[Feature]: How to set the checkbox to display continuously, even if it exceeds the canvas, it can still be displayed normally

[zhenzi0322]

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Description

Current State

What I want is for the selection box beyond the canvas to be displayed normally

Additional Context

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[houssameddine-h]

I don't think this would be possible, because it's obviously outside of the canvas, and we can't draw shapes outside of it.

I did achieve something similar by making the actual canvas big, and drawing a locked rectangle in it. When exporting the canvas, I only export the content within the locked rectangle.

[zhenzi0322]

What I want is a rectangle that can be moved out of the canvas to see the control box

[houssameddine-h]

So I kind of forgot about this feature, and then today, while playing with some design tools, I thought I might need this at some point. So this is how I did it:

First, I created 4 locked rectangles around the main drawing area, and made them extend to the edges of the canvas:

Then, I set the fill color of these rectangles to my desired background color of the canvas:

Finally, I moved the rectangles to the front of the canvas stack (made them the last layer).

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The tricky part is whenever you add an object to the canvas, you have to move the rectangles to the front of the stack.

I know this is not exactly what you want, but it might be useful for someone else.