Naming Trick

[aridzone]

You can get around naming multiple objects and pictures.

Try this trick.
After adding all your objects or pictures:
Select all, apply Soft group, Apply name (just once), Copy frame, Remove soft group,
Clear selection, Move or change objects & pictures, Copy frame again etc...

You only have to name one tme

[wizard509]

Neet trick aridzone, I'll give that a try. Thanks for the tip.

[Big Frank]

To name multiple objects you just select them all and apply a name. Now all those objects have that name. I don't understand the need for all the subsequent complexity...

Unless I'm just missing something

[samrc]

I thought each object that moves/changes independently requires its own separate name.
Example: triangle, text and line.
- The triangle flips/spins so it would need a name.
- The text changes color so it would need a name.
- The line stays static so no name needed.
Can you use the same name for triangle and the text?

[gwpriester]

That was my thinking Frank.

[samrc]

I made two simple samples.
#1 tried giving all three objects (triangle, text and line) the same name.
Copied frame, rotated triangle & changed text color
repeated a couple times.
Preview. Get flash error: Frame 1: Duplicate tween of Quickshape and line named "allthree"
Don't understand what that error means. ?? Can someone explain?

#2 Duplicated the file and this time I used a separate name for triangle and text.
No error generated.

[salaam]

It would be like having 3 people in a dentist waiting room all with the same name. When the dental nurse asks for 'Fred Bloggs', 3 people get up.

They can only have the same name if they are one group ie. they are treated by Xara as one object.

[aridzone]

This tutorial by Salaam may shed some light on the subject.
http://board.xara-users.info/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=805

[samrc]

It would be like having 3 people in a dentist waiting room all with the same name. When the dental nurse asks for 'Fred Bloggs', 3 people get up.

LOL Excellent example. Actually got a mental image and laughed out loud.

Sometimes the "error" statements are confusing, not the concepts behind them.
I have always used separate names on each object to avoid collisions.
Just thought I would try implementing the concept that was proposed in the initial post on the thread.

Had I seen this before my silly test, it would have resolved one issue- I chose 'rotate'!

It is not necessary to 'name' each shape or object when tweening.
Many objects can be grouped and 'named' as one object. This technique will not work well using the 'rotate' option.

[aridzone]

Here is an example of soft grouping with 1 name.
When you move objects you do not have to rename.