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D.j.a.y: D.j.a.y moved page Following a BLine (the old way) to Following a BLine (the very old way): very old tuto

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D.j.a.y moved page Following a BLine (the old way) to Following a BLine (the very old way): very old tuto

Andrewkay: /* Introduction */ link to new tutorial, for those of us who got here by searching

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‎Introduction: link to new tutorial, for those of us who got here by searching

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-:'''Out-of-date:''' This tutorial has been replaced by {{l|Doc:Following a Spline}}.  This out-of-date tutorial is only of interest to people using very old versions of synfig (versions 0.63.05 and earlier).  To get the latest version of synfig, see the [http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/download/stable downloads page]. {{l|cow}}
+:'''Out-of-date:''' This tutorial has been replaced by {{l|Doc:Following a Spline}}.  This out-of-date tutorial is only of interest to people using very old versions of synfig (versions 0.63.05 and earlier).  To get the latest version of synfig, see the [http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/download/stable downloads page].
 :BLine has been renamed Spline and other [http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/news/terminology-rewrite-sprint/ terminology has changed].

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-:'''Out-of-date:''' This tutorial has been replaced by [[Doc:Following a Spline]].  This out-of-date tutorial is only of interest to people using very old versions of synfig (versions 0.63.05 and earlier).  To get the latest version of synfig, see the [http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/download/stable downloads page].
+:'''Out-of-date:''' This tutorial has been replaced by {{l|Doc:Following a Spline}}.  This out-of-date tutorial is only of interest to people using very old versions of synfig (versions 0.63.05 and earlier).  To get the latest version of synfig, see the [http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/download/stable downloads page]. {{l|cow}}
 :BLine has been renamed Spline and other [http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/news/terminology-rewrite-sprint/ terminology has changed].
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 We're going to:
-* [[Following a BLine_(the_very_old_way)#Create the Layers|Draw a curve and an arrow]]
+* {{l|Following a BLine_(the_very_old_way)#Create the Layers|Draw a curve and an arrow}}
-* [[Following a BLine_(the_very_old_way)#Make the Arrow Move|Link the arrow's Origin]] to the curve's Vertices' vector position so the arrow follows the curve
+* {{l|Following a BLine_(the_very_old_way)#Make the Arrow Move|Link the arrow's Origin}} to the curve's Vertices' vector position so the arrow follows the curve
-* [[Following a BLine_(the_very_old_way)#Make the Arrow Rotate|Link the arrow's Rotate layer]] to the curve's Vertices' tangent so the arrow rotates with the curve
+* {{l|Following a BLine_(the_very_old_way)#Make the Arrow Rotate|Link the arrow's Rotate layer}} to the curve's Vertices' tangent so the arrow rotates with the curve
 == Tutorial ==
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 we want this layer to move along the "path" bline.  the Origin parameter of an encapsulation layer can be used to move everything it contains
-right-click the Origin parameter and select [[Convert#BLine_Vector|Convert > BLine Vertex]]
+right-click the Origin parameter and select {{l|Convert#BLine_Vector|Convert > BLine Vertex}}
 the Origin parameter will now be expandable - click the small triangle to its left to expand it
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 Turning Loop on means that it will then reappear at the start of the line, and keep moving.  Not having Loop on would make it stay at the end of the line until the animation stopped.
-Note that instead of using a Convert>Linear conversion to get the Amount sub-parameter to change over time, we could have used the more traditional method of turning on [[Animate Editing Mode]] and adjusting the parameter at different points in time.  Either way, we can still export the Amount parameter so that we can use it again in the next step.
+Note that instead of using a Convert>Linear conversion to get the Amount sub-parameter to change over time, we could have used the more traditional method of turning on {{l|Animate Editing Mode}} and adjusting the parameter at different points in time.  Either way, we can still export the Amount parameter so that we can use it again in the next step.
 === Make the Arrow Rotate ===
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 Open up the "arrow" encapsulation layer and select the Rotate layer inside.
-Right-click the Amount parameter, which specifies the amount to rotate, and Convert it to type [[Convert#BLine Tangent|BLine Tangent]].
+Right-click the Amount parameter, which specifies the amount to rotate, and Convert it to type {{l|Convert#BLine Tangent|BLine Tangent}}.
 Open up the sub parameters, select the "path" value in the children dialog, and connect it to the rotate layer's BLine sub-parameter, and select the "engine" value in the children dialog and connect it to the rotate layer's Amount sub-parameter.
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 == Results ==
-This is the animation I ended up with: [[Media:Arrow-follows-line-tut.sifz|arrow-follows-line-tut.sifz]]
+This is the animation I ended up with: {{l|Media:Arrow-follows-line-tut.sifz|arrow-follows-line-tut.sifz}}
 == Commentary on the Feature ==

