Help. Creating stretchy-button copies that retain their stretchiness

[jclements]

Covoxer, I see your around now. CAN YOU HELP ME GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THIS?

Attached is a .web file which I hope explains the issue and a .web template that I want to apply the process to.

John

[covoxer]

Use names that end with a digit(s).

[jclements]

John, I tried your suggestion but it still seems to fail.

Attached is the original .Xar and the resulting .Web file.

Note, after exporting the .Web file via XaraPro, I opened that .Web file in XWD and saved again as a .Web file.

[covoxer]

Your files don't work. But when I do it from the scratch here, it works well.
What I do:
in XXP4
1. Crate shape with name "anything1"
2. Create text column with name "textthyng1"
3. For the shepe set to stretch by "textthyng1". Do nothing with text.
4. Test - type something, shape stretches.
5. Group both objects.
6. Ctrl+C

in WD:
7. Ctrl+V
8. Type some text - shape stretches.
9. Drag+rightclick copy created.
10. Type something in new text - new shape stretches.

Doesn't it work this way for you?

[jclements]

I probably missed or *******ized a step. Let me follow these instructions to the letter.

Get back to you soon.

[jclements]

John:

Your procedure worked!



My procedure was:

1- Create shape (convert shape to editable object)
2- Create regular text (not column text)
3- Assign names and apply stretchy property to background shape (using the process you just describe).
4- Do not group
5- Save .xar file
6- Export to .web
7- Open .web file in XWD

And that worked! What also works now is not grouping the text with the background. What also works now is NOT putting a digit at the end to the object names!

I don't know what heck happened. Perhaps way back when creating my initial file it got corrupted somehow and the process of reusing it in other files it perpetuated the problem.

[Tao jones]

Hi J's, I think I am missing something here. I tried what has been said but nothing stretches. In no 3 how do you set the shape to stretch by textthing1?...can someone please supply a xara file so I can look at it...thanks tao

3. For the shepe set to stretch by "textthyng1". Do nothing with text.
3- Assign names and apply stretchy property to background shape (using the process you just describe).

[jclements]

Mr. T:

Try these. The .web is result of exporting the .xar file. I just finished these so hopefully they aren't dodgey.
Open the .xar file and the Name Gallery and then examine.

When you open the .web file, right-click an object, then choose Names and leave the Names dialog open. After that, control-click on text and background objects and observe the Names dialog.

Also, see this posting:
http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthread.php?t=36760

[ss-kalm]

Roger,

In the name gallery, click the object. Change the action box to stretches, and click the green triangle .... See picture

[Tao jones]

well thank you both I have never seen that before...t