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1. How
do I get the eraser tool to behave like an eraser?
2. How
do I erase pieces of an image?
3. Is
there a way to tell FW2 to erase everything but one color?
Q.
How do I get the eraser tool to behave like an eraser? When I activate
it all I get is a path line that disappears, but the pixels I want to
erase remain.
A. That eraser
tool had me baffled until I finally figured out how powerful it could
be. When editing vector lines I'd consider it a cutting tool as opposed
to an eraser tool. When a line is drawn with that tool it'll cut all your
vector lines into two sections.
Let's say you want to have a half circle
but don't want to mess with the bezier tools. First select the circle,
then use the cutting (eraser) tool to cut the circle in half. While at
first glance it may seem like you still have a circle, you'll notice that
you can now select one side or the other. Simply select the side you'd
like to delete and hit [DEL]. Voila! Instant half circle.
Jon Snook
Q.
How do I erase pieces of an image?
A. If you're
using FW1, first enter image edit mode by double-clicking on the image
with the Pointer. Then select a selection tool (the Marquee, Lasso, or
Magic Wand) and select the desired area. Press Delete and you're done.
If you're using FW2, beginning to work
on an image with a selection (or other image tool) automatically enters
you into image edit mode.
Joseph Lowery
Author, Dreamweaver Bible
http://www.idest.com/dreamweaver/
Q.
Is there a way to tell FW2 to erase everything, but one color or to
erase everything of a given color?
A. For vector
objects use the Find and Replace panel to find any color and replace it
with any other color.
For bitmap objects, use the Magic Wand
tool set to a tight tolerance to select a range of pixels that comprise
the color you wish to replace and then choose Edit>Select Similar to add
all similar pixels to the selection. Then use the paint bucket to set
the color to which you want to change.
enthusiastically,
mark haynes
macromedia tech support