Comments on: Request a command! http://orangecommands.com workflow automation for Adobe Fireworks Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:17:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha By: Ale Muñoz http://orangecommands.com/requests/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Ale Muñoz Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:17:29 +0000 http://orangecommands.com/#comment-166 <p>Sadly, I don't think that can be done via extensions.</p> <p>You can always request that feature to the Fireworks team using this form: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform</p> Sadly, I don’t think that can be done via extensions.

You can always request that feature to the Fireworks team using this form: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform

]]> By: Jesse http://orangecommands.com/requests/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Jesse Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:39:36 +0000 http://orangecommands.com/#comment-159 <p>One thing I wish fireworks would do: When using the scale tool, Allow me to shift the center point (click and drag the dot in the middle) and center scale (alt+corner drag) leaving the selection centered where I placed the point. Photoshop does this, but fireworks re-centers the point when you start to drag. It is a huge time saver for me in photoshop to scale without having to readjust placement each time.</p> One thing I wish fireworks would do: When using the scale tool, Allow me to shift the center point (click and drag the dot in the middle) and center scale (alt+corner drag) leaving the selection centered where I placed the point. Photoshop does this, but fireworks re-centers the point when you start to drag. It is a huge time saver for me in photoshop to scale without having to readjust placement each time.

]]> By: Keith Lang http://orangecommands.com/requests/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Keith Lang Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:34:46 +0000 http://orangecommands.com/#comment-157 <p>Hey! Great commands, thank you A.</p> <p>Two requests from me:</p> <p>A. Implementation of multitouch trackpad zoom commands on Mac I <strong>believe</strong> this may be possible by listening to opt+F16 etc; http://www.wacomeng.com/touch/index.html</p> <p>B. "Wallpaper Over" </p> <p>I often find myself wanting to quickly hack an existing screenshot, by for example erasing an existing button in a menubar, titlebar in order for me to draw my own on top. Because the area surrounding the button/text is often either a solid colour, or a gradient on the vertical axis, I usually do the following:</p> <p>1) Select an area just right of the button to use as the source of the wallpaper. Select an area of chrome of the same height, but 1 pixel wide, as the button I want to wallpaper over</p> <ol> <li><p>Copy+Paste</p></li> <li><p>Stretch and move this piece of 'wallpaper' background of chrome to cover the offending button</p></li> <li><p>Group screenshot and new wallpaper together. tada! Button appears to be seamlessly disappeared.</p></li> </ol> <p>Many thanks,</p> <p>Keith</p> Hey! Great commands, thank you A.

Two requests from me:

A. Implementation of multitouch trackpad zoom commands on Mac I believe this may be possible by listening to opt+F16 etc; http://www.wacomeng.com/touch/index.html

B. “Wallpaper Over”

I often find myself wanting to quickly hack an existing screenshot, by for example erasing an existing button in a menubar, titlebar in order for me to draw my own on top. Because the area surrounding the button/text is often either a solid colour, or a gradient on the vertical axis, I usually do the following:

1) Select an area just right of the button to use as the source of the wallpaper. Select an area of chrome of the same height, but 1 pixel wide, as the button I want to wallpaper over

  1. Copy+Paste

  2. Stretch and move this piece of ‘wallpaper’ background of chrome to cover the offending button

  3. Group screenshot and new wallpaper together. tada! Button appears to be seamlessly disappeared.

Many thanks,

Keith

]]> By: Ivan http://orangecommands.com/requests/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Ivan Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:26:46 +0000 http://orangecommands.com/#comment-147 <p>In Fireworks, if I vector-mask an object that has a shadow or a glow, the shadow/glow is "tranferred" from the object to the mask. There's no way to keep the effect on the object, apart from flattening the object and then apply the mask (but you lose the effect editability) Here's an example of what I mean: http://ivanhalen.com/masks.png So, I'd like a command to achieve this result...</p> <p>Thanks!!! PS: the Reflection effect saved my day!!! :-)</p> In Fireworks, if I vector-mask an object that has a shadow or a glow, the shadow/glow is “tranferred” from the object to the mask. There’s no way to keep the effect on the object, apart from flattening the object and then apply the mask (but you lose the effect editability) Here’s an example of what I mean: http://ivanhalen.com/masks.png So, I’d like a command to achieve this result…

Thanks!!! PS: the Reflection effect saved my day!!! :-)

]]> By: Alastair http://orangecommands.com/requests/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Alastair Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:39:45 +0000 http://orangecommands.com/#comment-141 <p>A great work flow command would be to auto label all slices in a fireworks file with a prefix or suffix.</p> A great work flow command would be to auto label all slices in a fireworks file with a prefix or suffix.

