On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 08:07 pm, Johnny Andersson wrote: > I can see that my Alt+0149 and Alt+0183 doesn't look right so > maybe that make it even harder to understand what I am looking > for. > > Alt+0149 is a fat multiplication dot > Alt+0183 is a thin multiplication dot (sorry for bad English > if that's the case...) > > More comments below... > > Den 2006-07-22 02:24:20 skrev Bob Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Johnny Andersson wrote: > >> I draw a square, rectangle or a circle (really doesn't > >> matter in this case. > >> Then I hit F4 and edit the base point setting. It is set to > >> upper left corner so I change it to the center in the > >> middle, if you understand what I mean... > > > > Yes, I follow so far... > > Great... =) > > >> Standard setting: > >> . · · > >> · · · > >> · · · > > Upper left corner selected > > >> New setting: > >> · · · > >> · . · > >> · · · > > Center point selected > > >> Pressing Enter and hoping that things change. > > > > So you have simply selected a different base point, to which > > the Position X > > and Y values in the fields to the left of the diagram apply. > > You have not said that you have actually changed any X or Y > > values. What exactly are you > > expecting to change? > > I didn't change X and Y values, at least not yet. All I want > to happen is that Draw will remember that I selected another > base point than the preset one. Since the X and Y values are > the same as before, I think that the object mybe should move a > bit too... but the reason to select the center point is that I > want the center point, rather than the upper left point, of > the object to snap to the grid. > Even is your setting was remembered I don't believe it would change the reference point for snap-to-grid.
The trick I use in a number of vector drawing utilities is to group the object I want to snap, with an invisible objoct (usually a rectangle) which is on grid and which determines the reference point of the group. Then manipulating the group gives the snap action required. Malcolm --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
