I apologize if this has been asked, but no amount of googling has provided an answer. I'm 100% new to Pixelmator and a couple weeks ago I downloaded the Pro version. I need to make a simple graphic and I need a "mouse pointer" that's standard white, with a colored background. I found a shapes pack from many years ago that's a pxs file, but it doesn't seem to open or work with Pixelmator Pro. That, or I've not figured out how to import those shapes into the app.
Anyway, is there a set of additional basic shapes somewhere, or is there a way to import these shapes from this old Pixelmator file? I'd appreciate the assistance.
How To Import Shapes
2019-01-10 20:50:40
2019-01-14 13:39:27
Thanks for the info. I actually opened Pixelmator Pro for work with a different photo and a small, external window popped up with about 30 other shapes, than just the two from the drop-down. One was an arrow which I made work.
I'm not sure why, but I never saw it. I kept trying to load/open various shapes, and I just saw the default three, and not secondary tiny window with more options.
I also do not have the original app. This is my first time using any software from this company. I'm a software engineer but sometimes I need a tool that's better than something like Paint but not as fully featured (or expensive) as Photoshop, and this one was highly recommended.
I'm not sure why, but I never saw it. I kept trying to load/open various shapes, and I just saw the default three, and not secondary tiny window with more options.
I also do not have the original app. This is my first time using any software from this company. I'm a software engineer but sometimes I need a tool that's better than something like Paint but not as fully featured (or expensive) as Photoshop, and this one was highly recommended.
2019-01-15 11:06:28
Ah, that's the Shapes palette and, if it's not visible, you can click View > Show Shapes to show it. What's more, if you create a mouse pointer shape, you can drop it from the Layers sidebar into the Shapes palette to save it. By the way, here's an example of how you could recreate a macOS style mouse pointer in Pixelmator Pro using multiple shapes:
It's not quite pixel-perfect, but it's a rough example. Basically, there's a white pointer shape with a drop shadow and a smaller black pointer on top of it. Pretty simple to do yourself, but if you want to, you can download that file here:
http://upload-cdn.pixelmator.com/Mouse-Pointer.zip
It's not quite pixel-perfect, but it's a rough example. Basically, there's a white pointer shape with a drop shadow and a smaller black pointer on top of it. Pretty simple to do yourself, but if you want to, you can download that file here:
http://upload-cdn.pixelmator.com/Mouse-Pointer.zip