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 <!-- Page info end -->
-;'''Important NOTE''': This tutorial has been replaced by [[Doc:Following a Spline]].  This out-of-date tutorial is only of interest to people using very old versions of synfig (versions 0.63.05 and earlier).  To get the latest version of synfig, see the [http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/download/stable downloads page].<br /> BLine has been renamed Spline and other [http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/news/terminology-rewrite-sprint/ terminology has changed].
+:'''Out-of-date:''' This tutorial has been replaced by [[Doc:Following a Spline]].  This out-of-date tutorial is only of interest to people using very old versions of synfig (versions 0.63.05 and earlier).  To get the latest version of synfig, see the [http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/download/stable downloads page].
 == Introduction ==

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-  '''Important NOTE''': You have synfig version [http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/download/stable '''0.63.06 or newer'''] (you probably do!)
+;'''Important NOTE''': This tutorial has been replaced by [[Doc:Following a Spline]].  This out-of-date tutorial is only of interest to people using very old versions of synfig (versions 0.63.05 and earlier).  To get the latest version of synfig, see the [http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/download/stable downloads page].<br /> BLine has been renamed Spline and other [http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/news/terminology-rewrite-sprint/ terminology has changed].
-  then you should follow the [[Doc:Following a Spline|new version]] of this tutorial. Since Synfig version '''0.63.06'''
-   BLine has been renamed Spline and other [http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/news/terminology-rewrite-sprint/ terminology has changed].
 == Introduction ==

