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lmst74856323
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May 7, 2018
Question

Objects not lining up in multistate objects

  • May 7, 2018
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I feel like I've seen this issue addressed in the forum, but I can't find it - sorry if I'm duplicating something here!

I love multistate objects in theory.  But in practice, I keep running into issues with alignment and wanted to see if anyone else had either of these and had figured out a fix.

Example one:  I have text boxes within the multistate buttons (I HATE the way the text runs right up to the edges of a Smart Shape).  And because I want the items to line up well in a responsive environment, I have the multistate buttons anchored to the one in the center.  Alignment is great at each breakpoint, but the minute I move the slider, the text box is no longer centered on the SmartShape.  I'm now deleting the text boxes and just typing the text into the shape, but there are times when I want to have a picture or icon or something else in there - I just happened to have this open.

Example 2 is probably caused by the same thing, but I thought I'd add it just in case.  For this one, the alignment is great even when I look at screen sizes in between breakpoints.  But the minute I hover over a SmartShape button, it goes off kilter again.  I have these shapes anchored also, but this time the alignment is okay on the default/normal view.

Thanks in advance for any help/ideas!


Michelle

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Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Legend
May 7, 2018

Hmmm, you are making it very complicated using two objects instead of one. Maybe you never discovered the margins inside the shape? They can be part of the object style for the shape.

I know this is not a direct answer to your question, but it would avoid the problems you have. As for alignment in states, please use Guides as tool to check alignment in each state.

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lmst74856323Author
Known Participant
May 7, 2018

I love to overcomplicate things. 

Thank you so much for the shapes margins!  All these years and I never knew about that. So while it doesn't quite solve my issue, it was worth posting the question just for that.  As usual, you've been super helpful.  Thank you!

Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Legend
May 7, 2018

If you want an image in the shape, that is possible as well. And you can combine Text and Image in the shape.

Whenever you create a responsive project, try to avoid stacking objects that have to remain aligned. For Fluid Boxes in CP2017 it is not even possible to stack objects.

What is missing to address your question? I adviced to use Guides to check the correct setup for each state. However if it is one shape, and you create a style for that shape including the margins and the alignment, adding states whether InBuilt or custom would not be a problem.

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