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Ravi_Beniwal

It would be helpful to have the ability to select FP objects and specify the gap between them.

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Under Distribute Objects, we have the options for setting the gap between selected objects to 0, or to evenly distribute the selected objects, but wouldn't it be nice to be able to select a few FP objects and specify the gap between them in pixels?

 

Distribute Objects.JPG

 

So let's say we want a gap of 6px between some of our objects, we should be able to just select them and type in the gap value in pixels, similar to the behavior of the Resize Objects dialog, where you can type in a value for height and width.

 

This could also be extended to setting the gap between the objects and the FP window edge.

 

Haven't had a chance to play with the latest LV version yet, so I'm not sure if this has already been addressed in some form.

 

 

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CrystalTech
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I would extent the FP features to allow XY coordinates of any control to be included in the menu system.  One can programatically do this via property nodes, but the FP is archaic when trying to just line up everything by eye.