Just Launched - Xara Web Designer 11

**Egg Bramhill** · 20 May 2015, 08:28 PM

The help file for Advanced Flash Commands still indicates that Ctrl+Shift+S opens an image of the Web Properties dialogue window where you can select the Mouse Over tab. This hasn't been the case for at least 3 versions, Ctrl+Shift+S only open a Web Link window in WD11P Animation (and XDProX10 for that matter) and only opens the Web Properties window without a Mouse Over in a WD11P in a web page. This section of the help file is totaly confused

**Egg Bramhill** · 20 May 2015, 08:39 PM

Auto-correct / abbreviation expansion.

Where does that live? How do I find it?

Edit: Found it.

Click on the Spell Checker / auto correction icon on the Text Tool InfoBar, to use the auto correction feature. Select Auto correction options... from the dropdown menu.

**angelize** · 20 May 2015, 08:44 PM

Click on the ABC icon that sets the spell checker and you will see an option there for Auto correction options. This will bring up the auto corrections dialogue and you can set additional options there.

**Egg Bramhill** · 20 May 2015, 09:17 PM

Cheers Frances, found it in the help file just after I'd posted. Can't find a symbol for 53^_o (Degree). Any idea?

**gwpriester** · 20 May 2015, 10:02 PM

Yeah, I see what you mean. I just tried this in Designer Pro X10 and it is the same behavior.

I suspect that given the amount of code generated as it is, it is more efficient to designate a hot spot based on a rectangle (just four coordinates).

**Egg Bramhill** · 20 May 2015, 10:31 PM

No, clickable links are always rectangles. Only swf's can use the exclusive shape of an object as far as I know. Perhaps svg can do the same?

@ Gary. I think you can only pick from the Font Awesome image set and can't use Alt +

**steve.ledger** · 20 May 2015, 10:33 PM

The link applies to the object. The button may be a circle, but the button bitmap (PNG) is a rectangle, as are all bitmaps. Transparent pixels are still part of the bitmap's grid.

But, you can get tricky and place a rectangle inside the circle and apply the link to the rectangle, then softgroup the two.

**dutchim** · 20 May 2015, 10:51 PM

Thanks for clearing that up guys

@steve.ledger - Not a bad workaround even though not perfect.

I always forget about the soft groups.

**Egg Bramhill** · 20 May 2015, 10:57 PM

Steve, you're trying to square the circle now

**steve.ledger** · 20 May 2015, 11:15 PM

You could also fill any odd shape with small rectangles to create an array of soft grouped objects with a single link. Then set the softgroup to 100% transparent.
It might not be pretty and I wouldn't use it all the time, but it's useful when you do need it, for example to isolate an odd shaped area in a photo to a link.