No pasting text as vector selection in Paint Shop Pro 2018?

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No pasting text as vector selection in Paint Shop Pro 2018?

Post by Comics_Letterer »

I'm really, really hoping I'm doing something wrong and this is an easy fix.

I've been using PSP to letter comics continuously since the Jasc days, starting in 2002. I have all my various text objects stored in a template file. I have always just used ctrl-c, ctrl-g to paste them as a vector selection into a vector layer.

Whatever trial version I had of the latest PSP was doing this fine, even though the lack of a text box was strange to me. I lettered several pages of comics during a road trip on a fairly svelte notebook computer. As the trial was expiring today, I went ahead with a full version purchase of PaintShop Pro 2018 Ultimate.

This version is not behaving like the trial. I can use the pick tool to select and manipulate a text object on a vector layer. I can ctrl-c, but not ctrl-g. I know it's on the clipboard, because it will appear in the center of the file as a new vector LAYER if I do ctrl-v.

Please, please, please somebody tell me how I can get back to pasting multiple text objects into the same layer, at the cursor position? This is the number one functionality I need for my job. PSP's ability to seamlessly integrate vector and raster (with multiple vector and text objects on a layer) is the primary reason I still use (and love) the program, despite having a full subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud.

But if this functionality has actually disappeared in PSP 2018, then I am afraid that this is where Corel and I will have to go our separate professional ways. :cry:
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Post by Comics_Letterer »

Okay, I guess I'll take lack of an answer as an answer.
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Re: No pasting text as vector selection in Paint Shop Pro 20

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Comics_Letterer wrote:Okay, I guess I'll take lack of an answer as an answer.
Your post has 76 views as I write this. Not sure what "answer" you are inferring from the lack of replies but, at best, all I can infer is either that none of the viewers have encountered that issue when attempting the same operation or (what I suspect is the real situation) that none of the viewers have attempted the operation so don't have anything that they can say about it. If the former then at least I would expect some replies indicating that those people do not experience the same issue you are reporting.
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Re: No pasting text as vector selection in Paint Shop Pro 20

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I would like to point out that I don't think Corel is intentionally removing this as a feature. If you look in the menu you'll notice that the option to paste as new vector selection is available, it just doesn't do anything. And it fails on other vector shapes as well. So it's most likely a bug.

Can you tell us what version of PSP you have installed? Help -> About see the version number is it 20.0 or 20.2? As you indicated the trial worked I imagine what you have installed now is the latest update.

I need to confirm with someone who hasn't installed the latest update if this is broken for them. It is broken on both of my computers and I have the latest update installed on both of them. I am uninstalling PSP2018 and reinstalling the original version to see if it's broken there. I'll update my post when I'm done. But honestly, I think this is just a new bug that was introduced and not caught by the update. We'll report it and hope Corel fixes it in the next update.
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Re: No pasting text as vector selection in Paint Shop Pro 20

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Works in X9
Does not work in PSP 2018 20.0.0.132
Systems available Win7, Win 8.1,Win 10 Version 1607 Build 14393.2007 & version 20H2 Build 19042.867
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Re: No pasting text as vector selection in Paint Shop Pro 20

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Excellent then we have a starting point. Reported to Corel. But yes, the fact that it doesn't work for any vector says to me this is simply a bug and not intentional on Corel's part.
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Re: No pasting text as vector selection in Paint Shop Pro 20

Post by SgtMoo »

Would also like to report this problem, just randomly started happening for no apparent reason
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Re: No pasting text as vector selection in Paint Shop Pro 20

Post by blueninjaII »

I would also report this problem, one trick is to [ctrl]+V but the selection creates a new layer which you have to drag inte the desired layer. Hoping for an update soon.
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Re: No pasting text as vector selection in Paint Shop Pro 20

Post by soundworks »

I too have the same issue. Only in version 2018 have I not been able to "paste as new vector selection."
I hope this is resolved soon because I have had to revert back to X9 but I want to use the new functionality in 2018.
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Re: No pasting text as vector selection in Paint Shop Pro 2018?

Post by cussotpsp »

I have this same issue and now it's 4 years later. It does seem like a basic function that should work.
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Re: No pasting text as vector selection in Paint Shop Pro 2018?

Post by migf1 »

FWIW, it seems to work fine in PSP 2020 and PSP 2021.

As blueninjaII mentioned already, a workaround for PSP 2018 would be to paste it as new layer, then expand that layer and drag its vector object into the desired destination vector layer (and then delete the empty layer).
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