Aligning shapes

Is there a way to align multiple shapes?  I would like to chose multiple shapes, then be able to align them by their top, bottom, left, or right edges, their verticle or horizontal centers, etc.
 
Thanks.
 
Roy
  
 
Please provide this additional data: 
Exact HyperSnap version in use (from Help/About menu): __7.18.00____ 
Windows version in use: __XP Pro____ 

I fixed the issue with aligning shapes now in version 7.19 of HyperSnap, and also added the "Align" command to the "Edit" tab of HyperSnap ribbon.
 
Greg

Greg,
    I find the current alignment capability, even fixed, to be rather cumbersome and limited. I urge you to consider making it more like the conventional approach found in other good drawing programs. Specifically:

• Instead of having the user complete the alignment by moving and setting a grid line, just simply align the objects relative to their own top, bottom, left and right edges and/or centers, but keep them selected so the user can then reposition the aligned group where desired.
• With the above convention in place, a preferred set of alignment options would then be as listed below, in a single popup where you can independently select the desired horizontal and vertical specifications and apply them both in one step:
  
  • HORIZONTAL Alignment: Left; Centrally; Right; Equally Spaced, None
  • VERTICAL Alignment: Top; Centrally; Bottom; Equally Spaced, None

Jerry
 

Hi Greg,
  The choice of the "primary" object need not be complicated since it's expected the user will subsequently reposition the aligned group to the desired location right afterwards. It's not an explicit choice the user has to make or that you need to have to distinguish with controls or otherwise. But I would suggest in each case choosing the object whose corresponding (center, left/right/top/bottom edge) is in the relative "middle" of all of them.
 
The best way to illustrate the sort of behavior I'm talking about is to look at this instructional video from Xara.com for the alignment function in their drawing software. Keep in mind, they have even more alignment options than the basic ones I suggested and those can be ignored for now.
 
I used Xara and later Xara 2 a great deal back in the early 90's and still have Corel Xara 2 after they sold the rights to Corel. But since then, they bought the rights back and the Xara software is here again, better than ever and for only $89 for the basic version. For my money, this is the best, most intuitive, drawing and image program that exists.
 
Most of my suggestions in the forum here will be based on the Xara experience, but I'm not trying to have you turn HyperSnap into another Xara.  I see great utility in using HyperSnap - one program - for screen capture and most of my basic drawing and image editing needs. And it's mainly in these basic functional areas - like alignment -- which I'd like HyperSnap to emulate. But again, a lot of this functionality is also the conventional way done in other programs as well, with minor variations.
 
Jerry
 
 
 
 
What is VS ?

In LabVIEW (my preferred programming language) alignment works as follows:
Align bottom - aligns to 'bottom most' item picked
Align top - aligns to 'top most' item picked
Align left - aligns to 'left most' item picked
Align right - aligns to 'right most' item picked
Align center (vertical or horizontal) - aligns to 'average center' of all items picked
 
This is very easy to use, remember and visualize

Great, thanks.
 
BTW, why does my atavar show ERROR!
 
Roy