CS3 - step and Repeat - WTF?

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December 06, 2007, 02:10:19 PM Last Edit: December 06, 2007, 02:11:18 PM by NinjaPB_43
Why in the world would they make the step and repeat function keep the selection on item that was stepped, instead of how it has been in past versions where the "new" selection is the stepped item?   Make sense?

anybody know how to change this back to like it was in CS2 & CS1?  Im officially insane now..

???


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duck

#1
December 06, 2007, 02:19:05 PM
That's been bugging me as well.
Can't find anything online. I'll watch this thread to see if anyone knows a way to change it.
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#2
December 06, 2007, 02:24:44 PM
certainly is a bugger inside my prepress nostrel, I tells ya..   truly maddening, ADOBE!!  >:(
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David

#3
December 06, 2007, 03:01:19 PM
that is weird.

one thing you can do is to step 1 (either vert. or horiz.), then hit the duplicate (command, option, shift, D) and it will step them across with the distance you first stepped the original.


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December 06, 2007, 03:28:49 PM Last Edit: December 06, 2007, 03:29:41 PM by NinjaPB_43
ewwwwww....     that's a workaround alright..    kinda..   





thanks David..   :P


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jezza

#5
December 06, 2007, 03:43:27 PM
I've been doing that as well. Friggin weired, that's actually Quark functionality. Must've been a feature request!

It kind of makes sense, in the same way you can apply the last filter function in Photoshop etc. Apply once is one key stroke/dialog box, apply another time is 'apple F', the previous command is remembered and reapplied. Basically it's a repeat command without redefining it. Like I say, it kind of makes sense.
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ninjaPB_43

#6
December 06, 2007, 03:59:34 PM
That does make some sense, jezza, but what about when I dont want to repeat the exact same step(horizonatally, lets say), but I want to step the item that I just created by step and repeat on a vertical step, then I have to go to the mouse and manually select that item.. 

 that's actually what bugs me..

before, I could do the first step, and the new item would already be selected and I could just hit the quick key for step and repeat again and change the parameters and hit enter and be done..   now I gotta do all that selecting before the next step and repeat..    there's gotta be a way to change a preference somewhere...    at least I hope..   :(

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jezza

#7
December 06, 2007, 04:05:16 PM
If you don't want to reapply the same command, then you must redefine it, but I get what you're saying. It does seem strange.
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Joe

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December 06, 2007, 08:51:29 PM
In the step and repeat dialog box turn on the "Preview". It then works the way you want it to.
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December 06, 2007, 09:13:56 PM
Quote from: Joe on December 06, 2007, 08:51:29 PMIn the step and repeat dialog box turn on the "Preview". It then works the way you want it to.

ooo la la..     me likey you words..  I'll give it a go in the am. 
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almaink

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December 07, 2007, 07:14:32 AM Last Edit: December 07, 2007, 08:03:16 AM by almaink
Quote from: Joe on December 06, 2007, 08:51:29 PMIn the step and repeat dialog box turn on the "Preview". It then works the way you want it to.

Not for me it don't. I want the old step and repeat back! WTF do they always have to "fix" things that ain't broke!
I've had the CS3 suite for almost a year now and still can't get used to using it, this is the longest amount of time it's taken for me to "adapt" to any Adobe upgrade and it's not just Indy either, I hate CS3 in general.
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Pointyhat

#11
December 07, 2007, 07:51:56 AM
From the Adobe forums:

The preview needs to on when you open the dialog.
If it is off turn it on, cancel the dialog and call again.

ninjaPB_43

#12
December 07, 2007, 09:20:18 AM
Quote from: Joe on December 06, 2007, 08:51:29 PMIn the step and repeat dialog box turn on the "Preview". It then works the way you want it to.

worked a dream..  many thanks Joe.
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Joe

#13
December 07, 2007, 10:14:54 AM
Quote from: almaink on December 07, 2007, 07:14:32 AM
Quote from: Joe on December 06, 2007, 08:51:29 PMIn the step and repeat dialog box turn on the "Preview". It then works the way you want it to.

Not for me it don't. I want the old step and repeat back! WTF do they always have to "fix" things that ain't broke!
I've had the CS3 suite for almost a year now and still can't get used to using it, this is the longest amount of time it's taken for me to "adapt" to any Adobe upgrade and it's not just Indy either, I hate CS3 in general.

Really? Is your InDesign updated to the latest version? It worked on two different installs for me but I did have to turn the preview on and click okay one time for it to work for future times but it seems as long as that preview is on by default it holds for me.

I have to agree with the rest of your statement on CS3. Sometimes they would be better off just leaving things alone. But if they do that I guess there is no reason for upgrades. LOL Can't kill the goose that lays the golden egg. The UI is the worst thing in all of CS3 and on this point I'll give Microsoft some credit. Even in Vista you have the option to go back to the older Windows UI. I wish Adobe would have given me that choice...especially with Acrobat.
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almaink

#14
December 07, 2007, 10:31:42 AM
Well I like just about nothing in Indy CS3, the pallets suck, I hate the new pages layout, step and repeat even with preview on, doesn't always work the way I want it to. It does have a few cool things to be fair like multi image placing, but I already had a script to do that with since CS1.  Bloat sucks...
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