@Harry I corrected my post above, because of a mistake i made. I had forgotten that, to select a Member of a Composite Group, you first have to switch on "Select ... members of Composite Mode Tool" first. Then the selection of objects works in composite mode. Its the Icon on the right. [image: 1672937055457-composite-mode.png] Here a Video that shows the right way

@b77 Happy New Year!

@Boldline Added this to the backlog.

@gotanidea Added this to the backlog.

@b77 said in Order of arrangement icons: …or just use the shortcuts. It's what I do. True but quite a few of the shortcuts require: That you remember them (I try but use too many programs to remember them for long) That you let go of the mouse/pointing device (to use Option+Control+Up for example) Or touch those keys using one hand with a focused, slow touch that only a squid can compete with That is why I often (during the most hectic drawing phase) move some panels close to/over the artboard - and even make custom panels with the features I need when working in these phases with the mouse on the canvas. No keyboard interruptions. Just A, V, G, C etc. at most - my left hand seems to remember them for me.

@VectorStyler Stroke width seems to be working correctly. However, with font size and brush width, it adds a new size to the list, but it's not the right number. You have to close out the panel entirely and reopen to see the updates. Here is a video showing this So really, if the font size and brush width options worked like the stroke width does now, the panel would feel better and more intuitive

@VectorStyler said in Shortcut to make all selected node handles flush with path: The question here is: which handles to alter? Or could be with selected node handles only, there it is simple. Yes, in the case of having node handles be made to run parallel with the stroke path, that would be with selected node handles only

@VectorStyler The handle itself could be pulled out as long as you wanted and would give more detailed precise control over how fast the rotation occurred. The shorter the handle, the less precision and control over the rotation. the longer the handle is pulled out, the more precise and minute edits can be achieved. Here is a screenshot of the feature found in procreate on the ipad. the green handle pulls out and controls the precision of the rotation of the actual selected object. the yellow handle on the opposite side rotates the bounding box itself around the object. This would also be an awesome addition to VS [image: 1671486351108-bc02607f-9fdd-4f0f-8b63-9ffe4d7119b8-bld-2022-12-19-at-16.44.48.png]

@Boldline Good idea! For now, holding the Control key while dragging a guideline will assign it to the artboard under the cursor.

@Harry The Tutorial is online, you found it in the Tutorial Section. Here the LInk https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/topic/2801/how-to-create-pattern-fills-with-clipped-shapes

@Harry said in Hover over close button: Speaking of it. It would be great to have something similar on the windows taskbar - opening VS file in the background would indicate it like on other windows apps - Recordit This one I have to figure out first, how it is done.

@VectorStyler said in Selecting One Locked Object: @gotanidea said in Selecting One Locked Object: We can select one locked object to unlock it selectively in Illustrator, instead of unlocking all locked objects. I know we can select one locked object through Layers panel, but it would be easier to do it from the viewport Yes, in the menu: Select -> Options -> Allow Locked Objects Thank you, I didn't know about that. It's exactly what I need

@Boldline Yes, this is doable with the Alignment panel. It needs maybe more clicks that ideal, will try to improve that.

@visualrevolt Hi, and welcome to VectorStyler. Some of these are doable, but maybe later (after 1.2): B-Spline tool Yes, this is in the backlog (but after 1.2). There is a Smooth Nodes option in the context panel for the Pen tool. Not the same as b-spline, but can click+create smooth curves. Page manager Was not planning this in the roadmap for now. There is the Canvas & Artboard panel but without previews. To preview an artboard, longpress with the mouse on the artboard icon. Group/ Ungroup tab There is in the roadmap a context sensitive / customizable command popover menu, but this is further down the road. Navigation bar There is the navigator panel, and then the zoom / pan / rotate tools at the bottom of the toolbox. Maybe having some of these tools into the status bar (bottom row of the window) could be added. Collapsible Side Panels Added this to the backlog. There is a plan to have panels collapsed to icons. Tool Tabs This is possible already. Just drag the tool group popover from its title knob (vertical line on the left), and place it anywhere on the screen, or dock it on the side. BTW: many of the vertical panels (like Transform, Stroke, etc) can be docked horizontally also, where they change layout.

As I wrote in the announcement thread for version .070 centering works perfectly. I assigned they key M for this and I am navigating lightning fast around the canvas now just hitting M to center view now and then.

@VectorStyler said in Don't clear/erase thumbnails before updating them: @Ingolf I will try to improve this, add it to the backlog. And you did well! So much better in .070 - thank you!

@VectorStyler said in A node selection issue that slows node editing: The problem is that click+drag should be able to move nodes / segments. OK, but by 'click-and-drag' i meant 'box select'. That should not select and bend any segment of any other shape than the selected one. If it's doable…

@VectorStyler said in A few thoughts about Color panel: @Harry Would this mean that holding Control would pick in the spectrum along the same horizontal / vertical axis as the current color? Yes What about the hue spectrum (circle)? It could work as the ruler also - holding control gives perfectly opposite (complementary) color on the circle. But maybe others would have some suggestions?

@Raven Added to the backlog, should not be a difficult thing to have.

@ash-f Added this to the backlog. This is probably doable, bit it is a larger task. AI file format was documented up 1998 for AI7 and AI-EPS.