Is there a way to set a shortcut to rotate canvas on a Windows desktop?

[Wayne Burrows]

Hello All,

I am working in Beta 2.1 right now. (for full disclosure)

I have just learned that I can rotate my canvas in 15 degree increments in Designer by View > Rotate Left/Rotate Right. I would like to know is there any way of setting a shortcut for this. Just to go 45 degrees is a pain.

I've tried the 'Right Click' method as it instructs here https://bit.ly/41rH40z - but the rotate left or right options doesn't show up at all in my list of options for some reason.

I see that in Photo, it's as easy as holding down Alt (or Alt & Ctrl) and simply scrolling the mouse wheel. Easy frikn peasy - but no such luck in Designer from what I can tell thus far.

Can anybody help out with at least setting up a shortcut?

Thanks!

WB

[R C-R]

32 minutes ago, Wayne Burrows said:

I have just learned that I can rotate my canvas in 15 degree increments in Designer by View > Rotate Left/Rotate Right. I would like to know is there any way of setting a shortcut for this.

In Preferences, set the first popup tp "Designer" & the second one to "View." Then scroll down to where you see Rotate Left & Rotate Right in the list & assign whatever shortcuts to them that you want & are not also being used by some other function.

[Wayne Burrows]

1 hour ago, R C-R said:

In Preferences, set the first popup tp "Designer" & the second one to "View."

Hi R C-R,

I forgot to mention... I've been seeing different users say 'go to Preferences', but there is no Preferences within any of the menu options - at least not on my Windows desktop. The best I have come up with is Edit > Settings. NOW that I've dug into this some more since I saw your instruction, I realize that Settings < is > Preferences.

What I'm thinking is, there's a Preference option on mobile devices but not on desktops. I can only speak for mine and on mine, I see NO Preferences menu of any kind anywhere.

So after I went into settings, I navigated to 'Shortcuts' and I saw the 2 drop down menus that you mentioned, towards the top of the 'Settings' pop up box.

I've set my shortcut. Really appreciate the help R C-R!!

WB

 

[Dan C]

9 hours ago, Wayne Burrows said:

I've been seeing different users say 'go to Preferences', but there is no Preferences within any of the menu options - at least not on my Windows desktop. The best I have come up with is Edit > Settings. NOW that I've dug into this some more since I saw your instruction, I realize that Settings < is > Preferences.

I can see that you are currently using the beta version and I can confirm that this changed in Affinity v2.1 - for versions 2.0.4 and below, the option was named Preferences. Due to a change in macOS, from 2.1 onwards the Affinity apps will instead use Settings for this menu name, on both macOS and Windows.

I hope this clears things up

[Wayne Burrows]

On 4/21/2023 at 5:43 AM, Dan C said:

this changed in Affinity v2.1

Hey Dan C,

Right after I made that last post, I pulled up 2.0.4 because I was curious to see if it was different and I saw exactly what you just spoke of.

So yes, I'm all cleared up now. Lol

Thanx!