Guides question

[Coen Naninck]

Hi


I would like to know if it is possible to "draw" or drag Guides
(guidelines) on the canvas without using the Rulers.

So my question is: Is it possible to rag Guides (guidelines) on the
canvas without using the Rulers. ;-)


Appreciate any answer.

Coen Naninck

[Sam Poikail]

Natively? I don't believe so....

Without the rulers, you only have the panels, tab area, and toolbox
(depending on which are currently visible). Since dragging some of them
have there own implications, using the rules as the drag source for guides
makes a certain amount of sense.

At the very least it cuts down on the confusion. Also, the idea of dragging
guides from the ruler area is fairly consistent across similar
graphics/layout packages (Freehand, Pagemaker, etc.). So it makes for an
easier transition for people coming from other programs.

To do otherwise, you would have to have another area to drag from. Which
would either chew up more screen real estate or require a small
(potententially difficult to hit hotspot) to act as the drag source.

Having said all that.... in a more interesting corner of the ant farm.....

If this is really of some interest, you could just create two quick command
extensions and assign them to shortcut keys:

vguide.jsf
fw.getDocumentDOM().addGuide(100, "vertical");

hguide.jsf
fw.getDocumentDOM().addGuide(100, "horizontal");

These would put a guide at x=100 or y=100 respectively. From there you
could drag the guide anywhere you wanted to or just drag it off the canvas
to delete it.

Drop them into your Commands folder, assign shortcut keys, and guide
away.....

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Sam

"Coen Naninck" <ccnkHAHA@home.nl> wrote in message
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>
> Hi
>
>
> I would like to know if it is possible to "draw" or drag Guides
> (guidelines) on the canvas without using the Rulers.
>
> So my question is: Is it possible to rag Guides (guidelines) on the
> canvas without using the Rulers. ;-)
>
>
> Appreciate any answer.
>
> Coen Naninck
>

[Stéphane Bergeron]

Coen Naninck wrote:

>
> Hi
>
>
> I would like to know if it is possible to "draw" or drag Guides
> (guidelines) on the canvas without using the Rulers.
>
> So my question is: Is it possible to rag Guides (guidelines) on the
> canvas without using the Rulers. ;-)

Not in Fireworks no but if you want to do this to place guides more
precisely then, once again, Project Fireworks comes to the rescue. Place
the "Guides Pack" commands found in the older commands package found at
the following page:

[url]http://www.projectfireworks.com/Lab.aspx?show=extension_fw_3_4.html[/url]

Fireworks unfortunately still lacks the capacity to create guides from
any paths like FreeHand and Illustrator can.

HTH!

Stéphane

[Sam Poikail]

>>StAlt+898phane

Wow.... that's going to look really.... unique on business cards. ;o)

Cheers,
Sam

"Coen Naninck" <ccnkHAHA@home.nl> wrote in message
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> Thanks Sam & StAlt+898phane,
>
> I will all try this Monday. Have to go now.
>
> Coen
>
> Stéphane Bergeron wrote:

> > Coen Naninck wrote:
> >

> >>
> >> Hi
> >>
> >>
> >> I would like to know if it is possible to "draw" or drag Guides
> >> (guidelines) on the canvas without using the Rulers.
> >>
> >> So my question is: Is it possible to rag Guides (guidelines) on the
> >> canvas without using the Rulers. ;-)

> >
> >
> > Not in Fireworks no but if you want to do this to place guides more
> > precisely then, once again, Project Fireworks comes to the rescue. Place
> > the "Guides Pack" commands found in the older commands package found at
> > the following page:
> >
> > [url]http://www.projectfireworks.com/Lab.aspx?show=extension_fw_3_4.html[/url]
> >
> > Fireworks unfortunately still lacks the capacity to create guides from
> > any paths like FreeHand and Illustrator can.
> >
> > HTH!
> >
> > Stéphane
> >

>

[Coen Naninck]

It was meant as a joke. Alt+898 is the Alt key for placing the little
stripe above the e in Stéphane's name. I like to write people's name
correctly.

Sam Poikail wrote:

>>>StAlt+898phane

>
>
> Wow.... that's going to look really.... unique on business cards. ;o)
>
> Cheers,
> Sam
>
> "Coen Naninck" <ccnkHAHA@home.nl> wrote in message
> news:bhivbe$elk$1@forums.macromedia.com...
>

>>Thanks Sam & StAlt+898phane,
>>
>>I will all try this Monday. Have to go now.
>>
>>Coen
>>
>>Stéphane Bergeron wrote:
>>

>>>Coen Naninck wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I would like to know if it is possible to "draw" or drag Guides
>>>>(guidelines) on the canvas without using the Rulers.
>>>>
>>>>So my question is: Is it possible to rag Guides (guidelines) on the
>>>>canvas without using the Rulers. ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>>Not in Fireworks no but if you want to do this to place guides more
>>>precisely then, once again, Project Fireworks comes to the rescue. Place
>>>the "Guides Pack" commands found in the older commands package found at
>>>the following page:
>>>
>>>[url]http://www.projectfireworks.com/Lab.aspx?show=extension_fw_3_4.html[/url]
>>>
>>>Fireworks unfortunately still lacks the capacity to create guides from
>>>any paths like FreeHand and Illustrator can.
>>>
>>>HTH!
>>>
>>>Stéphane
>>>

>>

>
>

[Sam Poikail]

Bummers.... means I am going to have to throw away that nifty FH template I
did :o(

Cheers,
Sam

"Coen Naninck" <ccnkHAHA@home.nl> wrote in message
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> It was meant as a joke. Alt+898 is the Alt key for placing the little
> stripe above the e in Stéphane's name. I like to write people's name
> correctly.
>
> Sam Poikail wrote:

> >>>StAlt+898phane

> >
> >
> > Wow.... that's going to look really.... unique on business cards. ;o)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Sam
> >
> > "Coen Naninck" <ccnkHAHA@home.nl> wrote in message
> > news:bhivbe$elk$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> >

> >>Thanks Sam & StAlt+898phane,
> >>
> >>I will all try this Monday. Have to go now.
> >>
> >>Coen
> >>
> >>Stéphane Bergeron wrote:
> >>
> >>>Coen Naninck wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Hi
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>I would like to know if it is possible to "draw" or drag Guides
> >>>>(guidelines) on the canvas without using the Rulers.
> >>>>
> >>>>So my question is: Is it possible to rag Guides (guidelines) on the
> >>>>canvas without using the Rulers. ;-)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Not in Fireworks no but if you want to do this to place guides more
> >>>precisely then, once again, Project Fireworks comes to the rescue.

Place

> >>>the "Guides Pack" commands found in the older commands package found at
> >>>the following page:
> >>>
> >>>[url]http://www.projectfireworks.com/Lab.aspx?show=extension_fw_3_4.html[/url]
> >>>
> >>>Fireworks unfortunately still lacks the capacity to create guides from
> >>>any paths like FreeHand and Illustrator can.
> >>>
> >>>HTH!
> >>>
> >>>Stéphane
> >>>
> >>

> >
> >

>