dcr Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Hello, I use Designer with a Wacom tablet on my MacBook Pro. There are four buttons on the Wacom which I have configured for Shift, Control, Option and Command. Occasionally, I will be creating an illustration in Designer and I'll use one of the buttons or a combination. Usually, I am trying to maintain proportions so I usually gravitate toward Shift because that's what that evil illustration program uses. In any event, I'll hit the wrong button and/or combo. Then I am essentially locked out of doing anything in Designer. If I move the cursor over an object on the artboard, it will sort of highlight with something like cropmarks. But, I cannot select anything. I cannot change tools. Pressing buttons on the Wacom tablet doesn't release it. The only way I can get out of it is to Save the file. If the file is new, I cannot name it because it won't let me use the keyboard. Then I either have to Quit or Force-Quit Designer and restart the computer before I can use Designer again. I don't know if I am triggering something in Designer or the OS. I can't get a screenshot of what happens because I'm locked out of that too. I am hoping this sounds familiar to someone and can tell me what I am triggering and how to get out of it easier than what I am currently doing. I mean, if I trigger it with a button or combination of buttons, there must be a release the same way, right? If so, I haven't figured it out yet. I have not encountered this in Photo or Publisher, but I don't use them nearly as often as Designer, so I can't say for certain whether it is a Designer-only thing or just something I've only managed to stumble upon in Designer. And, as I mentioned, it could be something OS-related as well, though I have no idea what kind of feature this would be since it seems to have no practical use. This one has been bugging me for a while. I have tried to track it down but can't seem to intentionally trigger it. Only seems to happen when I don't want it to and then I'm like, dang, which button did I just click? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcr Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 And then I just saw I posted this in the wrong area. Mods, feel free to move it . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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