On Wed, 28 Jul 1999, Richard Gaskin wrote:
> >> I've been told there was a draw line tool in MC, but the docs don't
> >> mention it and I haven't been able to guess the syntax to invoke it if
> >> it's there. Any clues?
> >
> >The "line" tool is a paint tool. There are no "draw" tools in
> >MetaCard. There is a "line" graphic style, though, which you can get
> >at with:
> >set the style of the templateGraphic to "line"
> >choose graphic tool
>
> Almost there. Adjusting the endpoints of the graphic does not seem
> possible, at least not in the manner users are accustomed for line
> objects.
The object is always a rect, if that's what you mean. This
characteristic would be extremely difficult to change.
> Any chance we'll see the line style have selection/interaction behaviors
> like standard line objects in drawing programs?
There's always a chance, but it'd be good to know exactly what's wrong
with the way it works now first.
Scott
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