Hi Ronny (and anyone interested),
attached is the latest update of the FREE BDSwapImage macro. The latest version has built upon the QuickSwap module (select 2 images and then swap them with one click) by adding a QuickSwapSize module which not only swaps 2 images, but also swaps their sizes.The macro also has the original module SwapImage module which pops up a userform and allows the user to choose how the 2 images are swapped (e.g. swap the position of their top left corners, bottom right corners, etc). Here is a screen capture of how the modules appear in the Macro Manager docker, assign shortcut buttons/keystrokes to make them one click away:
Refer to the video below to see the intented use of this macro:
Ronny Axelsson said:I have Dizzy Shapes too and use it mostly to line up objects with even spaces (Distribute spacing) and create copies (Step & Repeat, where it beats Draw's incredibly clumsy version).
Hi.
I use GDG SpaceMaster for this. I like the dizzy macro but don't use all of it's features.
-John
Brian said:... is an example of the "type of functionality" I want to see in a macro for CorelDraw.
I agree, I started something like this in the X3 era but only got the UI started.
Brian said:This can still be done in CorelDraw, but instead of coding to choose a different style set we have to manually code every parameter; in other words, manually create style sets ourselves.
Yes, I think I figured a way to do it, but the one downside is that it's not possible to tag inside a paragraph text frame. However, I like your word macro and totally agree with your vision.
Jeff Harrison said:but the one downside is that it's not possible to tag inside a paragraph text frame
Hi Jeff,
I am not sure what you mean by this. You can use CorelDraw styles within paragraphs (paragraph text boxes) as per my following video. About 2 years ago I figured out the code to create styles and edit styles, and apply them to selected text. I then started working on code to replace one style with another within a document. For some reason I was distracted with work or other things and never finished it, I didn't keep my test code either. Late last year I had another look at it and could not figure out what I had previously achieved. I will have another look at this in the near future as my "figuring out" skills have improved in recent times
Brian said:I am not sure what you mean by this. You can use CorelDraw styles within paragraphs (paragraph text boxes) as per my following video.
You can apply a style as you've shown, but the brick wall I ran into was that there's no way to externally-link styles to certain rows of text inside a paragraph text frame.
I've found a way otherwise however, for artistic text and such that I think will work.
Our goals are the same: I'm speaking of changing a style sheet and having the entire document change. AFAIK , only an entire p. text frame would change if a style sheet was updated, not specific words inside it. I think Ventura and probably ID can do that.
This is all too cool! I had no idea Brian was so active in this channel (coreldraw.com forum). Cool beans. Love Dizzy's Shaping as well.