Comments on: OmniGraffle Tip: Scaling with LinkBack http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/09/12/omnigraffle-tip-scaling-with-linkback/ The Omni Mouth: standing outside your bedroom window playing \"In Your Eyes\" since 2006. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:12:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: CM Harrington http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/09/12/omnigraffle-tip-scaling-with-linkback/#comment-3506 CM Harrington Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:13:44 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/09/12/omnigraffle-tip-scaling-with-linkback/#comment-3506 Once I figured out how Linkback worked (with the Paste as PDF automatically making a Linkback), I've been using it in every one of my projects for *exactly* the reason outlined above. My prior workflow involved creating an OGP document (letter sized), with multiple canvases, each canvas being a wireframe page (I'm an IA). I'd then "export all objects" as PDF. I'd repeat this for every canvas. Then I'd pop it into a new OGP tabloid document for annotation. If I had to make revisions, I'd open up the original document, make the changes, and re-export, and re-import. Now, I just Copy-As PDF into the annotated doc, and make my revisions via double click from the Linkback functionality. This has saved *soooo* many hours of mindless production work. Once I figured out how Linkback worked (with the Paste as PDF automatically making a Linkback), I’ve been using it in every one of my projects for *exactly* the reason outlined above.

My prior workflow involved creating an OGP document (letter sized), with multiple canvases, each canvas being a wireframe page (I’m an IA). I’d then “export all objects” as PDF. I’d repeat this for every canvas. Then I’d pop it into a new OGP tabloid document for annotation.

If I had to make revisions, I’d open up the original document, make the changes, and re-export, and re-import. Now, I just Copy-As PDF into the annotated doc, and make my revisions via double click from the Linkback functionality. This has saved *soooo* many hours of mindless production work.

]]> By: Mark http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/09/12/omnigraffle-tip-scaling-with-linkback/#comment-3166 Mark Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:09:20 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/09/12/omnigraffle-tip-scaling-with-linkback/#comment-3166 Perhaps there are two kinds of 'natural'. I can certainly imagine circumstances could arise where I wanted to resize a set of grouped objects but where I didn't want properties like line-thickness to change, and that is equally natural to me ... in fact I have the feeling I've been there already. I think this is a brilliant way of going about the resizing. Using "Paste as PDF" means that what is conceptually a single graphic can be resized with all its properties adjusting; where you conceptually still have a group of elements all of which you want to resize but without changing their properties, it can be done the normal way. Mark Perhaps there are two kinds of ‘natural’. I can certainly imagine circumstances could arise where I wanted to resize a set of grouped objects but where I didn’t want properties like line-thickness to change, and that is equally natural to me … in fact I have the feeling I’ve been there already.

I think this is a brilliant way of going about the resizing. Using “Paste as PDF” means that what is conceptually a single graphic can be resized with all its properties adjusting; where you conceptually still have a group of elements all of which you want to resize but without changing their properties, it can be done the normal way.

Mark

]]> By: Matthew Barker http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/09/12/omnigraffle-tip-scaling-with-linkback/#comment-3158 Matthew Barker Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:36:22 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/09/12/omnigraffle-tip-scaling-with-linkback/#comment-3158 Thanks, I was wondering how to get this to work. Thanks, I was wondering how to get this to work.

]]> By: Davezilla http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/09/12/omnigraffle-tip-scaling-with-linkback/#comment-3154 Davezilla Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:04:55 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/09/12/omnigraffle-tip-scaling-with-linkback/#comment-3154 It should be natural Cameron, but it isn't. Text, for example, will not scale down (unless you follow this method). It should be natural Cameron, but it isn’t. Text, for example, will not scale down (unless you follow this method).

]]> By: Cameron Hayne http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/09/12/omnigraffle-tip-scaling-with-linkback/#comment-3136 Cameron Hayne Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:58:27 +0000 http://blog.omnigroup.com/2006/09/12/omnigraffle-tip-scaling-with-linkback/#comment-3136 Wouldn't it be natural to have this sort of resizing behaviour if the objects were grouped? Wouldn’t it be natural to have this sort of resizing behaviour if the objects were grouped?

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