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Saro
Saro
August 31, 2023
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What is the box around elements in layer panel

  • August 31, 2023
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Sometimes I get a box around the elements, I have no idea what this means, how it got it and what impact it has.

Can someone enlighten me?

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    Best answer by Marian_Brchan

    That means the element has absolute position within a parent element with auto layout.
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    Marian_Brchan
    Marian_BrchanAnswer
    August 31, 2023

    That means the element has absolute position within a parent element with auto layout.
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      Saro
      SaroAuthor
      August 31, 2023

      That clarifies, thank you.

      Sometimes I also get a box around the alignment options when I hold shift
      Screenshot 2023-08-31 at 17.07.17
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      I can’t reproduce it right now. Do you also know what that is supposed to do?

      Marian_Brchan
      Marian_Brchan
      August 31, 2023

      That’s something different. It takes the elements you have in selection and it works with them as it was a group. This is useful, e.g. if you want to align the selection to the parent element and not relative to the selected elements.

        Saro
        SaroAuthor
        August 31, 2023

        Oh I see, thanks a lot @Marian_Brchan !

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