First off, I’m keeping my clothes on – not accepting your kind invitation to "bare with you". 🙂
I think what you’re looking for is "stroke" – this is PS-speak for outline. Look at that and, if it isn’t what you’re after, come back.
Opps, You know what I meant :).
Ok, I had a look at the stroke command and it might be what I am after. As long as this command allows me to add a outline to the vector entity, and then manipulate the vector path. What I mean is that after I add the stroke, will the outline move with the edge of my vector entity?
I would try, but the stoke option is grayed out.
Thank you anyway.
OK, so you have drawn a path. Yes?
Go to the paths palette and select the path, then click on the menu button at the top and stroke should be available.
Having drawn the stroke, it is independent of the path, so it can’t move with the path if you subsequently change it.
You’ll need Illustrator for that.
Is the stroked path going to stay active in PS CS??
Sigh
Oh well, Thanks for the help anyway, I think I will call it a day.
You could take the path and convert it to a shape. (Actually, it looks like you probably have a shape already.)
Once it is a shape, then you can apply a layer style to it. (Do that by double-clicking on the layer in the layers palette.) Once there, apply the "stroke" layer style to it, and fill in whatever options you want. This stroke will stay with the path whenever you move it anywhere.
JB:
How do you convert a path to a shape?
with your path active in the paths palette, go to the bottom of the layers palette, select the half white/black circle. select solid color fill adjustment layer.
you now have a vector shape that is based on that path.
double click on the layer to bring up your layer styles, then apply a stroke. you can set the width, color, and other attributes of the stroke there.
Or simply load your path as a selection from the paths palette and then Edit|Stroke. But Jason’s way is how I usually do it.
Jason:
But that "fills" the path instead of stroking it, which is what Grant wanted.
Tony:
Your method is equivalent to my first pitch and would not reflect later changes in the path.
"But that "fills" the path instead of stroking it, which is what Grant wanted."
Not when you turn fill opacity down.
Tony – they want to keep the stroke vector, which edit>stroke wont do.
Yeah Jason, I didn’t pick that up at first. Colins post forced me to actually read the thread. <grin>
No need for cursing.
"inability to add an outline to vector path" would be a better topic heading to help those who can help you find you easier.
