Shortcut for entire layer to be Transparent Lens ?

[dungbtl]

Is there a way to select all within a single Layer
to go transparent? maybe at a fixed %, i.e. 50%

Or maybe input a % dialog?

I've come across a few times where I had to manually
do a Trans Lens on objects with other layers open.
In object manager there's too many objects to select
and if the list is long it takes forever to catch up selecting.

Thanks all

This would be for Corel X4

[shelbym]

If you are working with a lot of shapes grouping makes things go move faster. So you could do something like this:

Sub MakeLayerTransparent()
    Dim s As Shape
    
    Set s = ActiveLayer.Shapes.All.Group
    s.Transparency.ApplyUniformTransparency 50
End Sub

Hope that helps,

-Shelby

[dungbtl]

Cool...

I've added the Ungroup. This helps alot on certain layers.
Then if I need to get back to 0% no transparency, Made a 2nd instance:

s.Transparency.ApplyUniformTransparency 0

Sub MakeLayerTransparent()
    Dim s As Shape
    
    Set s = ActiveLayer.Shapes.All.Group
    s.Transparency.ApplyUniformTransparency 50
    s.Ungroup
End Sub

Works pretty good!

Thanks Shel

[dungbtl]

Well, it was nice.

Try and export an object. By accident I managed
to bring an object(s) to another layer without the
transparency. No luck, you cannot remove the Lens.
Look in Object Manager
Things get ugly. Craps out shortcut keys.

So this blows, oh well went without it.

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Wait.... im just messing around here:
trying anything to see what works/what doesnt

Sub MakeLayerTransparent()
    Dim s As Shape
    
    Set s = ActiveLayer.Shapes.All.Group
    s.Transparency.ApplyNoTransparency
    s.Ungroup
End Sub

Woooo... Object Manager show no Lens

Basic stuff right?

[dungbtl]

Apparently rendered CTRL+L useless
but still is assigned to Combine


Since I am here: .AI SPLITS OBJECT / TEXT !?!?!?!??!

What gives with .AI export. When I choose to export an object, better yet text
it splits the A,B,D,O etc. Other times its fine and doesnt do anything
and exports as a regular object. Then one day decides to split again.
Is it the angle rotation of the earth? Quite annoying and yo-yoey
I use .AI for its low real estate in filesize.