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D.j.a.y: another table with handle

2016-09-14T20:51:03Z

another table with handle

D.j.a.y: /* Display by kind of type */ handle table label

2016-04-13T17:47:27Z

‎Display by kind of type: handle table label

D.j.a.y: fix "work area" intra link

2016-02-01T11:50:16Z

fix "work area" intra link

D.j.a.y: widget external link

2016-02-01T11:46:24Z

widget external link

D.j.a.y: /* Old name of handles */ ducks

2016-02-01T11:40:13Z

‎Old name of handles: ducks

D.j.a.y: move note about ValueNodes to display section

2016-02-01T11:38:27Z

move note about ValueNodes to display section

D.j.a.y: {{TOCright}}

2016-02-01T11:35:47Z

D.j.a.y: /* Move the Handle */ explicit

2016-02-01T11:22:00Z

‎Move the Handle: explicit

D.j.a.y: /* By group */ click and drag

2015-12-14T13:09:02Z

‎By group: click and drag

D.j.a.y: /* Clear the current selection */ ctrol d shortcut

2015-12-14T13:06:25Z

‎Clear the current selection: ctrol d shortcut

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 For example, a circle will have one handle to control the position of its center, and another to control its radius.
-Handles are displayed in the {{l|WorkArea}} for all the currently selected layers and for all the currently selected {{l|ValueNodes}} in the {{l|Library Panel}}. They have different color on depending on what they control : a position (green), a vertex point (orange), a tangent (yellow), a width point (purple), a radius (blue)...
+Handles are displayed in the {{l|WorkArea}} for all the currently selected layers and for all the currently selected {{l|ValueNodes}} in the {{l|Library Panel}}.
 [[File:Handle_example_current.png|frame|center|A shape with a position (green), some vertex points (orange), six tangents (yellow), a width point (purple) and three width points center (grey) handles]]

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 {| border="1"  style="border-collapse:collapse"
-| [[File:Duck_position_icon.png|32px|Toggle display of "Position" Handles]]
+|  align="center" | [[File:Duck_position_icon.png|32px|Toggle display of "Position" Handles]]
-| [[File:Duck_vertex_icon.png|32px|Toggle display of "Vertex" Handles]]
+|  align="center" | [[File:Duck_vertex_icon.png|32px|Toggle display of "Vertex" Handles]]
-| [[File:Duck_tangent_icon.png|32px|Toggle display of "Tangent" Handles]]
+|  align="center" | [[File:Duck_tangent_icon.png|32px|Toggle display of "Tangent" Handles]]
-| [[File:Duck_radius_icon.png|32px|Toggle display of "Radius" Handles]]
+|  align="center" | [[File:Duck_radius_icon.png|32px|Toggle display of "Radius" Handles]]
-| [[File:Duck_width_icon.png|32px|Toggle display of "Width" Handles]]
+| align="center" |  [[File:Duck_width_icon.png|32px|Toggle display of "Width" Handles]]
-| [[File:Duck_angle_icon.png|32px|Toggle display of "Angle" Handles]]
+|  align="center" | [[File:Duck_angle_icon.png|32px|Toggle display of "Angle" Handles]]
 |-
-|  {{Shortcut|Alt|1}}
+| align="center" | Position
-|  {{Shortcut|Alt|2}}
+| align="center" |  Vertex
-|  {{Shortcut|Alt|3}}
+| align="center" |  Tangent
-|  {{Shortcut|Alt|4}}
+| align="center" |  Radius
-|  {{Shortcut|Alt|5}}
+| align="center" |  Width
-|  {{Shortcut|Alt|6}}
+| align="center" |  Angle
 |}

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 {{NewTerminology}}
 <!-- Page info end -->
-A {{Literal|Handle}} is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget_%28GUI%29 widget] on {{l|Canvas}} window that can be used to control some {{l|parameter}}s of a {{l|Layers|layer}}.
+A {{Literal|Handle}} is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget_%28GUI%29 widget] on {{l|Category:Canvas_Window}} that can be used to control some {{l|parameter}}s of a {{l|Layers|layer}}.
 For example, a circle will have one handle to control the position of its center, and another to control its radius.
-Handles are displayed in the {{l|Work Area}} for all the currently selected layers and for all the currently selected {{l|ValueNodes}} in the {{l|Library Panel}}. They have different color on depending on what they control : a position (green), a vertex point (orange), a tangent (yellow), a width point (purple), a radius (blue)...
+Handles are displayed in the {{l|WorkArea}} for all the currently selected layers and for all the currently selected {{l|ValueNodes}} in the {{l|Library Panel}}. They have different color on depending on what they control : a position (green), a vertex point (orange), a tangent (yellow), a width point (purple), a radius (blue)...
 [[File:Handle_example_current.png|frame|center|A shape with a position (green), some vertex points (orange), six tangents (yellow), a width point (purple) and three width points center (grey) handles]]

