"Venn"-diagram blend mode / change shape (eclipse/rectangle) width and height in properties pane

[MedBooster]

"Venn"-diagram change shape (eclipse/rectangle) width and height in properties pane

➀ I don't see an option to set the height/width... such as for images for example
(if you would consider implementing this, feel free to add a "lock" toggle as well which keeps the "aspect ratio" the same)
Oh and please make it work when you have multiple shapes selected as well

It would be nice to not have to use snapping or guidelines: viewtopic.php?t=33974

Though after testing with a stamp or pasted image (for which the aspect ratio seems to be locked) — converting it to base content revealed height/width options, how about allowing the same for annotation shapes?

➁ About the blend mode... which blend mode should one use to not have the middle part be darker?
To me it seems weird that "multiply" makes the color darker even if the opacity is 100%

Edit: I think using "darken" instead of "multiply" worked great:

[MedBooster]

So it's great to have such a wide variety of blend modes



I would make stamp like this, but unfortunately it seems like you can't set a fixed thickness regardless of the stamp size,
or would it be possible to make a dynamic stamp like this? E.g. setting the thickness of the border of the ovals to some fixed width through JavaScript, somehow?

Alternatively,
would it be possible to make a stamp that is not really "static" (as an "image"), but rather the same as pasting the group of annotations?

[PHK]

I support this suggestion.

Obviously, ellipses have two variable linear dimensions (height and width) whereas circles have only one: radius (or diameter, 2X radius). It does seem odd that PDF-XCE provides for only the former and not the latter when so many other tools do. An example of those that do would be the Resize tool where users can elect to have equal height and width dimension or not. Personally, I would prefer the one-dimensional variable circle as the default with the option of creating two-dimensional variable ellipses built into the tool rather than the way it is now.

[MedBooster]

which of the "suggestions" do you support? I inadvertently made a few I guess
edit:
I guess my main suggestion is about first and foremost being able to create a perfect circle (so being able to set the width and height in the properties pane

[PHK]

which of the "suggestions" do you support? I inadvertently made a few I guess
edit:
I guess my main suggestion is about first and foremost being able to create a perfect circle (so being able to set the width and height in the properties pane

That's the one, not that I'm opposed to the others.

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello,

To "lock" the dimensions of any shape, you can hold Alt while placing or resizing it. This will ensure it is "perfectly round" in the case of an ellipse.
As for the initial question about resizing, those function would be in the arrange tab:

After doing that, aligning the height, and adding a blend mode to the circles, I get this result:

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As for the question about radius and other such dimensions. Simply put, the PDF Spec does not have a "circle" object. It only has ellipse, and it is defined in the same dimensions as a rectangle or various other shapes.

Kind regards,

[MedBooster]

Wow, thank you.

Btw. there is not explanation when you hover over these buttons: referring to the 9 square box as well as the coordinates

If you would add height/width to properties, I think it would be easier to simultaneously change multiple "eclipses" simultaneously by selecting them in the comments pane for instance.

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello MedBooster,

Those are the 9 points of the bounding rectangle around your selection - namely the corners, mid points of each border line and the center of the rectangle. The coordinates then listed are for that specific point, so if you e.g. want the bottom left corner of a rectangle to go to (0,0) on your page (bottom left corner of the page in non rotated user space) - then you can click on the bottom left corner of that 9 rectangles shape. If you instead want the center of a selection to be at (100,100) as the coordinates - irrespective of how wide or tall your selection is - then you click on the central one. This same style of 9 squares are used in a lot of software that handles coordinates for selected objects.

Kind regards,
Stefan

[PHK]

... Simply put, the PDF Spec does not have a "circle" object. It only has ellipse, and it is defined in the same dimensions as a rectangle or various other shapes.

I suppose it is some sort of progress when we keep bumping up against the PDF Spec limitations when users ask for more enhancements. It may mean that the app is getting close to maximizing what it can do within the PDF Spec boundaries. I guess it won't be long before DevTeam is out of business.

Having said that, maybe not quite yet as one or two things are left that might be worth doing. For instance in some tools, users can elect to link width and height dimensions so that an entry in one automatically fills in the other. For instance:

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Could not that sort of thing be done for other tools that are in the Comments section such as the Oval (ellipse) or Rectangle?

It must be noted, however, that users now can create an object such as a proper circle and save it as a Comment and then copy it and paste wherever the user wants, resizing if necessary at will.

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello, PHK

Do you perhaps mean something like this?

If so, I am happy to say we do offer it, it has been around for quite a while infact. I believe this was intentionally not included on the Arrange tab directly, but the ability to use it certainly does exist.
Or as before, you can simply grab the corner of the object and resize it while holding Alt to lock the object to square dimensions:

You also have the option of holding "Shift" to lock the current aspect ratio:

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Or Ctrl, to move the "resize point" to the center.
You can even combine these three modifiers while dragging (In this gif, I start with holding Ctrl, then without releasing Ctrl I press/hold Shift as well, and end it by holding all three at once (Ctrl+Shift+alt).

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I do hope this helps!

Kind regards,

[PHK]

...
Do you perhaps mean something like this?
image.png

Well, yes, I did. But getting there is way too complicated. Users have to go to the Arrange tab in Commenting tools, then the Transform Selection sub-tool to get to that lock-aspect ratio button. That involves some mouse movements and clicks more than I, for one, would like.

Also, I have to admit I have never used the Transform Selection sub-tool as I didn't know what it did and never bothered to explore it.

Nor did I remember the following which is easy enough to use.

Or as before, you can simply grab the corner of the object and resize it while holding Alt to lock the object to square dimensions:
PDFXEdit_lkVQpjGJH6.gif

Except that it does not have to be corner; alt-clicking on any of the eight control points of the active Oval will create a circle. This to me, is the easiest way to convert an oval to a circle.

And thank you for reminding us of the following which can be very useful in some situations.

You also have the option of holding "Shift" to lock the current aspect ratio:
PDFXEdit_oGcXZ3KOWs.gif
Or Ctrl, to move the "resize point" to the center.
You can even combine these three modifiers while dragging (In this gif, I start with holding Ctrl, then without releasing Ctrl I press/hold Shift as well, and end it by holding all three at once (Ctrl+Shift+alt).
PDFXEdit_x6Bi4VIEfX.gif

I do hope this helps!
...

It certainly does!

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello, PHK

getting there is way too complicated. Users have to go to the Arrange tab in Commenting tools, then the Transform Selection sub-tool to get to that lock-aspect ratio button. That involves some mouse movements and clicks more than I, for one, would like.

This is an unfortunately side effect of "feature bloat"... The more feature requests we see, the more things will need to be categorized, combined, put into subgroups, etc. While some very frequently necessary items are left in accessibly default locations (basically everything on the Home tab), there is a limit to how much room is available, and reducing what is present based on context, as the format and arrange tabs are intended for, is one way to combat that issue.
If you wish to make this more accessible for your personal use, you can move these buttons elsewhere through personal UI Customization, but we do not plan a change to the default location of the arrange tools in the forseeable future.

thank you for reminding us of the following

You are very welcome!

Kind regards,

[PHK]

Alt-Click on control points works perfectly fine for me; I am not advocating more feature bloat. But perhaps user bloat leads to feature bloat for companies that listen to their customers.

Cute gifs above, by the way Daniel.

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]