PaulApr 15, 2023
Neven Mrgan

GRAPHICS SOFTWARE: I will give you endless tools for alignment and measurement, snapping and centering objects to existing shapes automatically, predicting your every wish before you even voice it…… 🧞‍♂️

ME: (drawing a box to the left and to the right of the object, making sure there's equal room on both sides) 🙂

Apr 14, 2023 at 9:17pmWeb
Show threadGreg TitusApr 14, 2023
@neven OmniGraffle does this! There are guides for equal gaps between 3 objects in line horizontally or vertically.
Show threadNeven MrganApr 15, 2023
@gregtitus *smiles and continues to drag boxes on both sides of the object*
Show threadJulian KussmanApr 14, 2023

@neven honestly same. A design tool should implement this method in their tools. A little rectangle that resizes/snaps to your grid size (8px) and you can dupe and drake around.

I have a system of these in Figma as components. 1n, 2n etc

Show threadRichard EarneyApr 14, 2023
@neven @sdw I love to draw a box the width of an object, half it, so I am reassured that the centre mark the software is telling me is there is really accurate
Show threadSageApr 14, 2023
@neven Love it when I have so many layers that dragging an object around means the center-line thing comes up everywhere I drag it 🫠