Re: Question

Sebastian Mayer wrote:
> 
> I ve got a question regarding Freehand 10.
> 
> I ve got an object 25x15 inches and want to scale it down to a length
> of 10 inches by maintaining its pro****tions. How can I do this? I know
> it s possible to scale it down by using the mouse and ****ft, but it s
> always so imprecise to do so. The other (and more precise) way would
> be to enter the length in the transform panel, but it doesn t lock the
> pro****tions (so the object s distorted to 10x15 inches). Is it somehow
> possible to maintain pro****tions when scaling with the transform
> panel?
> 
You can't do it directly (AFAIK -- I'm still on FH8), but FreeHand
can do simple arithmetic on entries made in its palettes' data
fields. So one way to resize pro****tionally is to open the scaling
panel of the Transform palette and type "100*10/25" in the percentage
field. The object will then be scaled to 40%. You can use a similar
technique with the dimensions shown in the Group Inspector &c.
> 
> PS: Is there any shortcut for opening and closing all the panels and
> windows at once (as in Photoshop by pressing the tab-button)?

In FH8 (Mac) it's command-H (command-****ft-h); if FH10 doesn't have a
built-in shortcut you can probably create one. The command is (was?)
"Panels" under the View menu.

--Odysseus