool is still way better LOL ) Neil
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  Transform/Shape Editor Tools
  10 Aug 2022, 15:09 • Igull   15 Aug 2022, 05:53

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  @Igull said in Transform/Shape Editor Tools: I wonder if this kind of issue isn't related to the fact that there is some underlying conflict in the default keyboard setups when switching between certain tools ? Yes, this could be the case. I thing better defaults might help.
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  Strange Keyboard Shortcut Issues
  13 Aug 2022, 15:35 • Igull   15 Aug 2022, 05:51

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  @Igull said in Strange Keyboard Shortcut Issues: action.action.transformtool Yes, I found the issue. this will be fixed in the next build
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  Option-Dragging Query.
  13 Aug 2022, 13:02 • Igull   14 Aug 2022, 11:19

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  @VectorStyler said in Option-Dragging Query.: This can be configured into a different modifier, or turned of in the Preferences -> Modifier Keys -> "Select Inside Groups" item. Thanks for that, issue solved - had to do a "show all" inside the modifier keys to find it - bitten again by the default prefs Neil
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  Jpeg import only gives me a black box
  30 Jul 2022, 22:28 • jfraze   11 Aug 2022, 00:26

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  FYI, resetting the app on launch appears to have fixed this issue. Hopefully for good!
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  Does this program work with Mojave?
  6 Aug 2022, 06:29 • jfraze   11 Aug 2022, 00:23

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  @b77 Selecting with a mouse and full-size keyboard. There are no jpegs in the problem document. That was an earlier issue I'd reported. Some were grayscale, some were CMYK, some were RGB. None worked. I could only import eps files prior to the reset. Now it seems jpegs work as they ought, so I might be able to re-do the current problem file with a jpeg and see if that makes it small enough to email. Maybe some other issues are fixed as well. I'll keep an eye out. At any rate, the reset did not fix the selection issue, or the layer display issue, but using the "text on Path Anchor" option has made all those issues disappear. No idea why but good riddance! Everyone's been extremely helpful and I appreciate it.
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  Anything similar to the curvature tool in VS
  10 Aug 2022, 06:42 • Ingolf   10 Aug 2022, 21:26

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  Ah, seems to help with a nap before thinking these days. The curvature tool in Illustrator must be Adobes equivalent to the spiro path in Inkscape - that we discussed here: Inspiration: Inkscape vs Affinity Designer review
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  v1.1.053
  10 Aug 2022, 13:24 • Igull   10 Aug 2022, 14:30

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  @Igull Now working fine
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  Mac/Win File Swapping
  3 Aug 2022, 10:24 • Igull   9 Aug 2022, 09:10

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  @Igull said in Mac/Win File Swapping: If I open a file created in the Mac version (in the VS Win version) and then use the same printer settings, I get an error from the printer driver I was trying to replicate this error, but could not. What was the printer used on Windows? If there is a file that results in this error when printing on Windows, please send it to me by email. It might help in replicating the error.