Default Canvas Size for New File

[Dave]

Does anyone know how to set the default canvas size so that when I click on
a new document, it always comes up to the same size. It seems to default to
whatever the size was of the last file.

Thanks.

Dave

[Coen Naninck]

Fireworks won't allow that, or it's not available as a feature (yet).
Send a feature request to the Macromedia Wishlist at:
[url]http://www.macromedia.com/support/email/wishform/?6213[/url]

If you want to have a quick change of the canvas you can make a command
such as this one:

fw.getDocumentDOM().setDocumentCanvasSize({left:0, top:0, right:1060,
bottom:920});

The file is attached to this reply. You can copy it to your Commands
folder and modify it with notepad or something similar.
Additionally you can assign a Keyboard shortcut to it. What I have done
with the attached Command is when I press Shift+X on my Keyboard, the
canvas will be set at those dimensions (as specified in the Command).
You could make a whole range of Commands like this and assign keyboard
shortcuts to them to custom layouts.

You can use these poweruser techniques to speed up your workflow,
bypassing Fireworks' inability to specify a default document size.

Also, there is a Command extension out there that let's you do set a
default size. You can download it here:

[url]http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm#loc=en_us&view=sn161&viewName=Fireworks% 20Extension&extID=1005025[/url]


HTH,

Coen Naninck

Dave wrote:

> Does anyone know how to set the default canvas size so that when I click on
> a new document, it always comes up to the same size. It seems to default to
> whatever the size was of the last file.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dave
>
>

--
Good luck!

Coen Naninck
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Thank you.

fw.getDocumentDOM().setDocumentCanvasSize({left:0, top:0, right:1060, bottom:920});

[mark haynes]

Coen Naninck wrote:

> Fireworks won't allow that, or it's not available as a feature (yet).
> Send a feature request to the Macromedia Wishlist at:
> [url]http://www.macromedia.com/support/email/wishform/?6213[/url]
>
> If you want to have a quick change of the canvas you can make a
> command such as this one:
>
> fw.getDocumentDOM().setDocumentCanvasSize({left:0, top:0, right:1060,
> bottom:920});
>
> The file is attached to this reply. You can copy it to your Commands
> folder and modify it with notepad or something similar.
> Additionally you can assign a Keyboard shortcut to it. What I have
> done with the attached Command is when I press Shift+X on my Keyboard,
> the canvas will be set at those dimensions (as specified in the
> Command). You could make a whole range of Commands like this and
> assign keyboard shortcuts to them to custom layouts.
>
> You can use these poweruser techniques to speed up your workflow,
> bypassing Fireworks' inability to specify a default document size.
>
> Also, there is a Command extension out there that let's you do set a
> default size. You can download it here:
>
> [url]http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm#loc=en_us&view=sn161&viewName=Fireworks% 20Extension&extID=1005025[/url]
>
>
>
> HTH,
>
> Coen Naninck
>
> Dave wrote:
>

>> Does anyone know how to set the default canvas size so that when I
>> click on
>> a new document, it always comes up to the same size. It seems to
>> default to
>> whatever the size was of the last file.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>

>
>

You can create a default Template file and save it in the Presets folder
at:

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Macromedia\Fireworks
MX\Presets

(on XP and Win2k)

and at:

Macintosh HD:Users:<username>:Library:Application
Support:Macromedia:Fireworks MX:Presets

(on Mac OS X)

This is documented in this TechNote:
<http://www.macromedia.com/support/fireworks/ts/documents/default_template.htm>


Be aware that if anything is on the clipboard, the size of that object
will override the default setting, however.

--
enthusiastically,
mark haynes
fireworks product team liaison
macromedia customer care
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[gsc811]

The easiest way to do this is to create a blank canvas with the default dimensions & resolution you want and save it as new.png. Then simply create a shortcut to it and set fireworks as the default to open png files.
Use this shortcut to open Fireworks and it will always open to what you want as long as you never overwrite the new.png.

gsc811