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  • fruitsalad1

    • Blue disc is a filled circle. Black line is a path with thick stroke.fruitsalad
    • instead of whining like a little bitch why don't you update your illustrator, rtfm, and post rants in one of the illustrator or adobe threads?sted
    • update my illy? i've got the latest version.
      And this is blog stuff. everyday of my life.
      fruitsalad
    • well than you know what's the next step. (just a hint: it's in the View menu)sted
    • and the other shit what will blooow your mind is the command (or ctrl) key.sted
    • Put the circle on another layer, turn it off, then select the stroke?face_melter
    • how about click the stroke outside the circle?oey
    • https://helpx.adobe.…oey
    • oey kills the fun "select behind objects" helps, but if you turn on the smart guides that's where the magic happenssted
    • sorry.oey
    • Blue shape is on top here. Learn how layers and locked objects work before whining.monospaced
    • You're doing it wrong.i_monk
    • Cmd+A. Hold Shift and De-select Circle. Spin Barrel. Hold to Temple. Pull Trigger.robthelad
    • Command-Yelahon
    • cut the guy some slack. we've all struggled with illy's selection limitationsGnash
    • You can also try right-click -> Select -> Next object below. Comes in handy sometimes.monoboy
    • Layers palette for the win, here.Continuity
    • To all at the above comments. Crap. It should just select the stroke, by seeing that i'm figging clicking on the stroke!fruitsalad
    • There should be no hacks, annoying smart guides or locking layers crap. Just one tool, one click, stroke selected.fruitsalad
    • start drawing and after the 4-5 overlapping objects you will see why is this shit that way, not the way you imagine. smart guides are actually greatsted
    • Cmd+Alt+Y, Alt+F, Cmd+Y+Cmd+Alt+Jdrgs
    • click and drag a rectangle over the area outside the circle. hrfmmphderpset
    • or just select both and then deselect circle. ERMGERGERD ELLERSTRERTERset
    • Blue shape is on top. Holy shit.monospaced
    • ^ LOLContinuity
    • There are like 13 ways to do this.i_monk
    • It's a blend mode, probably 'Multiply', check your transparency windowWhiteFace
    • Use black arrow's sibling. His name is white arrow.cannonball1978
    • this makes mono upsetdoesnotexist
    • Send me the file... harobthelad
    • You're all in denial - you haven't recently had a taste of Freehand. You're too drunk on Illy to see the reality.fruitsalad
    • dude, even Macromedia hasn't "recently had a taste of Freehand." You're drunk, that shit died years agomonospaced

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