SteveMyres Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I have a symbol factory object on a page that I was adjusting for size using the extended Properties window, and it was working, but sometime during that process it became unpickable. Now I can't select it for further editing, copying, moving or deletion. It's the goofy looking out-of-proportion tee at the upper left. I can send a copy or excerpt of the app if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzeoTech Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Can you select it by drawing a box around it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMyres Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 As in Ctrl-LeftClick-Drag? Nope. Everything else is still selectable. In fact, if I select something else and drag it past the offending tee, it drags behind the tee. If I leave it there and try selecting via RightClick or Ctrl-RightClick on the tee, or Ctrl-Window around both items, it will select the other thing but not the tee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzeoTech Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Try doing select all on the page, copying, then pasting to a fresh page. Then, if the errant component doesn't carry over, just delete the old page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMyres Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 That was the only thing I could think of as well. Just wanted to try to figure out what was going on so I could prevent it and not have to waste time if it were to happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMyres Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 Much strangeness. I did that and the bad element was copied to the new page! Software breakthrough -- elements that will only select if you DON'T want them to be! However -- I had grouped everything before copying so I could get it in the same page position before exploding, and when I ungrouped, the tee was selectable and I could delete it. So then I went back to the original page, ungrouped, and I could select it there too! Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzeoTech Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Not sure, but remember that with symbol controls, if you use the x/y position feature, the symbol will move around, but in order to select it you have to select the original 0,0 position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMyres Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 Well, I hadn't animated it in that way, but maybe the object database got corrupted in the same was as if I had. Although...after grouping and ungrouping, it still showed at the same location, yet was then selectable (IOW picking in the same location that wouldn't work before grouping and ungrouping). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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