RESTRAINING THE PENCIL IN REV

[Devin Asay]

On Sep 19, 2008, at 7:11 PM, Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote:

> Thanks Mark, but the line tool is an object so won't work to define
> paintable areas the way the pencil and brush do. I'm trying to import
> or paste painted lines from Appleworks or some other app that does
> constrain pencil drawing onto a Rev card. I did it with drawings from
> McDraft that were originally resedit resources, but haven't had much
> success with this - yet! (smile)

Actually, Joe, there is a line tool on the paint tools palette. It may  
not be obvious because it shares a button with the freehand line (AKA  
"curve") tool. Just click down and hold on that tool and an option  
menu should pop up letting you choose between the line and freehand  
line tools. Hold down the shift key while drawing to constrain it, as  
Mark mentioned.

HTH,

Devin

>
>
> Joe Wilkins
>
> On Sep 19, 2008, at 6:03 PM, Mark Smith wrote:
>
>> I don't think you can do that (except with your own routines,
>> maybe), but you can use the line tool with the shift key down, which
>> will constrain the lines (I think) to an angle some multiple of 22.5
>> degrees.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> On 20 Sep 2008, at 01:54, Joe Lewis Wilkins wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>
>>> Has anyone found a way using the Rev Pencil Tool to restrain it
>>> when drawing the way Appleworks and most other pain apps do? If
>>> not, I'm going to have to draw a few fairly long lines a pixel at a
>>> time; something I don't cherish.
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>>
>>> Joe Wilkins
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Devin Asay
Humanities Technology and Research Support Center
Brigham Young University