sansnom Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Hello, when I copy an element from my current work plan, it sticks to the location of the original: this seems normal, it's very practical and what has been happening since the dawn of time... But if I copy an element located outside my work surface on the pasteboard, when I paste it, it does not stick in the same location as the original, but on my work surface, which does not seem at all practical to me at all !… 😡 Bonjour, quand je copie un élément de mon plan de travail courant, il se colle à l'emplacement de l'original : cela semble normal, c'est très pratique et ce qui se passe depuis la nuit des temps... Mais si je copie un élément situé hors de mon plan de travail sur le pasteboard, quand je le colle, il ne se colle pas au même emplacement que l'original, mais sur mon plan de travail, ce qui ne me semble absolument pas pratique du tout !… 😡 Copy-Pasteboard.mp4 Quote Mac Mini M1 16Go – macOS 13.6.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee_T Posted December 6, 2023 Staff Share Posted December 6, 2023 Hi sansnom, This is by design, the pasteboard is outside the active document and items cannot be pasted outside of the document. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Return Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 11 minutes ago, Lee_T said: items cannot be pasted outside of the document. ctrl+j , ctrl(or)alt+drag and move data entry do work so why not copy/paste? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee_T Posted December 6, 2023 Staff Share Posted December 6, 2023 36 minutes ago, Return said: ctrl+j , ctrl(or)alt+drag and move data entry do work so why not copy/paste? If you are power duplicating, the positioning takes priority, as when creating patterns etc. if the duplication happened to cross into the pasteboard, you would suddenly end up with shapes pasted positioned in the middle of a document. With Alt dragging, you are manually positioning items outside the pasteboard which is allowed. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Return Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 It wasn't a " why" question literally. It should copy/paste on the pasteboard too as all other duplication methods are applicable on the pasteboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sansnom Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Oops!... On other platforms and software, I have been able to construct objects outside of the canvas in the past... But nothing too serious: another bad habit to give up. Otherwise, rather than copy and paste, option+drag works with the possibility of duplicating step by step afterwards... Thank you for your feedback. 😉 Quote Mac Mini M1 16Go – macOS 13.6.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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