Problems saving Layers and Styles

[Wayne Schlegel]

I am experiencing problems while saving a freehand document. I have got a
multilayer Freehand 9-document with defined styles for text and graphics. When
I open this with freehand MX under MacOS 9.2.2 it shows all the layers and
styles. Also if I save it it still has got all the layers and styles.

But as soon as I close the document, the layers are flattened, the styles are
gone and I cannot edit anytzhing anymore.

How comes? Is there anything wrong in the preferences?

Thanks for any help

Florian

[D. Plank]

I recall that there is a bug in FH when Layers and Styles are in
the same palette. My Mac version of FH MX crashed a lot with this
setup. You could try separating them and see if that helps.

dp

Wayne Schlegel wrote:

> I am experiencing problems while saving a freehand document. I have got a
> multilayer Freehand 9-document with defined styles for text and graphics. When
> I open this with freehand MX under MacOS 9.2.2 it shows all the layers and
> styles. Also if I save it it still has got all the layers and styles.
>
> But as soon as I close the document, the layers are flattened, the styles are
> gone and I cannot edit anytzhing anymore.
>
> How comes? Is there anything wrong in the preferences?
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> Florian
>

[Wayne Schlegel]

Thanks for the hint. But actually the styles and the layers-palette were
already seperated. So, as far as I think, the problem is not the layout of the
palettes.

But I really wonder what the problem could be, it nearlly killed our
newspaper-production...

Florian

[Judy Arndt]

Wayne Schlegel wrote:

> I am experiencing problems while saving a freehand document. I have got a
> multilayer Freehand 9-document with defined styles for text and graphics. When
> I open this with freehand MX under MacOS 9.2.2 it shows all the layers and
> styles. Also if I save it it still has got all the layers and styles.
>
> But as soon as I close the document, the layers are flattened, the styles are
> gone and I cannot edit anytzhing anymore.

I don't understand what is happening and what you're expecting to happen.
Can you clarify the problem? Do I understand this correctly?

1. Existing FH9 format file containing layers and styles is opened in FHMX
11.0.0.

2. File is saved as FHMX file (not editable EPS) and closed.

Then what? Do you reopen the FHMX format file in FHMX and find that the
layers and styles have vanished?

Judy Arndt
--
FHMX 11.0.2 (Build 92)
Mac G4, OS 10.3.4

[Wayne Schlegel]

That's it. I save the document as FH (not editable eps, although I think it
also should work like this) and all layers and styles are gone. It looks to me
like an exported eps. It's not editable anymore at all. That's really
annoying....


Florian

[Wes Rand]

Wayne Schlegel wrote:

> That's it. I save the document as FH (not editable eps, although I think it
> also should work like this) and all layers and styles are gone. It looks to me
> like an exported eps. It's not editable anymore at all. That's really
> annoying....
>
>
> Florian
>

You mean that when you reopen the file it looks like an exported EPS
file? That is you see the preview image but can't edit anything?

[Wayne Schlegel]

It's the same view as if you importa locked eps. If you change the view to the
fast one (I don't know the exact English name) you cannot see any paths, you
just see one rectangle although it had many many paths before...

Florian

[Judy Arndt]

When you select the image in the flattened file, what does the Object
Inspector tell you? Is it an EPS, a TIFF or another kind of image?

Judy Arndt


Wayne Schlegel wrote:

> It's the same view as if you importa locked eps. If you change the view to the
> fast one (I don't know the exact English name) you cannot see any paths, you
> just see one rectangle although it had many many paths before...
>
> Florian
>