Hi,
Using the Object Manager is a pain!
I wish to click on and item and immediately it will zoom to that object and group it then I want to rename the object.
Please implement this on the present upgrade for X7.
Thanks
KuttyJoe said:A part of me wants to blurt out that it seems really, really bad practice to be selecting objects in the object manager like that. But CorelDraw is not the only program to be set up this way. I would like to know, what is the reason someone would select objects in this way, rather than selecting them directly in the document? Using the object manager in this way seems much, much harder and more time consuming when I can just select the object where my eyes are directly focused. Can someone please tell me why that method is better than directly selecting the object. Maybe I will learn something useful and start using it myself if it's actually better.
i feel the same when you select an object and wxpand automatilcally the whole branch. The, I prefer to select objects directly on the screen, but sometimes is better to use hte Object Manager for this, because sometimes there's a "hidden" object, sometimes as part of one group, and if you select each object using the Tab key is not easy to see it.
Ariel said:I prefer to select objects directly on the screen, but sometimes is better to use the Object Manager...
Could it be that those who use the object manager for selecting objects are illustrator converts. I have never understood why anyone would put every object on a different layer. You can still arrange objects over each other even if they're all on Layer 1. And btw when you click an object it tells you what layer it's on down in the object information area.
Myron said:Could it be that those who use the object manager for selecting objects are illustrator converts.
That sounds totally nonsensical. CorelDraw created a feature for Illustrator Converts rather than for CorelDraw users.
Myron said:I have never understood why anyone would put every object on a different layer.
I've never witnessed anyone doing such a thing in 20 years of using both Illustrator and CorelDraw. But I'm guessing you are saying that you've seen a million Illustrator users doing exactly that. On the other hand, the layer system in Illustrator is really good. The layers are there to help you to organize your art. Depending on your level of skill you will use layers in different ways. At my level all of my art is on a single layer whether I use CorelDraw or Illustrator, but I have other things that need to be on it's own layer. Special colors that print but are not visible in the art, manually created registration marks for lower tech customers, simulated ground colors that don't print, etc. I do not mix these things into my art layer. Sometimes a piece of art is a little more complicated and requires separate layers in the color separation process. 99% of the time, I use a single layer for all the art. Rarely I will have to place some part on a separate layer for the purpose of doing color separations but it happens.
Myron said:And btw when you click an object it tells you what layer it's on down in the object information area.
OK, that's definitely better than nothing. Why would Corel put it there instead of right in the layer is anybody's guess. Illustrator and other graphic software will indicate the layer, directly on that layer which is really smart, rather than requiring the user to actually read text at the bottom of the program.
KuttyJoe said: Myron I have never understood why anyone would put every object on a different layer. I've never witnessed anyone doing such a thing in 20 years of using both Illustrator and CorelDraw
Myron I have never understood why anyone would put every object on a different layer.
I've never witnessed anyone doing such a thing in 20 years of using both Illustrator and CorelDraw
Not every object but way too many layers for no reason. Especially for a file that was sent for output and 5 layers are turned of and those layers are 40% of the file size. I see this in Photoshop too.
David Milisock said: KuttyJoe Myron I have never understood why anyone would put every object on a different layer. I've never witnessed anyone doing such a thing in 20 years of using both Illustrator and CorelDraw Not every object but way too many layers for no reason. Especially for a file that was sent for output and 5 layers are turned of and those layers are 40% of the file size. I see this in Photoshop too.
KuttyJoe Myron I have never understood why anyone would put every object on a different layer. I've never witnessed anyone doing such a thing in 20 years of using both Illustrator and CorelDraw
This conversation is neither here nor there. Why do CorelDraw users want so badly not just to criticize Illustrator but also to criticize Illustrator users? It's kind of sad to watch. What do you gain by criticizing people who don't know what they are doing. The lack of experience or knowledge is not exclusive to people who use one program or another! It's childish talk.
I agree, sometimes it's something crazy. Maybe is a user who like to see similar to Illustrator/photoshop, but it's an error, since too much layer requires more memory and creates bigger files. Moreover, there's no any advantadge.
Yes, in my line of work I've witnessed "new hires" immediately use multi layers for objects.
Yes, I use separate layer for a cut line but not much else. I'm happy that both programs have the options to use layers. Just seems that because design schools teach adobe most are taught that you have to use multi layers. It's a hard habit to break I guess.