Graphics Programs Reference
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Dashes behave like short lines, and therefore have both end caps and, potentially,
corner joins. End caps work with dashes exactly as they do with the ends of paths—
each dash is treated as a very short path. However, if a dashed path goes around the
corner, it can make that turn in one of two ways: The spacing between the dashes can
be precise and constant, so the dash won't necessarily bend around a corner, or even
reach to it, or you can click the “Aligns dashes to corners and path ends, adjusting
lengths to fit” icon. Dashes won't be precisely spaced, but will look tidy at the
corners. The command affects dash spacing for other shapes, from circles to stars, as
well.
SALLY COX
(Top) When Dashes with round caps are added to art by Sally Cox,
the default option in the Stroke panel pre-
serves dash size but are unevenly distributed
around the frame; (bottom) changing the op-
tion to Align to corners dash size varies the
