Stuck trying to edit multiple objects

[Coconut42]

Hi,

 

sorry for more newbie questions, but I'm stuck trying to manipulate multiple layers.

 

I've created a bunch of circles and am playing around with them to get used to things.

 

1) Changing line color:

 

When I select a single circle, I can change the color of the line/stroke near the upper left corner of the Affinity window, in the bar below the main tool bar.

When I select multiple circles, that bar shows other things and I can't find any place to change the line/stroke color of all objects simultaneously!

Which is different from the fill color, which, with a single circle selected, can also be changed near the upper left corner, and, with either one or multiple circles selected, can be changed under "Colour" near the upper right of the window.

However under "Line" near the upper right of the window, with either one or multiple circles selected, I can change some properties of the line/stroke, but NOT the colour - or did I miss something???

 

2) Changing object sizes:

 

Under "Transform" near the lower right of the window I can change the size and position of an object by entering the appropriate numbers.

When I select multiple objects/layers, in this case circles, the size given is the size of a hypothetical compound object, and when I change it the whole selection scales like a compound object which creates two problems:

- It makes it difficult to change the objects' size to a given value because I have to calculate the object size in relationship to the compound size first;

- the positions of the objects changes although I only want to change the sizes.

 

I would expect this behaviour with a group of objects, not with individual ones...

 

...or am I missing something again?

 

Thanks!

[MEB]

1.

When you select one object (i.e. the circle) you can change it's main properties (including changing the object through the controls of its bounding box) with the Move Tool or simply move the object. If you select more than one object the context toolbar changes to show you alignments and other useful options related to positioning or grouping of those objects (remember you have the Move Tool selected).

 

To edit objects directly you should change to the Node Tool. Here the context toolbar changes to show you options related with direct object editing (like the fill and stroke you're looking for, type of nodes etc, even for multiple objects. And obviously you can also edit their nodes on the canvas with it. 

 

Overal use the Move Tool to position and manipulate the objects globally (by it's bounding boxes). And the Node Tool to edit the objects properties and edit them "locally" (by their nodes).

 

2.

You aren't missing nothing here. Those are features that weren't implemented yet. The transform panel is acting globally over the selected objects.

[Coconut42]

Ok, the Node tool... Thanks!