- Similar to Photoshop 'Layer Comps': set layer visibilities; assign name to collection... repeat. Allows design variations w/i a single design file.
Are you familiar with "selection groups" in CorelDRAW?
See some information about them here and here.
A selection group can include objects that are within other groups.
An object can be a member of more than one "selection group".
Selection groups can allow one to create selections that would be impossible using other normal CorelDRAW selection methods.
- Thx, Eskimo.
- I was not aware of selection groups. They seem interesting, but I'm not sure they will provide the functionality I desire. Hm? Will have to play with it.
- The key requirement is to be able to set visibility of specific objects en masse. One complication is that setting visibility OFF, then ON of a group sets visibility ON for all group objects (i.e. doesn't respect original visibility settings).
- Another concern is that these selection groups are not accessible via a logical label, but merely a number. Not only is this problematic during the session in which selection groups are made, but seems it would be a problem when opening a file subsequently: Do the selection groups remain?; and, if so, how does one know what is in a given group?
- Hm?...
Swami Human said:The key requirement is to be able to set visibility of specific objects en masse.
A selection group can allow one to select a collection of specific objects en masse. After selecting them, Show or Hide can be used for those objects.
Swami Human said:One complication is that setting visibility OFF, then ON of a group sets visibility ON for all group objects (i.e. doesn't respect original visibility settings).
That is true. That would need to be considered when creating a selection group or adding to it, e.g., adding objects "individually" rather than adding a group of objects to avoid such a complication.
Swami Human said:Another concern is that these selection groups are not accessible via a logical label, but merely a number.
I would like it if Corel would "go further" with the idea of selection groups. I agree that it would be more useful if the user could assign a logical label, i.e., be able to have "named" selection groups, and have some better user interface for working with them.
I don't know if there are any third-party macro tools for doing anything similar to this. I am not aware of any way to work with CorelDRAW's own selection groups using the API.
Swami Human said:Not only is this problematic during the session in which selection groups are made, but seems it would be a problem when opening a file subsequently: Do the selection groups remain?
I think that selection groups are still available when a file is opened subsequently.
- WOW! Thx for addressing all my questions/concerns.
- I will play w/ selection groups, while searching for other solutions...
- Hm? Does CDR have a forum, or other place to submit feature requests?