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3. Basics of PhotoLine / 3.4 The Color Editor

### 3.4.4 The Vector Pattern Subdialog

There are two types of pattern in PhotoLine:

- Image patterns that contain only a simple image
- Vector patterns that may contain any type of layer

Vector patterns also have extended settings:

The big preview has two tasks:

- It serves as a preview of the result.
- The size and position of the pattern can be changed using the green rectangle. In most cases, however, it is better and more precise to use the text boxes at the bottom of the window.

Working mode affects both the preview image and the text boxes. When the proportional icon is active, the size ratio is maintained for all changes. When the center icon is active, the center of the pattern rectangle remains in the same position.

Mode controls the arrangement of the pattern tiles. The following modes are available:

Offset is only available for Brick Horizontal and Brick Vertical. It sets the offset of each tile row or column with respect to each other.

Position and Size specify the position of the pattern. The size can be smaller than the actual pattern content. As a result, successive pattern tiles overlap and you can create repeatable patterns more easily.

The colors of a vector pattern are displayed in a color list and can also be changed there directly. This saves you the detour via Create Document and Vector Pattern from Document (see chapter 3.3.2).

Tip: You can also use the Pattern subdialog (chapter 3.4.3) to change the appearance of a vector pattern. There you can assign a foreground color to the vector pattern or scale and rotate it. If you edit a vector layer with the Vector Edit tool (chapter 6.4.1), you can also transform patterns directly in the document window.