Hi everyone. I'm embarrassed I didn't notice this awhile ago, but I just spied a padlock icon located in the bottom most horizontal toolbar. I can't believe I've missed seeing it as it's right next to the all important status bar where Inkscape provides info about all sorts of things. (not sure if it's called status bar)
Currently, my page has an assorted number of textboxes it that have been snapped to grid, a few have been aligned/distributed to page.
Similar to how I can lock my guides, am I correct in assuming that if I click the padlock icon that that action will ensure that my textboxes (perhaps all part of layer 1) will not move??
Or does locking layers only work when you truly have multiple objects/layers you are working with?
Yes, you can lock and hide the current layer from the status bar. But if all your shapes are in the current layer then you can't edit anything! Move your text boxes to a new layer and lock it to keep them safe.
And look at the layer dialog [shift+ctrl+l] if you haven't done so already.
I am only working in one layer and that layer is all text boxes. Nothing else.
When I am 100% done and don't need to make any more changes/edits, I'll convert all text to paths.
Then can I lock the layer? I assume that will preserve my layout/arrangement of textboxes and would prevent someone else who opens up the file from accidentally nudging the text boxes.
I assume locked layers are still visible? And still exportable as part or all of the page??
You can lock or unlock layers at any time. Whatever suits your workflow. Layer lock status is saved with your file and will remain locked when you reopen the file.
I assume locked layers are still visible?
Layer locking and visibility are set separately with the padlock icon and eyeball icon.
exportable as part or all of the page?
All visible shapes will be exported, from locked and unlocked layers.
I use layer locking to freeze shapes so I don't accidentally select or move them as I work on something else. I also use them to set the style (opacity, blur stroke colour, etc.) of many shapes at once. I use layer visibility for "before" and "after" illustrations, i.e. the simplest form of frame-by-frame animation.
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Hi everyone. I'm embarrassed I didn't notice this awhile ago, but I just spied a padlock icon located in the bottom most horizontal toolbar. I can't believe I've missed seeing it as it's right next to the all important status bar where Inkscape provides info about all sorts of things. (not sure if it's called status bar)
Currently, my page has an assorted number of textboxes it that have been snapped to grid, a few have been aligned/distributed to page.
Similar to how I can lock my guides, am I correct in assuming that if I click the padlock icon that that action will ensure that my textboxes (perhaps all part of layer 1) will not move??
Or does locking layers only work when you truly have multiple objects/layers you are working with?
Thank you for any insight you can offer.
Yes, you can lock and hide the current layer from the status bar. But if all your shapes are in the current layer then you can't edit anything! Move your text boxes to a new layer and lock it to keep them safe.
And look at the layer dialog [shift+ctrl+l] if you haven't done so already.
Hi Paddy_CAD.
I am only working in one layer and that layer is all text boxes. Nothing else.
When I am 100% done and don't need to make any more changes/edits, I'll convert all text to paths.
Then can I lock the layer? I assume that will preserve my layout/arrangement of textboxes and would prevent someone else who opens up the file from accidentally nudging the text boxes.
I assume locked layers are still visible? And still exportable as part or all of the page??
You can lock or unlock layers at any time. Whatever suits your workflow. Layer lock status is saved with your file and will remain locked when you reopen the file.
Layer locking and visibility are set separately with the padlock icon and eyeball icon.
All visible shapes will be exported, from locked and unlocked layers.
I use layer locking to freeze shapes so I don't accidentally select or move them as I work on something else. I also use them to set the style (opacity, blur stroke colour, etc.) of many shapes at once. I use layer visibility for "before" and "after" illustrations, i.e. the simplest form of frame-by-frame animation.
Thank you so so much!