]]> By: Henriko http://orangecommands.com/requests/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Henriko Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:27:15 +0000 http://orangecommands.com/#comment-135 <p>Hey man! I'm an OK-experienced FW-newbee and the Orange Commands just makes life easier! Thanks for the work and effort!</p> <p>But this would be nice... Is it possible to auto-convert Photoshop Live Effects to FW native attributes? I have a lot of PS-files where I'd like to re-use the styles in Fireworks, but the gradients are usually embedded into PS Live Effects and therefore I have to remake them as FW Live Gradients. Can this be done command-wize? This would really be helpful.</p> <p>Thanks and keep up the sudoko ;-)</p> <p>/H</p> Hey man! I’m an OK-experienced FW-newbee and the Orange Commands just makes life easier! Thanks for the work and effort!

But this would be nice… Is it possible to auto-convert Photoshop Live Effects to FW native attributes? I have a lot of PS-files where I’d like to re-use the styles in Fireworks, but the gradients are usually embedded into PS Live Effects and therefore I have to remake them as FW Live Gradients. Can this be done command-wize? This would really be helpful.

Thanks and keep up the sudoko ;-)

/H

]]> By: hex http://orangecommands.com/requests/comment-page-1/#comment-89 hex Wed, 26 May 2010 14:01:39 +0000 http://orangecommands.com/#comment-89 <p>Hey very nice extension. It would be great if you could make a shortcut for modifying the properties of the eraser tool (size, edge, opacity, shape) that would be very helpful. Keep on the good work.</p> Hey very nice extension. It would be great if you could make a shortcut for modifying the properties of the eraser tool (size, edge, opacity, shape) that would be very helpful. Keep on the good work.

]]> By: John laPlante http://orangecommands.com/requests/comment-page-1/#comment-78 John laPlante Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:51:52 +0000 http://orangecommands.com/#comment-78 <p>I've been using Fireworks for prototyping. One thing that is a big barrier is that I need to make wireframes even if I make a prototype and this ends up adding a lot of time to the effort. The prototypes use frames / states to show rollovers such as menus. To make the wireframe, I need to show that menu in a static PNG /JPG etc. What I've done often is to put things like a menu into symbol and then put that symbol in both a frame and in a distinct layer on frame one. Then I use a command to export my wireframes by hiding and showing layers, similar to layer comps in PhotoShop. Now what I'd like to do is produce a PNG by showing a list of layers and flatten that along with the contents of another frame into a PNG. The way I've thought of doing this is to export frame 1 and export frame x and then create a new document and merge them. Another way might be to create a temporary layer on frame 1 and copy the contents of frame x into the temporary layer on frame 1 and then export. </p> <p>If this is something you'd work on that would be cool. I'd probably benefit as much from your advice on approaching the problem. I could write the command but I'm hesitating getting started because I don't want to spend a lot of time on the wrong approach.</p> I’ve been using Fireworks for prototyping. One thing that is a big barrier is that I need to make wireframes even if I make a prototype and this ends up adding a lot of time to the effort. The prototypes use frames / states to show rollovers such as menus. To make the wireframe, I need to show that menu in a static PNG /JPG etc. What I’ve done often is to put things like a menu into symbol and then put that symbol in both a frame and in a distinct layer on frame one. Then I use a command to export my wireframes by hiding and showing layers, similar to layer comps in PhotoShop. Now what I’d like to do is produce a PNG by showing a list of layers and flatten that along with the contents of another frame into a PNG. The way I’ve thought of doing this is to export frame 1 and export frame x and then create a new document and merge them. Another way might be to create a temporary layer on frame 1 and copy the contents of frame x into the temporary layer on frame 1 and then export.

If this is something you’d work on that would be cool. I’d probably benefit as much from your advice on approaching the problem. I could write the command but I’m hesitating getting started because I don’t want to spend a lot of time on the wrong approach.

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