@Clippy-notes Thank you for sharing Then I thought about using a halftone-based approach. At first, it seemed like a promising direction, since halftones are specifically designed to generate regular patterns of dots within a shape. Unfortunately, I ran into the same limitation. [image: 1781948369638-f7eaaf2d-6714-4b8b-99b0-a5d378478b81-image.png] Halftone can also generate text filled with complete symbols, just make sure 'Clipped Halftone' is unchecked [image: 1783068728973-clipped-halftone-unchecked.png] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RI8qHCvHnUjRZy8AEp2BxQJVW2vOZxZc/view?usp=drive_link Halftone complete symbols.vstyler

@Subpath I changed the permissions to public, but I don't know why it won't let you view it without logging in. You can just download it directly https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ERwSPYi5IcxRtCytyMQ051rsJvPXd-qI/view?usp=drive_link

Great foundational tutorial! Thanks for sharing.

@nrdesign, @devil-dinosaur Here is the Artistic brush Tut I promised—it’s finished and released. It took a few days longer than planned due to the heatwave here in Germany. The order of the day was mostly eating ice cream, drinking plenty of fluids, and sitting outside in the shade. Here the Link for the Tut https://www.vectorstyler.com/forum/topic/5850/some-basics-regarding-the-creation-and-use-of-artistic-brushes-as-well-as-a-fast-way-for-selecting-such-a-brush.

@Subpath Will be fixed

@Clippy-notes Can you send me a file with this example

@Clippy-notes Yes, if it is running in the background this will cause this. It should not run if the window is closed

@Li-Xiao I will try to replicate and fix this.

@macos Send me the vstyler file containing that image (just before the cropping phase) to csraba at vectorstyler.com

@VectorStyler I tested this on a base model Mac mini M4. Moving the text in the top left corner is perfectly smooth at first. However, moving the masked object in the bottom right causes lag. After that, moving the text in the top-left becomes laggy as well. https://youtube.com/shorts/Zv0shwdhanc?feature=share

@VectorStyler This is working properly on macOS, but it’s a Windows only issue.

@VectorStyler I now fully understand the current behavior. Even with the current mouse operations, I find the double-click actions to be highly useful for my workflow. As for the future backlog implementation, please don't rush to do everything at once. I think it would be perfectly fine to roll out vertical fit first, and then horizontal fit down the road when the time is right. Thank you so much for the helpful tips and for listening to my requests. Best regards,

@mackotomi The only thing I can tell you is to update your computer's drivers and controllers. During the 1.3 update, my computer went crazy asking me for an update.

@VectorStyler Great! I'm very thanksful [image: 1782128472255-6b0938e7-2f01-467e-a157-c1ecd13747cc-image.png]

@Raaskot But it puzzles me what the Distribute section is for. It works quite erratic. Distribute should do an equal spacing between the selected margins (shown in the icon)

@Boldline I will check the crash reports

@Boldline The automatic backup options are in Settings -> Document Files

@Raaskot Looks like the crop tool keeps the image centered. I will try to find a solution for this An other way to crop is to convert to curves and use the Node tool to edit the path of the image.

@nocturnalYL It is the title the view, the same options used in display. I will change it.

@nocturnalYL If youn have a HDR display, try the 16-Bit/Component mode in the View -> Display Options -> Color -> Precision field. EDIT: but it does not support HDR rendering (the color domains are different in HDR).