jackamus Posted January 25, 2023 Posted January 25, 2023 Is it possible to lock a text box but not the text within it? When I try to position the cursor at the start of line of text it is easy to move the text box in error. Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2
GarryP Posted January 25, 2023 Posted January 25, 2023 Did you try locking the layer via the lock icon at the top-right of the Layers Panel? (You can unlock the layer again by pressing the lock icon on the layer you want to unlock.) Note: I would recommend using more descriptive thread titles so they are more useful to other people when they are searching for similar answers. Quote
jackamus Posted January 25, 2023 Author Posted January 25, 2023 9 minutes ago, GarryP said: Did you try locking the layer via the lock icon at the top-right of the Layers Panel? (You can unlock the layer again by pressing the lock icon on the layer you want to unlock.) Note: I would recommend using more descriptive thread titles so they are more useful to other people when they are searching for similar answers. What you are suggesting is to put the text box on its own layer and lock it and add the text to another layer. When typing the text on this new layer will it conform to the text box beneath it? Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2
jackamus Posted January 25, 2023 Author Posted January 25, 2023 38 minutes ago, N.P.M. said: 2023-01-25 11-05-10.mp4 1.73 MB · 0 downloads Sorry I didn't see your posting. You say, "Next question?" Can I refer you to my question in the posting directly below this one regarding text box and text on different layers? Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2
GarryP Posted January 25, 2023 Posted January 25, 2023 2 hours ago, jackamus said: What you are suggesting is to put the text box on its own layer and lock it and add the text to another layer. No, that is not what I was suggesting. I suggested to lock the selected Frame Text layer by pressing the lock icon at the top-right of the Layers Panel. I’ve attached a video which shows the process from beginning to end. 2023-01-25 12-25-42.mp4 Quote
jackamus Posted January 25, 2023 Author Posted January 25, 2023 41 minutes ago, GarryP said: No, that is not what I was suggesting. I suggested to lock the selected Frame Text layer by pressing the lock icon at the top-right of the Layers Panel. I’ve attached a video which shows the process from beginning to end. 2023-01-25 12-25-42.mp4 I know that! But if you want to edit the text then you have to unlock the box and we are back to square one where the text box can be moved accidentally. Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2
GarryP Posted January 25, 2023 Posted January 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, jackamus said: But if you want to edit the text then you have to unlock the box No you don’t. Just try editing the text while the layer is locked. Quote
jackamus Posted January 25, 2023 Author Posted January 25, 2023 26 minutes ago, GarryP said: No you don’t. Just try editing the text while the layer is locked. OK in that case I'll give a try. Thanks. Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2
jackamus Posted January 25, 2023 Author Posted January 25, 2023 14 minutes ago, N.P.M. said: LOL! You will have to explain to me what this reply is saying? I couldn't find a suitable one to respond with. Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2
R C-R Posted January 25, 2023 Posted January 25, 2023 7 hours ago, jackamus said: When I try to position the cursor at the start of line of text it is easy to move the text box in error. What I do as a workaround when the text cursor wants to change into the 4-way move arrow when I try to put it at the start of a line of text is to place it one character to the right & then use the left arrow key to move it back to the start of the line. For me, it is a quick, simple solution that avoids having to lock the layer in case I want to move it later or select it in the Layers panel before I can edit it when locked. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.6 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7
jackamus Posted January 25, 2023 Author Posted January 25, 2023 1 minute ago, R C-R said: What I do as a workaround when the text cursor wants to change into the 4-way move arrow when I try to put it at the start of a line of text is to place it one character to the right & then use the left arrow key to move it back to the start of the line. For me, it is a quick, simple solution that avoids having to lock the layer in case I want to move it later or select it in the Layers panel before I can edit it when locked. Yes RC and I do that but how do then drag the cursor for selecting the row and possible a whole paragraph of text without moving the box? Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.4.2
walt.farrell Posted January 25, 2023 Posted January 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, jackamus said: Yes RC and I do that but how do then drag the cursor for selecting the row and possible a whole paragraph of text without moving the box? You could press Shift and use the arrow keys rather than the mouse. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.3.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1
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