jackamus Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Is there a way when using 'alt-cmd' to resize an object to get the bounding box it to snap to a guide? Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchshader Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Pressing alt overrides snapping, so i guess not Quote intel core i5, 16GB 128Gb ssd win10 Pro Huion new 1060plus. philips 272p 2560x1440px on intel HD2500 onboard graphics Razer Tartarus Chroma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 That's interesting! I think we have a situation where a combination of two shortcut keys has interfered with a another shortcut key! If equally resizing used say 'cmd-p' or some other key then the problem would be solved. Could I do this by creating a personalised shortcut to resize equally? Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 What does 'alt-cmd' , when resizing an object, do on a MAC? Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 Just draw a circle, select it press alt-cmd whilst dragging a corner handle and see what happens! Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Callum Posted October 17, 2019 Staff Share Posted October 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, jackamus said: Just draw a circle, select it press alt-cmd whilst dragging a corner handle and see what happens! I don't think pressing ALT is adding anything here I think just pressing CMD will do the trick. Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, jackamus said: Just draw a circle, select it press alt-cmd whilst dragging a corner handle and see what happens! You assume that we all have Macs. The obvious equivalent for Windows Alt+Ctrl, seems to have no effect at all while resizing an object. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted October 17, 2019 Staff Share Posted October 17, 2019 42 minutes ago, jackamus said: Is there a way when using 'alt-cmd' to resize an object to get the bounding box it to snap to a guide? Hi jackamus, If you mean snap to a guide while scaling up from centre make sure you pick a corner handle on the same side of the object as the guide. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: You assume that we all have Macs. The obvious equivalent for Windows Alt+Ctrl, seems to have no effect at all while resizing an object. LOL! You're right! I've been using alt as well ever since I asked how to do this years ago on this forum! I'm pretty certain that was what I was told and I've been doing it ever since! Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 1 minute ago, MEB said: Hi jackamus, If you mean snap to a guide while scaling up from centre make sure you pick a corner handle on the same side of the object as the guide. I tried it with a circle using a handle away from the guide and it still worked but laterally reversed the circle Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted October 17, 2019 Staff Share Posted October 17, 2019 Also works but you end up with a flipped object. While with a circle that doesn't make much difference it will do with other non symmetric objects. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Just now, jackamus said: LOL! You're right! I've been using alt as well ever since I asked how to do this years ago on this forum! I'm pretty certain that was what I was told and I've been doing it ever since! So, what does it do with Alt? Or, what do you think it does that's different from not using Alt? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 15 minutes ago, MEB said: Also works but you end up with a flipped object. While with a circle that doesn't make much difference it will do with other non symmetric objects. It will make a noticeable difference if you turn it into a Text Frame, or use Text on a Path Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted October 17, 2019 Staff Share Posted October 17, 2019 Text will be more obvious but it really doesn't matter the type of object if it ends turning into something you didn't intended/wanted. walt.farrell 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackamus Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 23 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: It will make a noticeable difference if you turn it into a Text Frame, or use Text on a Path Pressing 'alt' overrides snapping! That's what was happening to me and that is why I posted the question in the first place! Quote If voting made any difference it wouldn't be allowed! Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the obedience of fools. To be ignorant of world happenings is forgivable - to be willingly ignorant is unforgivable. Truth does not need to be protected only lies do. Mac OS Monterey 12.6.4 AD version 2.3.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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