See this response from Eva-K https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...436#post628436
This registry change turns off the new "blob" handle settings.
Gary W. Priester
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I just cannot use the new blobs, smart selection feature. It makes it almost impossible to position one object next to another without having to select, deselect, select, etc. I like the idea of what they are doing but the execution makes it harder not easier to do the things I do every day.
Gary W. Priester
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I completely agree, Gary. I wanted to like it. But you can’t see anything. Who thought by oblongs would be better than squares, anyway? I really rely on the former little squares in the middle of graphics, particularly, as a very quick alignment tool.Yesterday I had to work like I used to in the long distant past. There is no precision in the new tool because of the thickness of the lines and the fact that it isn’t actually working anyway. I’ve actually had to use the nudge feature in order to get any precision. And I resort to the measurements to change size. Not good. I think it will be an enhancement, but only if it’s re-designed to be very refined – and not so thick, cludgy, fashionable etc. Going to be very honest here, because I care about Xara. But you can’t market Xara as a high end graphics program, but present it as a tool for new users or children. If everything gets dumbed down then we can’t meet the needs of our clients. While I’m here, I also object to the thick, blue dotted borders. I like my bounding boxes subtle, thin, and not bright blue.
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But BIG is better LOL
I think the current UI presentation needs a lot of work but I have no real problem and I am working to really exact dimensions and positioning.
I have just reworked my "Impossible Cubes" this afternoon and they are now on the button: http://www.acornucopia.space/Play%20area/.
Acorn
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Nice play, Acorn. What else is in that play area?
he bounding boxes are hashed with white #ffffff and blue #5693cfOriginally Posted by Artyboots
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