On Nov 24, 2004, at 1:59 AM, Thorsten Lemke wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> many thanks for this note. We will fix this in the next release (I
> thought Word makes a
> correct index).
> We work currently on a new tool to be able to edit all parameters of
> an element in a
> separate window.
> We hope to release a first beta in 2-3 weeks.
>
> Thorsten
>
> --- In
cadintoshmac@yahoogroups.com, Michael Eifert
> wrote:
> > I have been annoyed with the page numbers in the index too. I have
> > found if you add 7 to what is indicated in the index of the users
> guide
> > you should end up on the page you want.
> >
> > You can find some layer info on pages 13, and 62-64.
> >
> > On Nov 23, 2004, at 10:51 AM, Clem Jensen wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks again for your help.
> > > I would really like to use this program but it can be very
> frustrating
> > > at times. Sometimes I give up and just go over to the drawing
> board
> > > and finish it up.
> > > Am I doing something wrong? When I go to the index to find a
> subject
> > > the page numbers do not reflect the actual location.
> > > On another point I can't find anything on " Layers "
> > > I am not giving up but some days I just go and do something else.
> > > Thanks again.
> > >
> > > Clem
> > >
> > > On Nov 23, 2004, at 1:42 AM, Rowland Carson wrote:
> > >
> > >> At 2004-11-22 15:29 -0600 Clem Jensen wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Does that mean that I can not pull a line and watch the box
> for
> > >> the length
> > >>
> > >> Clem - CADintosh does not work like MacDraw or the other
> > >> "traditional" Mac drawing applications. I found I had to learn
> a new
> > >> way of working that seemed rather awkward at first, but is now
> much
> > >> easier with practice. You cannot (as far as I know) click and
> drag to
> > >> draw a line, for instance. To draw a straight line, you specify
> the
> > >> start and end points, in a much more precise way than you could
> by
> > >> just clicking on a spot and dragging to another spot.
> > >>
> > >> It may be that CADintosh is not the application best suited for
> your
> > >> needs. If you don't require precision in drawing, then perhaps
> > >> OmniGraffle (bundled with new Macs) may suit you better.
> > >>
> > >> >If the box says 4 inches it might be most anything
> > >>
> > >> If the box says (f'rinstance) x:4" y:0", then that is where your
> > >> cursor is now. It does not relate to any of the objects you have
> > >> drawn. If you choose the simplest straight line tool (top left
> on the
> > >> tool palette, line point-to-point) and set the selection mode to
> > >> "Freehand/Snap to grid" (use the tab key to rotate through the
> icons
> > >> on the right-hand end of the controls at the bottom of the
> drawing)
> > >> then you can set the start and finish points of your line
> freehand.
> > >> If you move the cursor until the position box shows x:0" y:0"
> and
> > >> click, a small blue cross appears where you clicked. Move the
> cursor
> > >> until the position box shows x:4" y:0" and click gain. The line
> > >> appears. If you want to check the exact position and length of
> the
> > >> line, use the measurement tool, that looks like a vernier
> caliper.
> > >> You find it as the bottom-right item on the pop-up menu of the
> > >> attributes icon (4th from the top on the right-hand side) on
> the tool
> > >> palette. When you choose that tool and click on the line you've
> > >> drawn, it may not be exactly the length you wanted, or at the
> exact
> > >> position (particularly if you have chosen "grid on" from the
> options
> > >> menu).
> > >>
> > >> I find it's better to enter object dimensions from the
> keyboard, at
> > >> least in the early stages of a drawing. So in the example
> above, you
> > >> would key
> > >>
> > >> 0,0
> > >> 4,0
> > >>
> > >> to get a line exactly where you wanted it. As your drawing
> builds up,
> > >> it becomes easier to use existing objects to define the
> position of
> > >> new objects, and it's useful to switch the selection mode to
> > >> "Intersect" or "Middle/End" (or the new automatic mode in the
> latest
> > >> betas). Thus a new line (or other object) can start precisely
> at the
> > >> intersection of 2 existing objects, or at the middle or end of
> one.
> > >> Sometimes you have to use a bit of lateral thinking to get what
> you
> > >> want, and often it's useful to create construction lines (just
> like
> > >> on a real drawing board) which can be erased once they have
> served
> > >> their purpose.
> > >>
> > >> Hope this helps - please get back if I haven't understood your
> > >> question.
> > >>
> > >> regards
> > >>
> > >> Rowland
> > >> --
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> > >> | Wilma & Rowland Carson
> > >> | ... that's Rowland with a 'w' ...
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