lockLoc OR LockSize? (but not both)

Scott Rossi scott at tactilemedia.com
Wed Feb 3 10:49:39 EST 2010


Recently, Mark Swindell wrote:

> Is there a  property for locking just the size of an object while allowing a
> manual move?

Nope.

> Setting the lockLoc to true does locks down both size and
> location.

Yes.
 
> If it isn't possible do each individually, why is that?  Shouldn't it be
> possible?

This is possible.  You can move locked objects with arrowkeys  (1 and 10
pixel increments using shift), and you can reposition an object by script,
such as using the "grab" command or using a custom drag routine, ie
<http://www.tactilemedia.com/site_files/downloads/drag_sampler.rev.zip>

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, UX Design





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