Value Inputs UI quirks

[prophet]

A few quirks and requests regarding the Value Inputs throughout Publisher.

• I believe almost all value inputs should have corresponding "up/down" arrows next to them so one can increment values quickly. They are most notably missing in the Transform palette, a spot that I use them quite frequently.

• Some measurement controls include sliders (Transform > Rotation, Stroke > Width), but still I think the up/down arrows should be an option since they are much faster if you know what value you want. The stroke weight slider is especially cumbersome to find the precise value you want since the .1 and .5 values are included. And while I can certainly select the value in the input and type "3pt", it would just be a quick 3 clicks to get there with arrows.

• The above 2 points are almost addressed by being able to use the physical up and down arrow keys on the keyboard when an input is selected, but there seems to be a bug with the inclusion of the "unit" in some of the inputs. e.g. I can select the value of the text skew, width and height, then using the arrow keys on the keyboard, change the value and see the live preview. But in the font size, tracking and leading, when I change the values, the unit (pt, %) is missing and doesn't give a live preview. The workaround is to change the value and then hit Tab or Return to jump out of the input, after which the unit reappears and the change is applied.

• Speaking of Tab jumping, that behavior is missing from the Text Frame > General > Insets group of inputs.

That's all for now.

So close to using this great program for production work! You're doing  great job Affinity!!

 

[HannsP]

1+ – and, of course, I miss those arrows in Photo and Designer as well!!!

[Pšenda]

On 12/12/2019 at 9:55 PM, prophet said:

so one can increment values quickly.

- up/down keyboard arrows,

- scroll over the input field,

- with Shift = 10x, with Ctrl = 0.1x

[fde101]

On 12/18/2019 at 5:19 PM, Pšenda said:

scroll over the input field,

Yes, in most places, just use the mouse wheel - even faster than the arrow buttons - though I think they disabled that for one or two specific studio panels?

[prophet]

On 12/20/2019 at 10:58 AM, fde101 said:

Yes, in most places, just use the mouse wheel - even faster than the arrow buttons - though I think they disabled that for one or two specific studio panels?

Indeed, that works, but it has the same imprecise feel as the stroke slider depending on how speedy my mouse is. Prone to overshooting as I scroll.

[eluengo]

yes

clicking on a numerical field and using up-dwn arrow keys works ok,

but.... it is generally necessary to confirm value change with enter/return to see effects.

it would be welcome.... inmediate effect to be seen

also, pls, for font size!