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 {{NewTerminology}}
 <!-- Page info end -->
-A {{Literal|Handle}} is a widget on {{l|Canvas}} window that can be used to control some {{l|parameter}}s of a {{l|Layers|layer}}.
+A {{Literal|Handle}} is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget_%28GUI%29 widget] on {{l|Canvas}} window that can be used to control some {{l|parameter}}s of a {{l|Layers|layer}}.
 For example, a circle will have one handle to control the position of its center, and another to control its radius.

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:40, 1 February 2016
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	= Old name of handles =		= Old name of handles =

−	[[Ducks\|This is how the handles were called some time ago.]]	+	{{literal\|Ducks}} : [[Ducks\|This is how the handles were called some time ago.]]

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 Handles are displayed in the {{l|Work Area}} for all the currently selected layers and for all the currently selected {{l|ValueNodes}} in the {{l|Library Panel}}. They have different color on depending on what they control : a position (green), a vertex point (orange), a tangent (yellow), a width point (purple), a radius (blue)...
 [[File:Handle_example_current.png|frame|center|A shape with a position (green), some vertex points (orange), six tangents (yellow), a width point (purple) and three width points center (grey) handles]]
 =Display by kind of type=
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 The {{Literal|Toggle Handles}} buttons group (see {{l|Category:Canvas Window}}), permit to individually toggle the visibility of handles by type.
-See
+If you are seeing handles you don't expect to see, check in the {{l|Library Panel}} - you probably have {{l|ValueNodes}} selected in there.
 * {{l|Keyboard_Shortcuts|Synfig keyboard shortcuts}}
 * {{l|Category:Canvas_Window|Toggle handles in canvas window}}

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 <!-- Page info -->
 {{Title|Handle}}
 {{Category|Glossary}}
 {{NewTerminology}}
 <!-- Page info end -->
 A {{Literal|Handle}} is a widget on {{l|Canvas}} window that can be used to control some {{l|parameter}}s of a {{l|Layers|layer}}.

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 = Move the Handle =
-Drag the handles around to change the parameters. Hold {{Shortcut|shift}} while dragging to constrain the movement to be either horizontal or vertical.
+Hold {{Shortcut|shift}} while dragging to constrain the movement to be either horizontal or vertical.
-More precise control of the handles can be achieved using the cursor keys. The cursor keys will move the currently selected handle one pixel at a time, or ten pixels at a time if the {{Shortcut|shift}} key is pressed.
+The cursor keys will move the currently selected handle '''1''' pixel at a time, or '''10''' pixels at a time if the {{Shortcut|shift}} key is pressed.
 = Choose your handles =

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 * Hold {{Shortcut|control}} while clicking on a handle '''to toggle''' the selection '''on''' and '''off''' without affecting the selection status of the other handles.
 ==By group==
-* Drag a rectangle around a group of handles to select them all and unselect the other handles.
+* Click on the {{l|WorkArea}} and '''drag a rectangle''' around a group of handles to select them all and unselect the other handles.
 * Hold {{Shortcut|shift}} while dragging a rectangle around a group of handles to select them as well as the currently selected handles. You can repeat the operation, the new selected handles will be '''added''' to current selection.
 * Hold {{Shortcut|ctrl}} while dragging a rectangle around a group of handles to '''toggle''' them and keep the rest. You can repeat the operation.

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 ==Clear the current selection==
-To clear the current selection, in the {{l|WorkArea}} click out of any {{l|Handle}}.
+To clear the current selection, in the {{l|WorkArea}} click out of any {{l|Handle}}. You may like also the {{shortcut|Control|D}} to Deselect all Handles.
 = Old name of handles =
 [[Ducks|This is how the handles were called some time ago.]]