constraining lines in graphics

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August 26, 2016
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Muscle-memory tells me I can hold down Shift to draw straight lines with the graphics tools, but whenever I tried this yesterday it simply cancelled the line-drawing operation. FM 2012 – have I so far failed to notice/stumble upon an "improvement" over earlier versions?

It was worth persisting, though, for the awe and amazement on the developer's face: "you mean those are three separate, editable graphics in that diagram? and the connectors are separate too?"

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Correct answer Barb Binder

it simply cancelled the line-drawing operation

FrameMaker has an odd twist on Shift-drag for a straight line. Press and hold the Shift key prior to starting to draw the line. The penalty for pressing Shift after you start drawing? The line is deleted. Pretty severe penalty, if you ask me, but this behavior has been in place for 8-10 years. Before that, it worked like any windows application.

Barb Binder

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it simply cancelled the line-drawing operation

FrameMaker has an odd twist on Shift-drag for a straight line. Press and hold the Shift key prior to starting to draw the line. The penalty for pressing Shift after you start drawing? The line is deleted. Pretty severe penalty, if you ask me, but this behavior has been in place for 8-10 years. Before that, it worked like any windows application.

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training