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JXStern

2004-01-13, 10:28 pm

I just want to paint on the background, but everytime I switch tools,
it creates another object. I want to permanently combine these
objects. Is there a way?

I can save the file as a GIF and reload it, that works, but I was
hoping for something simpler.

Thanks.

J.

Walter Donavan

2004-01-13, 10:28 pm

That's a challenge in PD. One way to do it is to slide everything but the
paint objects off the background, group them, and save them as a flattened
MIX file. That way they will stay grouped, but will be available as a
separate object from the rest of the image.

Pain in the butt.
--
Walter Donavan
www.revelation7stages.com
www.1stbooks.com/bookview/15479
"JXStern" <JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net> wrote in message
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quote:

> I just want to paint on the background, but everytime I switch tools,
> it creates another object. I want to permanently combine these
> objects. Is there a way?
>
> I can save the file as a GIF and reload it, that works, but I was
> hoping for something simpler.
>
> Thanks.
>
> J.
>




Bill Somogyi

2004-01-14, 12:28 am

Hold the shift key and select your objects and go to Arrange Group.

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"JXStern" <JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net> wrote in message
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quote:

> I just want to paint on the background, but everytime I switch tools,
> it creates another object. I want to permanently combine these
> objects. Is there a way?
>
> I can save the file as a GIF and reload it, that works, but I was
> hoping for something simpler.
>
> Thanks.
>
> J.
>




JXStern

2004-01-14, 12:29 pm

On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:17:34 -0500, "Walter Donavan"
<invalid@nowhere.not> wrote:
quote:

>That's a challenge in PD. One way to do it is to slide everything but the
>paint objects off the background, group them, and save them as a flattened
>MIX file. That way they will stay grouped, but will be available as a
>separate object from the rest of the image.
>
>Pain in the butt.



Strictly speaking, I guess I didn't really want to group stuff at all,
but paint it all onto the background or a base layer or somesuch. I
know I've seen that on other editors.

J.

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