Whoever designed the label tool multi node pointer line was clearly an active sadist, or more kindly, someone who has never documented a drawing.
There seems no obvious or intuitive way at all to adjust pointer line nodes dynamically in a way that gives a useful result. Rather than dragging nodes to shape the pointer line, user is apparently forced to open object properties and manually enter angles for each kink - and even then it seems to be impossible to achieve desired the result (90 degree bends for all kinks - per screenshot below). No combination of angles entered seems to work, and the middle node of the pointer line cannot be adjusted via hotspot.
If anyone can show or tell me how to get this to work, I would be most appreciative!
Operating system used: Windows 11 23H2
It is not meant as a multi-line pointer, it is an inverted pointer.
So if you annotate above the first point clicked it will invert and point from below.
And if you annotate below the first point clicked it will point from above.
The 2 nodes next to the text adjust the same as a normal pointer.
You can't adjust the angle of the inverted part on screen, but you can set it in the properties.
The starting angle lock seems to only affect the middle node when using the stretch movement in the pet palette.
I agree though, being able to adjust the position of all 3 points directly on the scree, would be nice.
Barry.
Still looking?
