[Pro] how to center a pass-through graphic

Hi,

Does anyone know how to center a graphic that I imported into a graphic box that is a pass-though .png graphic? There is no center option at all and the graphic is coming in left aligned in the box even though it has already been cropped in photoshop.

Thanks!


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1 idea I have if there is no other option is. Put the pass through graphic in the box and click “fit box to content”. Then I would drag this into the middle of the intended and set graphic box. This would have to be eye-balled but at least I could move around the pass-through graphic.

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Passthrough images are just that; passthrough and don’t get touched (or aligned) by Freeway on output. Rather than importing the image as a passthrough you can try adding the image as a background image (which by their nature are also passthroughs) and then set this to align center in the parent box. Look at the item appearance tab (the paint brush icon) in the Inspector palette with the image box selected.
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Tim.

On 23 Feb 2012, at 18:45, Hoffman wrote:

Does anyone know how to center a graphic that I imported into a graphic box that is a pass-though .png graphic? There is no center option at all and the graphic is coming in left aligned in the box even though it has already been cropped in photoshop.


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I assume this is done by drawing a HTML box. it will not work with graphic box right?

I did it as a background image with HTML box and looks good, however-no way to hyperlink it since these are icons. this is a problem.

I do have another possible answer.

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Tim what do you think of this…

goal: A pass-through .png graphic that you can center…
(to be used as a row of 11 ics going horizontally and even spaced above icon text labels)

  1. Draw a graphic box the size I need (i.e. 80 x80).

2))Duplicate the graphic box right on top of iteself.
3) Import pass-through graphic
4) Fit box to content
5) Now your pass thru graphic is inside a fitted box which is inside the main box and I can use the arrows to shift left or right to get graphic in center.

Whatcha think?


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You can do this via css by applying the png as a background-image to the html box and set the (name) ‘background-positioning’ to (value) ‘center’ via the ‘Extended’ option.

#divname {
background-image: (url/…);
background-positioning: center; }


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Yes that will work if the smaller box with the image in it is a child of the larger parent item. You can then position the child relative to the parent.
As I mentioned before I think if you just want to position the item dead centre in the box then apply the image as a background image and set the alignment to center and repeat to none.
Freeway often offers several ways to achieve the same effect so pick a workflow that makes sense to you and go for it.
Regards,
Tim.

On 23 Feb 2012, at 21:20, Hoffman wrote:

Tim what do you think of this…

goal: A pass-through .png graphic that you can center…
(to be used as a row of 11 ics going horizontally and even spaced above icon text labels)

  1. Draw a graphic box the size I need (i.e. 80 x80).

2))Duplicate the graphic box right on top of iteself.
3) Import pass-through graphic
4) Fit box to content
5) Now your pass thru graphic is inside a fitted box which is inside the main box and I can use the arrows to shift left or right to get graphic in center.


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Thanks guys!


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