Hi everybody. I have 1 problem please help. I think there must be a macro to solve them. My job is to select objects and run macros. Macros will automatically group objects together without affecting their propertiesAs illustrated below. I want 4 objects that will form 4 independent groups
Can someone write a piece of code that can group them together
From what you have written so far, I don't know that I understand what you want to do.
Are you talking about "selection groups"? A way of defining collections of shapes, and then being able to select all of the shapes in one of those collections with one click? Without creating "Group" shapes in CorelDRAW?
CorelDraws grouping functions still, after all these years, leave a lot to be desired. Missing functionality includes.1. Add an object to an existing group2. Extract one or more objects from an existing group3. Combine any number of objects as a parent level group. i.e.all groups within the selection get ungrouped prior to grouping all.4. Flatten a group of groups to a single group.5. Multiple selection using the mouse of a number of objects within a group.
What a silly word GROUP is. Try saying it 20 times.....:)
I have some suggestions.
2. Extract one or more objects from an existing group
Ctrl+click on the object you want to extract. Ctrl+x, Ctrl+v. (Obvious, but still... its what I do).
3. Combine any number of objects as a parent level group. i.e.all groups within the selection get ungrouped prior to grouping all.
Not sure what the first sentence means, but for the second: Select whatever is grouped, right click, and you must choose to "Ungroup All Objects". This option removes ALL grouping at all levels. This can be assigned to the default "ungroup" shortcut if preferred over right-click menu. (Did I understand your intention correctly??).
4. Flatten a group of groups to a single group.
Use the above method, which leaves all newly ungrouped objects selected, then group. A simple macro could turn this into a single shortcut. I suppose that would also take care of your #1 I left out.
5. Multiple selection using the mouse of a number of objects within a group.
Ctrl+click an object, Ctrl+shift+click additional objects.
trey86 said:
I am aware of the workrounds , thanks. But efficiency is what CorelDraw has been all about for decades, getting jobs done quickly. Not being able to achieve these tasks with one click/shortcut/hotkey is what is lacking.