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Anonymous
August 13, 2008
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How do you find X/Y coordinates and how do you set the reference point?

  • August 13, 2008
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Hello,

I'd like to know how to see the X and Y coordinates of an object on a layer. I have a button on a layer, and as I move the button, I want to see the X/Y coordinates of the top-left corner. When I move the button, nothing is displayed in the Info palette concerning the coordinates: The X and Y fields are empty. The only way I can see the X/Y coordinates changing in the Info palette, is if I run my cursor over the image.

Also, if it is possible to see the coordinates, how do you specify for which reference point you want the information? In Illustrator, you can select an object, look in the Transform palette, and select the x/y reference point you want to see.

This is what the Photoshop help says about coordinates:

When the Line tool, the Pen tool, or Gradient tool is being used, or when a selection is being moved, the Info palette displays the x and y coordinates of your starting position, the change in X (DX), the change in Y (DY), the angle (A), and the length (D) as you drag.

Thanks for any tips.
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    Neil_Keller
    Known Participant
    August 16, 2008
    <lol> !!<br /><br />I was being polite.<br /><br />Neil
    Ramón G Castañeda
    Ramón G Castañeda
    Inspiring
    August 16, 2008
    Neil,
    >Hey, we're still waiting for a successful full integration of the two Websites

    " Waiting for" it or dreading it?
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    _Mike_Ornellas_
    Participating Frequently
    August 15, 2008
    I want to laugh but that's not funny...

    Someone like me is victimized everyday by Adobe products that are half baked.
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      Neil_Keller
      Known Participant
      August 15, 2008
      John,<br /><br />I hear you. But the marketing guys glean their info from the results of all the programming teams and then create and sell the sizzle. <br /><br />And fully integrating Macromedia software into the fold has got to be a bit of a nightmare itself for both. Hey, we're still waiting for a successful full integration of the two Websites. <g><br /><br />Neil
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      Anonymous
      August 15, 2008
      Neil

      I meant that the sales blurb for Adobe Creative Suite products lays emphasis on the advantages of a common UI. There is a degree of similarity in approach but there are plenty of differences too.

      (And adding Macromedia products to the mix didn't make things any better.)
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      Anonymous
      August 14, 2008
      Thank you all for your replies. I've got it now! The help didn't mention (or at least I didn't see it) the Options bar (or whatever you prefer to call it :-) )or how to change a reference point, so I was only looking at the Info palette.

      Thanks again!
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      Neil_Keller
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      August 14, 2008
      John,

      I'd say, not so much the marketing team; but perhaps a lack this being communicated among the various product development teams.

      Neil
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      Anonymous
      August 14, 2008
      > the exact same things go under different names in other Adobe products.

      All part of the story that the Adobe marketeers seem to be unaware of!
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      cbadland
      Inspiring
      August 14, 2008
      Add to that, the exact same things go under different names in other Adobe products.
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      Neil_Keller
      Known Participant
      August 14, 2008
      Menu bar, options bar, tools, palette, palette well, floating palette, tabbed palette, docking panel, flyout, dropdown, et al can become a bit of confusion. <g><br /><br />Neil
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