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Maybe that's what it needs to get Serif to do something!

But if you do that aren't you still selecting a child object that is still attached to the group?

But if you do that aren't you still selecting a child object that is still attached to the group?

I'm beginning to think its pointless discussing this with you RCR! Of course you couldn't use it on a Mac but that doesn't mean it wasn't a better program. Even it was used only on a BBC or a Sinclair or any other generation of computer you could still was a better program.
BTW Why don't you remove that silly mask from your Avatar since everyone now knows that COVID was a scam and was created to get people to take a dangerous jab as a population reducer.

So what? File incompatibility is fact of computer life. If you just wanted to create  something to look at at or print then they were OK. But if you want to put it though a washing machine of different file formats then it was useless but it still had more drawing features than AD!

So what? File incompatibility is fact of computer life. If you just wanted to create  something to look at at or print then they were OK. But if you want to put it though a washing machine of different file formats then it was useless but it still had more drawing features than AD!

I'm beginning to think its pointless discussing this with you RCR! Of course you couldn't use it on a Mac but that doesn't mean it wasn't a better program. Even it was used only on a BBC or a Sinclair or any other generation of computer you could still was a better program.
BTW Why don't you remove that silly mask from your Avatar since everyone now knows that COVID was a scam and was created to get people to take a dangerous jab as a population reducer.

It has been suggested from another forum member that I post this topic as a 'Features Request'.
I do not have AD v2 but AD v1 so I believe that this request will also be for v2.
There has been a lively discussion today and at various other times over the years regarding why object bounding boxes disappear when either dragging a new guide or moving a current one. I maintain that if the bounding box remained visible then position a guide to snap to the centre handles is easy. However with the handles disappearing it may require changing snapping settings. This is not always satisfactory as it can create snapping problems elsewhere. For example another snapping point somewhere on the work area that is almost coincident with a bounding box midpoint handle may grab the guide.
I am merely asking not to implement some new that that is not current but to simply change the way an existing feature is displayed. How much code needs to be unwritten to do that?
All the suggestions that have been suggested are all workarounds taking more effort to implement when all that is needed is for something not to disappear momentarily.
 
 
 

I'm not an artist in the commercial sense. I've been painting for 30 years and during that time I've probably only had about 20 actual commissions. All my other paintings were for fiends or relatives or just for myself. I paint for fun and if someone wants a digital one then I will be happy to do it. 3 of my paintings were made into jigsaws and it wouldn't matter to them how I created it.

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Gotcha! I used the bottom right corner handle and not the other handle near it. Thanks problem solved.

I used the one of the corner handles to drag to a different size but the grouped transforms in different ways. I have attached the file which is current ly on an A2 format - I would prefer an A4 format.
PS Feel free  to comment on the content as it is not private or sensitive information.
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Hi Garry,
Thanks for this very simple explanation. This is the best solution I have from amongst all those who responded to my problem. Thanks again.

Attached is an example of how I used my perspective method.

Thanks but I only paint what I see. I'm not a creative artist i.e. I don't sit in front of a blank canvas and create a painting. I only work from photos. I load the photo into Photoshop change it to black and white and apply a 'Find edges filter'. this creates what looks like a pencil drawing. I then have it printed onto a 20" x 30" blank canvas and then paint on it. Putting it through Photoshop to get the outlines may be cheating but it saves me a lot of time drawing.
Here's another one. I shan't put up any more. I used to have a website where you could view them. If you want to see more let me know and I'll send them in a private message.

Thank you for your kind words.
Yes every object is unique on its own layer, but if you copy an object or group and paste it in another position on the layout, you will notice that when you try to group it with another object or group a bounding box appears and includes the copy and pasted object. The way to stop this is to copy the object or group and cut it then paste it then it will be removed as a daughter and be part of another group. There is a section on it in the AD Help manual.
I hope I have explained it.

That was  along time ago and thank you for the compliment. Actually it was the second time I had a go at the Jaguar. The first time was an acrylic painting then I thought I would try and do it on the computer with DrawPlus. I have attached the painting jpeg.

That was  along time ago and thank you for the compliment. Actually it was the second time I had a go at the Jaguar. The first time was an acrylic painting then I thought I would try and do it on the computer with DrawPlus. I have attached the painting jpeg.

Thanks for the update.
LOL I think this is what I have been dong bur without realising it!
To avoid the problem of daughter layers, I copy the object of group, cut it, then then paste it where I want it. I believe that does the same thing.

Well maybe I exaggerated a bit - more like 80 years ago. We used to have an insurance man call once a week a really nice old gentleman who wore a straw hat. I was always asking him questions and my mother told me-off for doing so. The old man checked my mother and told her not to do that as it showed I had an inquiring mind.

I did try and search regarding changing the colour of guides but found nothing so I asked the Forum.
Often it is much quicker and less time consuming to ask a question on the forum.

I did try and search regarding changing the colour of guides but found nothing so I asked the Forum.
Often it is much quicker and less time consuming to ask a question on the forum.

I've taken your advice Walt and posted it on Feature requests referring to the exchange of views, but this would not be the first time I've done that.
I even got into correspondence with one of the developers and Patrick Conner but got nowhere. If I remember the excuse wast that it reduced 'screen-clutter'. If tat was the case it reduced screen clutter for less than a second. Wow that's what I call real time saving for people is a hurry to get a job done.

The method I used was the way I HAVE to do it because the bounding boxes disappear.
Regarding what you say about bounding boxes is OK but if they didn't disappear that would be a bonus wouldn't it?

Sorry Walt, because I tend to always use the Move tool to move something and then when I want to drag a new QS, I assumed that I was using the Move tool to do the dragging but I can see that as soon as move the Move tool onto the QS menu it changes to whatever a QS tool is called.