Assigning a gradient fill to a shape is well and good, but how would I go about rotating the gradient fill? Must I rotate the entire shape or is there a setting hiding some where?

Path of the object, I suppose. Thanks though, that sounds helpful. I'm not inclined to try a beta release, but I haven't had a lot of time to spend on graphics lately anyhow. Thanks for specifying the settings especially.

The texture business is exactly what I needed, thank you.

As for the snapping, those were the settings I was working with. I guess I will continue to mess with them when I have time again. School

Thanks a bunch!

I wrote this out in detail twice and it failed to post, so forgive me for being brief this time. How can I apply textures to a shape? This is kind of a necessity for me. Snapping. Played around with the settings, not getting the results I want. I want object edges and nodes to snap to each other. Ho...