DDBBKK Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 Is there a way to keep the image that I'm working on from moving around on me. The least little movement of/on the mouse tends to move it around.Thanks! Quote
Staff MEB Posted November 8, 2015 Staff Posted November 8, 2015 Hi DDBBKK, No, there's no way to to turn it off. That's by design so you can easily pan around. It takes a little to get used to but it ends up being helpful. At least that was my experience. Is it giving you trouble or are you just getting started with the application? DDBBKK 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
DDBBKK Posted November 9, 2015 Author Posted November 9, 2015 I guess I wish it was a little less sensitive to my mouse movement. Thanks MEB for your continued help! Quote
Staff MEB Posted November 9, 2015 Staff Posted November 9, 2015 You're welcome ^_^ It took me some time to get used to it in the beginning too and i know a few users have reported the same as you, but overall i believe most people get used after using the app for a while. Try it for a few more weeks and let us know how it goes and if it still gives you trouble. DDBBKK 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
PicGeezer Posted December 27, 2019 Posted December 27, 2019 Ive been using AP for a couple years and this image movement is the single most frustrating shortcoming for me. It's particularly difficult when working on panoramas or when trying to accurately crop. How about a simple toggle button on the sidebar to turn position locking one and off. Andrew Buckle 1 Quote
Catshill Posted December 27, 2019 Posted December 27, 2019 Can’t you simply lock the layer or am I missing something? Quote
Andrew Buckle Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 Must admit, it is useful for panning ... be nice if there was a preference to turn it off so the image didn't drift with the slightest move of the mouse. It is one of the more annoying features of any app that loves to pan with an over sensitive mouse Quote
Andrew Buckle Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 On 12/27/2019 at 6:56 AM, Catshill said: Can’t you simply lock the layer or am I missing something? Nothing to do with locking, it is the movement of the document. You can lock and it will still drift or move with the slightest accidental move of the mouse. I often do tutorials and I end up apologising as the image suddenly drifts off the screen during the tutorial. It is a useful feature but it is a useful feature that should be turned off if possible Quote
NotMyFault Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 Maybe i need more coffee, but i really don’t get what the actual problem is. normally the document doesn’t move at all, unless you use the move tool and drag the image Click a window slider or move inside its sensitive area use mouse, menu or keyboard shortcuts to zoom, move or rearrange the document views. Otherwise, using the mouse for other editing actions it only moves inside the image, without moving the image itself. So you are requesting a kind of „view lock“ disabling moving the image view (window) even when the move tool is intentionally active? Or is it something different. Again, sorry for me not getting the point. Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | MBP M3 Windows 11 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 | Dell 27“ 4K iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. I use iPad screenshots and videos even in the Desktop section of the forum when I expect no relevant difference.
Staff MEB Posted August 26, 2021 Staff Posted August 26, 2021 Hi @Andrew Buckle Welcome to Affinity Forums Other than using a regular scroll-wheel mouse there's no way to turn this off. It may be annoying if you are not used to, but give it a chance/some time and you may end liking it more than you expected (i did).@NotMyFault, Andrew is probably using a surface mouse where the finger movements over the surface translate in panning movement of the canvas. With a regular scroll-wheel mouse this doesn't happen which is probably what you are using. NotMyFault 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
Hmnvtn Posted March 16, 2024 Posted March 16, 2024 I have been using Photo for several years now. This issue is the single most frustrating flaw in the design and makes me hate the app at times ... it's annoying, you don't get used to it, there should be a way to turn it off! Quote
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