Drop Shadow on 180 degree rotated object

[Cliff_McCann@adobeforums.com]

When I apply a drop shadow to a pic and then rotate that pic 180 degrees, the drop shadow stays in the same place .... ie 0 degrees.
InDesign CS, Windows XP Professional.
Can anyone enlighten me.
Thanks
Cliff

[Mick_Rose@adobeforums.com]

ID has always been like this. I moaned about from the start but some people thought it was a good idea. An obvious improvement would be a tick box to keep the shadow with the object or the page, but until then you'll have to grin & bear it.

Mick
UK

[Bob_Levine]

To add to that, you might want to pay the feature request forum a visit
and cast your vote.

Bob

[Guy_Smiley@adobeforums.com]

[email]Mick_Rose@adobeforums.com[/email] wrote in news:3bb4a936.0@webx.la2eafNXanI:

> ID has always been like this.

Which makes sense, given that a drop shadow is a *shadow*. When you
rotate a physical object on your desk, your desk lamp doesn't move.

[Ken_Grace@adobeforums.com]

"When you rotate a physical object on your desk, your desk lamp doesn't
move."


No, but the shape of the shadow changes.

k

[Cliff_McCann@adobeforums.com]

So that means I can't impose pages with drop shadow pics or type at 180 degrees.
Surely not!!!

[Mick_Rose@adobeforums.com]

Yep, you can't rotate page objects & rotate the shadow as well. Pretty daft not to have the option of rotating the shadow with the object.

Mick

[Dave_Saunders@adobeforums.com]

There is a viable workaround which might even be the best way to do manual imposition even if they "fix" this feature: Dave Saunders "Rotate Drop Shadows with Objects" 6/28/04 4:08am </cgi-bin/webx?14@@.2cd11954/3>

Dave

[Ken_Grace@adobeforums.com]

Without burrowing back to look at Dave's workaround, you could also place
your graphics individually on pages, PDF the pages, then bring the PDFs back
in to replace the graphics. If that's what you suggested Dave, sorry for the
duplication

k

[Cliff_McCann@adobeforums.com]

Thanks boys. That seems a pretty good way to get by.

[Craig_R._Smith@adobeforums.com]

An even easier solution is to change the X and Y offset values in the dialog box. Two positive numbers = shadow on lower right (default). Two negative numbers = shadow on upper left. X negative, Y positive = shadow on lower left. X positive, Y negative = shadow on upper right. Then, if you make the two values unequal (one much higher than the other), you can control precisely where the shadow falls.

Frankly, I think it's completely logical for ID to keep the shadow tied to the X and Y offset values, even when the object is rotated. If the shadow stayed relative to the object, and you didn't care for the shadow's placement, you'd have to keep rotating it back to square one, changing the shadow, then re-rotating it. This way, you have precise control over the direction of the shadow even after the object is rotated.

..:. Craig R. Smith