Re: Re: Merging layers re-explain

At 11:18 AM 3/15/99, Noone Special wrote:
> If I go back later to give my stick figure actual features once I get
> the poses right, the updates will automatically transfer to the body
> layers, and will be rotated, scaled, etc according to whatever I did
> to that included layer in the composite layer.  So if I want to go back
> and change the hair later, I don't have to totally recreate each layer
> from scratch, I just change the source "head" layer, and all the body
> layers are updated instantly.

That sounds awfully like the way that Symbols & Instances work in
Fireworks. Have you had a chance to test this yet?

If you select an object or group, and choose "Insert Symbol" from the menu,
then any copies you make of this object will automatically update to
changes you make to the original object or group. If you clone, duplicate,
or copy/paste these symbol instances, then each instance can be
individually positioned, rotated, scaled, or blended, yet they all remain
editable en masse.

Is this similar to what you're considering there...?

jd



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