Trying Designer 6 Clipview Key hole icon?

Can't find it anywhere? I have applyed a clipview but can't get the key hole icon? any one help?

right click on the selected clipviewed object and choose 'select clipped objects' from the menu

EDIT:

this is a change introduced to bring it in line with selecting objects within groups apparently as you can also select clipped objects with ctrl+left click

I did try the ctrl+left, but this select the element in side the group of the cliped view, not the group.

Also I just wanted to change the fill and outline of the cliped view shape, which in the end I had to use the new object panel.

I have switched backed to 5 now for speed. Thank you for your help.

if you use the rightclick on the selected clipview object you will get the 'select clipping object' option in the menu too which is the equivalent of the other keyhole ;)

You are not alone in missing the keyhole. It made things a lot easier.

But for reasons best known to the development team, the keyhole icon has gone the way of the dodo bird.

Best solution is probably to remove the clip view, do your editing, and reapply the clip view.

I also miss the keyhole icons on the clipview.

You can use the Page & Layer Gallery to select any or all the objects within a clipview. The only saving grace without the keyholes. ;))

You can also use Ctrl+K to select a single object in the clipview, where the right click menu allows you to select a group. I actually like this new way better.

did you mean ctrl+K Frances?

I like the new way better too - not only the options, but those darn keyholes were always either in the way or hiding from view :eek::D

I meant Ctrl+click. :o My apologies for any confusion!!

just checkin' ;))

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Originally Posted by gwpriester

You are not alone in missing the keyhole. It made things a lot easier.

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Agreed. The worst thing about this for me is that on trying to apply an effect to an object it isn't immediately clear why the effect doesn't take, whereas in the good old days you knew immediately that it was because it was a clipview object.

I feel a "Dear Xara..." coming on

status bar? [quicker than the [whatever is called now] gallery]

I forgot why I went back to using Xara Xtreme Pro v4 after installing the v6 trial when working to a particular deadline but the 'missing keyhole' was it.

The v6 trial has expired on me now - I was inspired to upgrade after watching bits of Xhris's videos, but laziness, pettiness over the pricing, and the missing keyhole got the better of me and I stuck to the habit of using what I know in v4. A stupid decision maybe, but so is taking away the keyhole...

I'm very grateful that the keyhole is gone. In previous releases, trying to see through the keyhole litter was a serious exercise in frustration. And since there are so many more "clipped" objects now, I can only imagine that the visual litter could easily become impenetrable.

I missed the keyhole icon too but I thought maybe that was the difference between the standard and the pro version. Checking the help file I found out about the Ctrl+click. I like it now that I've gotten used to it and it seems to give more control over the individual objects in a clipview.