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Line style width increases when object is copied
Hello,
I had formatted a caption in Storyline a certain way, and wished to continue using the same format and size on subsequent slides. It dawned on me that it wasn't the same though: each time I copied it, the width of the line border around it was increasing. If I copied the copy, and then copied that, the changes in width became quite dramatic: the original width of 5 px became 11, then 24, 54, 120, 268, 595, 1322 (at which point the border took up the majority of my screen), etc.
I know how to fix this issue- if I manually go back to the original caption and adjust the width of the line (even if I just type a new '5' over the current 5 px), then any copy made will stay at the 5 px width. I was just curious if this was a bug or an intentional design, and whether or not anyone else had ever encountered it. I'm not sure how it happened to me, as when I create a new caption and copy it the issue isn't reproduced. It has happened to me a few other times though, so this isn't an isolated occurrence.
Here's a quick screenshot, showing boxes with widths of 11, 24, 54 and 120, copied and pasted sequentially from a caption with an original width of 5.
Thanks Christine!
I too found that specifying a like weighting before copying solved the problem, I was mostly just curious to see what would cause it to increase with each generation, and if anyone else had experienced it before. Your explanation of the weighting on the original shape definitely makes sense though, cheers!
-Josh
Hi Josh!
Thanks for the file
This was totally weird until I checked the weight for the Shape Outline. When viewing from my end, there was no defined weight for the outline. After changing the weight on the object to a defined weight (I chose "5"), I no longer saw this issue when copying the item. It looks like it happens when the weight isn't defined to begin with.
Obviously not a complicated modification, but I'm attaching the file if you'd like to test this on your end, too.
Thanks!
Hi Christine,
It does seem to happen randomly- any time I've sought to replicate the issue I haven't had any luck, which is most perplexing! Try using the story I've attached, access the layer and copy the object within it, and please let me know if it happens to you as well.
Thanks!
-Josh
Hi Joshua,
I've tried various methods to reproduce this, but I'm not having any luck. How are you creating the caption? Are you using a shape, text entry, etc.?
I've tried this with defining a specific size with a text entry, without a defined size and applying the line width to both. I also tried using a shape and adjusting the line width. I've used the keyboard shortcuts to copy and paste the objects, as well as the shortcuts to duplicate them. I'm just not seeing the same thing.
Are you able to share a .STORY file with an object that's behaving like this, so I can take a look?
