X-Git-Url: https://git.pterodactylus.net/?p=synfig.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=synfig-docs%2Ftrunk%2Fca%2Fsteps%2Flinking.sgml;fp=synfig-docs%2Ftrunk%2Fca%2Fsteps%2Flinking.sgml;h=b5fba07056d5dfb60f0dba773f7fc351ae2eb1e5;hp=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hb=5044e6e370d2836bd13aef36ed6ed56f63a0bec1;hpb=e8ae5001d9daab250abb0e25a1fe1fd9b4292d78 diff --git a/synfig-docs/trunk/ca/steps/linking.sgml b/synfig-docs/trunk/ca/steps/linking.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b5fba07 --- /dev/null +++ b/synfig-docs/trunk/ca/steps/linking.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ + + + +Linking +Now lets try linking. Lets say we always +want these two circles to be the same size. Select two circles, and then +select both of their Radius ducks(the cyan dot). Then right click on +either duck and a menu will pop up. Click on "Link". Boom. The parameters +are linked together. You can prove it to yourself by selecting just one +of the circles and changing its radius--the other one will change as +well. Neat stuff, eh? + +Linking is a fundamental concept in Synfig. You can create links not only +between ducks, but also between parameters as well by selecting multiple +layers, right clicking on the parameter in the param tab, and selecting +"Link". + +DIGRESSION: This is how outlines are attached to their regions-but +I'm getting ahead of myself. At the moment, the fundamental power and +flexibility of linking in Synfig Core is beyond what Synfig Studio +currently allows for. This will change in the future. Anyway, back +on track... + +Lets say you want one of the circles to be a different color. If you look +in the toolbox below the tools, you'll see the foreground/background +color selector, the outline width selector, and some other stuff like +the default blend method and gradient. The foreground/background color +widget works exactly as you might expect--you can click on the foreground +color, and a modest color chooser will appear. Now to can change the +color pretty easily. + +But sometimes you just want to click on a color and go. This is where +the palette editor tab comes in. It's functionality isn't quite 100% yet +(ie: saving and loading custom palettes hasn't been implemented yet), +but the default palette is pretty decent. Click on the Palette editor tab +and have a look--it's the one with the palette-ish looking icon. Clicking +on colors in here will immediately change the default foreground color. + +That's all great, but we still haven't changed the color of the +circle. There are two ways to do this. The first way is that you select +the circle layer you want to modify, goto the params tab and double click +on the color parameter--a color selector dialog shows up and you just +tweak away. But lets say you already got the color you wanted selected as +the default foreground color. Easy. Just click on the "Fill tool" from the +toolbox, and then click on the circle in the canvas window. Boom. Circle +changes color. This works with more than just circles, but we'll get to +that in a sec. + +Try playing around with the circles for a bit. Muck around with the +parameters, and see what happens. To get you started, play around with +feather a bit. + +