Re: Line width question; Feehand MX

> Is it possible to change the line width of all lines in a document?

Find & Replace>'Stroke width' can be used to set strokes within a range
of
sizes to a single size.

The keyboard shortcut Cmd+Shift+Opt+. (period) will enlarge all selected
strokes in increments of 1 pt.  Cmd+Shift+Opt+, (comma) will reduce stroke
widths.

You can also create styles that apply only to strokes and leave the fill
untouched. Make a style containing the desired stroke and then in the style
menu, select Style Behavior> Stroke Attributes.

Judy Arndt

Is it possible to change the line width of all lines in a document? 

 I go to Edit > Select > All In Document.

 I go to the Properties box and on the Object tab I try to click Stroke.---, 
but it is not active.

 Thanks for the help.

You can change all the line properties at once only if they are similar. That 
means there are no groups, custom fills, composite paths etc. Otherwise, (at 
least with me) the objects all default to 1 point white. If you want to change 
all the lines, pick lines with similar fills and properties and change them in 
groups or you can also ungroup everything to make them similar and do it that 
way.

I'm missing something here so explain it to me like I'm a kid.

 I go to Edit > Find And Replace > Graphics.

 On the Find & Replace tab I go to Attribute and select Stroke width. I go
to 
Change in: and select Document.

 Under Min: I select Hairline and under Max: I select 12pt, because I want to 
change any and all size lines in the document.

 Under To: I select the new size I want all lines to be and click Change.

 I see only a few random lines in the document change. I want to change ALL the

lines in the document.

 In Freehand 9 you only had to Select All the lines and then click on the size 
you wanted and all the selected lines would change.  Has this ability been 
upgraded out of Freehand MX?

First, let's get the terminology straight. Strokes (not lines) can be
applied to paths.

Find & Replace Stroke Width will only replace stroke widths on objects that
are already stroked. It won't add strokes to non-stroked objects.

A Hairline stroke is 0.25 pt. wide. If you selected Hairline as the low end
of the selection range, then strokes smaller than 0.25 pt. will not be
affected.

Compared with FH9, FHMX adds group-level attributes, so to stroke every
object at the path level, you will need to Select All and then Subselect
until you have reached the path level. I have set up a custom keyboard
shortcut for Edit>Select>Subselect. That allows me to drill down below
group
level.

FH users also need to be aware that groups that have been scaled after
'Transform as Unit' (TAU) is applied will scale the strokes according to the
subsequent transformations. If you have unwittingly applied TAU to groups
you may not see the changes you expect from Find & Replace Stroke width. I
have unchecked the preference "Groups Transform as Unit by Default' and
use
the Transform as Unit checkbox in the object panel only when required.

Judy Arndt