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2Sticky
Sep 30, 2008, 03:54 PM
In InDesign I can drawer a box and then round the corners going object > Corner options.. etc

However this will round all four corners, is there a way to make it round 2? Or just on, or is the only way to round all of them and then put a box in the corner to cover up the ones I don't want rounded?



design-is
Sep 30, 2008, 04:03 PM
If your familiar with illustrator and the pen tool for creating paths, then you can use the same tool in ID to create a frame of whatever shape you choose, be it 3 right angles and a curve or an oddly shaped curved splat :)

brad.c
Sep 30, 2008, 04:47 PM
Under the Window menu, go to Automation/Scripts
In the Scripts palette, select Application/Samples/JavaScript/CornerEffects.jsx

Under the Pattern pull-down menu, choose whatever combination of corners you need. Note that the first corner is top-right, and then moves counter-clockwise. It's a little finicky, but easier than the alternative. Hopefully this will be enhanced in CS4.

flrazor
Sep 30, 2008, 04:57 PM
Awesome! I had always hoped there was something like this somewhere in the program. Thanks, brad!

Nicolecat
Sep 30, 2008, 04:59 PM
Or...you could just draw the rounded corner box, and place another box over it and pathfinder the corners you don't want rounded.

Quick, easy & painless. :p

design-is
Sep 30, 2008, 05:08 PM
Or...you could just draw the rounded corner box, and place another box over it and pathfinder the corners you don't want rounded.

Quick, easy & painless. :p

That was my point :)

2Sticky
Sep 30, 2008, 05:22 PM
All sound good ways, shall give them a go, thanks.

brad.c
Sep 30, 2008, 05:25 PM
^^ Another valid way to do it. I switched to the javascript method so I could numerically size the box first, then quickly add corners second. Came in handy when creating multiple boxes to match separate, specifically sized regions.