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 {{Category|Tutorials Advanced}}
 <!-- Page info end -->
    '''Important NOTE''': You have synfig version [http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/download/stable '''0.63.06 or newer'''] (you probably do!)
-   then you should follow the {{l|Doc:Following a Spline|new version}} of this tutorial. Since Synfig version '''0.63.06'''
+   then you should follow the [[Doc:Following a Spline|new version]] of this tutorial. Since Synfig version '''0.63.06'''
-    BLine has been renamed Spline and other [http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/news/terminology-rewrite-sprint/ terminology have changed].
+    BLine has been renamed Spline and other [http://www.synfig.org/cms/en/news/terminology-rewrite-sprint/ terminology has changed].
 This is only a rough draft.  The content should be OK, but it needs tidying up and could really benefit from some screen shots.  If you follow the tutorial, please consider taking some shots as you do so and uploading them here...
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 We're going to:
-* {{l|Following a BLine_(the_very_old_way)#Create the Layers|Draw a curve and an arrow}}
+* [[Following a BLine_(the_very_old_way)#Create the Layers|Draw a curve and an arrow]]
-* {{l|Following a BLine_(the_very_old_way)#Make the Arrow Move|Link the arrow's Origin}} to the curve's Vertices' vector position so the arrow follows the curve
+* [[Following a BLine_(the_very_old_way)#Make the Arrow Move|Link the arrow's Origin]] to the curve's Vertices' vector position so the arrow follows the curve
-* {{l|Following a BLine_(the_very_old_way)#Make the Arrow Rotate|Link the arrow's Rotate layer}} to the curve's Vertices' tangent so the arrow rotates with the curve
+* [[Following a BLine_(the_very_old_way)#Make the Arrow Rotate|Link the arrow's Rotate layer]] to the curve's Vertices' tangent so the arrow rotates with the curve
 == Tutorial ==
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 we want this layer to move along the "path" bline.  the Origin parameter of an encapsulation layer can be used to move everything it contains
-right-click the Origin parameter and select {{l|Convert#BLine_Vector|Convert > BLine Vertex}}
+right-click the Origin parameter and select [[Convert#BLine_Vector|Convert > BLine Vertex]]
 the Origin parameter will now be expandable - click the small triangle to its left to expand it
@@ Line 116: / Line 116: @@
 Turning Loop on means that it will then reappear at the start of the line, and keep moving.  Not having Loop on would make it stay at the end of the line until the animation stopped.
-Note that instead of using a Convert>Linear conversion to get the Amount sub-parameter to change over time, we could have used the more traditional method of turning on {{l|Animate Editing Mode}} and adjusting the parameter at different points in time.  Either way, we can still export the Amount parameter so that we can use it again in the next step.
+Note that instead of using a Convert>Linear conversion to get the Amount sub-parameter to change over time, we could have used the more traditional method of turning on [[Animate Editing Mode]] and adjusting the parameter at different points in time.  Either way, we can still export the Amount parameter so that we can use it again in the next step.
 === Make the Arrow Rotate ===
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 Open up the "arrow" encapsulation layer and select the Rotate layer inside.
-Right-click the Amount parameter, which specifies the amount to rotate, and Convert it to type {{l|Convert#BLine Tangent|BLine Tangent}}.
+Right-click the Amount parameter, which specifies the amount to rotate, and Convert it to type [[Convert#BLine Tangent|BLine Tangent]].
 Open up the sub parameters, select the "path" value in the children dialog, and connect it to the rotate layer's BLine sub-parameter, and select the "engine" value in the children dialog and connect it to the rotate layer's Amount sub-parameter.
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 == Results ==
-This is the animation I ended up with: {{l|Media:Arrow-follows-line-tut.sifz|arrow-follows-line-tut.sifz}}
+This is the animation I ended up with: [[Media:Arrow-follows-line-tut.sifz|arrow-follows-line-tut.sifz]]
 == Commentary on the Feature ==

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 <!-- Page info -->
-{{Title|Following a BLine (the old way)}}
+{{Title|Following a BLine (the very old way)}}
 {{Category|Tutorials}}
 {{Category|Tutorials Advanced}}
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 We're going to:
-* {{l|Following a BLine#Create the Layers|Draw a curve and an arrow}}
+* {{l|Following a BLine_(the_very_old_way)#Create the Layers|Draw a curve and an arrow}}
-* {{l|Following a BLine#Make the Arrow Move|Link the arrow's Origin}} to the curve's Vertices' vector position so the arrow follows the curve
+* {{l|Following a BLine_(the_very_old_way)#Make the Arrow Move|Link the arrow's Origin}} to the curve's Vertices' vector position so the arrow follows the curve
-* {{l|Following a BLine#Make the Arrow Rotate|Link the arrow's Rotate layer}} to the curve's Vertices' tangent so the arrow rotates with the curve
+* {{l|Following a BLine_(the_very_old_way)#Make the Arrow Rotate|Link the arrow's Rotate layer}} to the curve's Vertices' tangent so the arrow rotates with the curve
 == Tutorial ==

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	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
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		+	NOTE: you have synfig version 0.61.09 or newer (you probably do!) then you should follow the {{l\|Doc:Following a BLine\|new version}} of this tutorial.

	This is only a rough draft. The content should be OK, but it needs tidying up and could really benefit from some screen shots. If you follow the tutorial, please consider taking some shots as you do so and uploading them here...		This is only a rough draft. The content should be OK, but it needs tidying up and could really benefit from some screen shots. If you follow the tutorial, please consider taking some shots as you do so and uploading them here...