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Align stroke options available but not selectable.

Jan 1, 2013 11:27 PM

Tags: #bug #stroke #align_stroke

When trying to change the stoke alignment on an object, even with the options available to clicked on, I am unable to.

alignstroke.jpg

The panel looks like this but when I click on any other alignment It reselects "align stroke to center"

632 Views   8 Replies   Latest reply: amy good, Jan 16, 2013 7:36 AM
 
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  • Larry G. Schneider
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    1. Larry G. Schneider,
    Jan 2, 2013 1:47 AM   in reply to brettmlewis7
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    What kind of an object? Some objects can have only center aligned strokes.

     
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    2. brettmlewis7,
    Jan 2, 2013 2:54 AM   in reply to Larry G. Schneider
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    It was text that was converted to outlines. It some times works and some times doesn't. As you can see, the different stroke options are selectable, and when you click it it looks like it was just selected but only for like a second and then it changes back to center align.

     
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  • Monika Gause
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    3. Monika Gause,
    Jan 2, 2013 3:30 AM   in reply to brettmlewis7
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    This should work, so please show the artwork and the appearance panel. We need to see what else is applied

     
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    4. brettmlewis7,
    Jan 2, 2013 3:34 AM   in reply to Monika Gause
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    Here is a screen shot. I have this problem on both paths and compound paths. Works in some documents on some objects, doesn't work on others. alignstrokes2.jpg

     
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  • Monika Gause
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    5. Monika Gause,
    Jan 2, 2013 3:50 AM   in reply to brettmlewis7
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    But this stroke is obviously aligned outside. What exactly is the problem with it?

     
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    6. brettmlewis7,
    Jan 2, 2013 3:54 AM   in reply to Monika Gause
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    Interesting, I didn't notice it said that in appearance. As you can see the line window suggest it's on the center, I guess the problem is that I can't change the alignment at all. It is stuck on that.

     
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  • steve fairbairn
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    7. steve fairbairn,
    Jan 2, 2013 5:01 AM   in reply to brettmlewis7
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    Like Monika says, your artwork looks as you would expect with those settings.

    But if you still have trouble with aligning strokes to anything other than centre, try doing Pathfinder (panel) Unite (+Apply) to the letter forms before you adjust the stroke.

    This ensures that all paths are closed.

    It sometimes (but rarely) happens that Create Outlines produces open paths.

     
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  • amy good
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    8. amy good,
    Jan 16, 2013 7:36 AM   in reply to brettmlewis7
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    I've had this same thing happen to me at seemingly random occasions, with shape objects as simple as a rectangle. From the default center-align, it will sometimes not let me select inside-align although it's clearly an available option. Just now, the problem was solved by selecting the outside-align (which it allowed for no aparent reason), and then selecting the inside-align, which magically worked. My guess is that it has to be a bug with the program, as I made no change to the shape object.

     
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