While the formatting tool for positioning objects on the slide gives the option of using the Top Left Corner or Center as points of reference, it seems that the ruler, guides and grid lines only use Center? Or is there a way to change this orientation?
Having this option would be so useful. Almost all of the design programs I use work this way (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) or let you adjust where the zero point to each ruler is. When trying to design something using a proper grid it's really hard (for me) to work with positive numbers on one side and negative on the other.
In my experience most graphic designers put the zero point at the top left of the screen and everything measures out and down from there. This makes it simpler to measure distances, for example you have a 100 pixel box and you want to place another one 500 pixels to the right. It's easy when the zero point is at the top left: your first box is at 0 and your second box is at 600. This works fine if you don't have to cross the middle point. but if your screen is 720 pixels wide you have to do the math to figure out where the zero point is and then do more math to figure out where the final position should be. 720 divided by 2 = 360 (center of the screen) then 600 -360 = 240 so that is where you need to place your object on the right side of the screen. It's a lot easier to just know the left side is zero and then plot out your distance from there.
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Hello Daniel!
Designer I am not, so I'm not sure why this would be needed. I would love to hear about it though and why this would be helpful.
You can adjust the guides by clicking/dragging with your mouse. Not sure if that will help you out :)
I look forward to better understanding.
Having this option would be so useful. Almost all of the design programs I use work this way (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) or let you adjust where the zero point to each ruler is. When trying to design something using a proper grid it's really hard (for me) to work with positive numbers on one side and negative on the other.
In my experience most graphic designers put the zero point at the top left of the screen and everything measures out and down from there. This makes it simpler to measure distances, for example you have a 100 pixel box and you want to place another one 500 pixels to the right. It's easy when the zero point is at the top left: your first box is at 0 and your second box is at 600. This works fine if you don't have to cross the middle point. but if your screen is 720 pixels wide you have to do the math to figure out where the zero point is and then do more math to figure out where the final position should be. 720 divided by 2 = 360 (center of the screen) then 600 -360 = 240 so that is where you need to place your object on the right side of the screen. It's a lot easier to just know the left side is zero and then plot out your distance from there.
Thank you for popping in to share how you would utilize this feature and how it would be handy Brett :)
I've submitted a feature request on your behalf with these details.
Not sure if my explanation was very clear but thanks for submitting for me.
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