X-Git-Url: https://git.pterodactylus.net/?p=synfig.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=synfig-docs%2Ftrunk%2Fen%2Fsteps%2Flinking.sgml;fp=synfig-docs%2Ftrunk%2Fen%2Fsteps%2Flinking.sgml;h=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hp=bc17b4d05743cdb9916ae219da7e73c630903a0d;hb=a095981e18cc37a8ecc7cd237cc22b9c10329264;hpb=9459638ad6797b8139f1e9f0715c96076dbf0890 diff --git a/synfig-docs/trunk/en/steps/linking.sgml b/synfig-docs/trunk/en/steps/linking.sgml deleted file mode 100644 index bc17b4d..0000000 --- a/synfig-docs/trunk/en/steps/linking.sgml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,53 +0,0 @@ - - - -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. - -