Smart Distance Guides

[William Van Hecke]

Hi Vic,

Sorry for the confusion! Smart distance guides appear when you have at  
least two objects next to each other horizontally or vertically, and  
you drag another object near them. If A and B are 1 inch apart  
horizontally, and you drag C to the right of B, a smart distance guide  
should appear to help you place C 1 inch away from it.

In this screenshot, the smart alignment guide is helping me vertically  
align my objects, and the smart distance guides are helping me space  
them 22 pixels apart:
	http://jetfuel.metalbat.com/blah/distance%20guides.png

I hope that clears things up!

William Van Hecke
~User Experience Lead~
The Omni Group


On Jun 29, 2008, at 15:40, Vic DiFranco wrote:

> Hello Everybody,
>
> 	Can someone help me understand what the "Arrange-Guides-Smart  
> Distance Guides" command is supposed to do.
>
> 	The other guide listed in this menu item, "Smart Alignment Guides",  
> does something very obvious when you move objects around. It shows  
> when objects align in their centers, or edges, etc. But when the  
> Smart Distance Guides is activated, nothing seems to happen.
>
> 	How is this guide supposed to work? When does one use it, and what  
> feature does it serve? The Help isn't really of any help. It merely  
> says "These are the smart guides that help you space out objects  
> evenly." Wonderful - but how?
>
> 	Regards,
> 	Vic DiFranco
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