Secret
Blocks 3.0 Secret #1: The Grid
04/06/07 00:02 Filed in: Cool Stuff
Blocks 3.0 introduced
4 very large
features and they've dominated most of the
forum posts, screencasts,
and blogging. But there were a lot of
additions to Blocks 3.0 that flew in under the
radar. So I figured I'd blog about a few.
First up is a much requested feature: the grid. It's just an alignment grid, but used in conjunction with the guides and the Snap-To feature it can make laying out a page a whole lot easier.
To turn on the grid, open up the Blocks Inspector and select the Settings tab. Here you can turn on the grid by selecting Show Grid and enable snapping by choosing Snap To Grid. Snapping allows blocks to jump a few pixels when they get close to a grid line. In Blocks 3.0 snapping also works when resizing with the handles. Of course you can also specify exactly how bit you'd like the grid to be. I keep mine set at 25px, but you can make it different for each Blocks page.
Want to learn more about Blocks. Visit the online manual, the detailed Library reference, or the Smart Block™ page.
First up is a much requested feature: the grid. It's just an alignment grid, but used in conjunction with the guides and the Snap-To feature it can make laying out a page a whole lot easier.
To turn on the grid, open up the Blocks Inspector and select the Settings tab. Here you can turn on the grid by selecting Show Grid and enable snapping by choosing Snap To Grid. Snapping allows blocks to jump a few pixels when they get close to a grid line. In Blocks 3.0 snapping also works when resizing with the handles. Of course you can also specify exactly how bit you'd like the grid to be. I keep mine set at 25px, but you can make it different for each Blocks page.
Want to learn more about Blocks. Visit the online manual, the detailed Library reference, or the Smart Block™ page.