I know, standard content (paths and this stuff) and comments are different things and are handled seperately in general.
But...
...for operations like copying, deleting or just moving elements on a page it would be perfect to be able to handle elements of these two worlds together.
So maybe a the edit menu could get an additional option "Comments", not only Text, Images and Shapes.
Select comments and standard content...
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Re: Select comments and standard content...
Hello Puffolino,
It is true that some operations like moving or e.g. resizing objects it technically possible to be applied to objects in both categories at the same time, but our tools are designed around having those separated. So while I will check with our devs - it might not be easy or plausible for us to implement such a feature! We will keep you updated with any news on this!
Kind regards,
Stefan
It is true that some operations like moving or e.g. resizing objects it technically possible to be applied to objects in both categories at the same time, but our tools are designed around having those separated. So while I will check with our devs - it might not be easy or plausible for us to implement such a feature! We will keep you updated with any news on this!
Kind regards,
Stefan
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Re: Select comments and standard content...
Hello again Puffolino,
I've spoken with my colleagues, and while they confirm that 'technically' it's possible to implement such a "select all types of content" feature, there are quite a few serious technical challenges, because of the serious differences in the way the different types of content are stored in the PDF file making such a feature would require a major rewrite/refactoring of ALL our selection related operations (changing properties, moving/resizing, copy/paste etc), and this is just too complex, so the potential complications and problems are too many, so the potential benefit of such a feature is outweighed by the possible problems.
Kind regards,
Stefan
I've spoken with my colleagues, and while they confirm that 'technically' it's possible to implement such a "select all types of content" feature, there are quite a few serious technical challenges, because of the serious differences in the way the different types of content are stored in the PDF file making such a feature would require a major rewrite/refactoring of ALL our selection related operations (changing properties, moving/resizing, copy/paste etc), and this is just too complex, so the potential complications and problems are too many, so the potential benefit of such a feature is outweighed by the possible problems.
Kind regards,
Stefan