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      pentool
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      See relevant docs:
      https://www.vectorstyler.com/documentation/shapes/pathsketch/#sketching-with-lines

      MacBook Pro 13" early 2015 8G | Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB | macOS Monterey 12.7.6

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        Subpath @pentool
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        @pentool said in Expanding the options for the Path Sketch Tool:

        @Subpath Could this be a Windows issue? Cuz I'm on a Mac and it works fine for me, too.

        yes, thats my guess
        thanks for the Doc link, will take a look

        Win 11
        CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, 6-core.
        GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070.

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          Subpath
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          @VectorStyler

          the docs say:
          ..The sketch cursor indicates the line (or curve) mode. ..
          i dont see a indicator

          Win 11
          CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, 6-core.
          GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070.

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            VectorStyler @Subpath
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            @Subpath I will get back on this later, added to the backlog.

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              Subpath @VectorStyler
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              @VectorStyler

              No problem, just wanted to mention it.
              I don't need that at the moment.

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              CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, 6-core.
              GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070.

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                pentool
                last edited by pentool

                This is the sketch cursor:

                0_1692616023828_sketch.png

                And when you press TAB it turns into the crosshair which indicates you are in line drawing mode.

                0_1692616092736_line.png

                So the documentation is correct. The sketch cursor can be this or that depending on the mode.

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                  Subpath @pentool
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                  @pentool

                  thanks for mentioned it.
                  but i know that allready from @b77 gif-ani example

                  and if you look at my videos
                  take this one here

                  there is no such indicator, and also the line drawing mode
                  does not work on window or i miss a setting in Preferences

                  Win 11
                  CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, 6-core.
                  GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070.

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                    b77 @Subpath
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                    @Subpath A shortcoming of Recordit is that it displays a pointer instead of the tool icon/indicator
                    when recording the screen, so even with the recording it is a bit difficult to know what happens there
                    on Windows. That's why I used Gifox for the recorded GIF above.

                    But now you explained that indeed the crosshairs cursor doesn't show up. 👍

                    Remains for the developer to test on Windows.

                    MacBook Pro (Intel) running Monterey 12.6.4

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                      Subpath @b77
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                      @b77

                      i use very often "ScreenToGif" to record my gif Animation
                      and use then Recordit to record that and publish it here,
                      (because Recordit refuse sometimes to upload the Anim)
                      so something like what you mentioned would not be the case i guess

                      but any way its not the record software problem
                      i think i can believe my eyes 🙂
                      seems there is a problem with VS on Windows with switching
                      to straight line mode.
                      Because we should not forget i get no straight lines
                      regardless of the pointer

                      Win 11
                      CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, 6-core.
                      GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070.

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                        pentool
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                        A little off topic, but the reason I don't like those screen recorders is because they don't scale. If you have a big screen, it won't fit into a 13" laptop screen and have to scroll left/right/up/down sometimes to see what people are doing.

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                          Subpath @pentool
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                          @pentool said in Expanding the options for the Path Sketch Tool:

                          A little off topic, but the reason I don't like those screen recorders is because they don't scale. If you have a big screen, it won't fit into a 13" laptop screen and have to scroll left/right/up/down sometimes to see what people are doing.

                          Yes, your right a youtube video could be a better choice if you need
                          a full screen record. But often you need just a little area and its fast
                          and it get the job done.
                          (ScreenToGif is a 170 kB Tool 🙂 )

                          On window you could scale the contend of a browser a bit via Control Key
                          and the scroll wheel.

                          Win 11
                          CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, 6-core.
                          GPU: Nvidia Geforce RTX 5070.

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