Ctrl / Shift when dragging handle to crop in Affinity Photo don't work?

[jmsjms]

I am confused. Few videos couldn't answer my question. I tried to hold down Ctrl or Shift (or both) when dragging down the top handle to crop the image, but the bottom handle doesn't mirror the action to go up?

[GarryP]

That functionality seems to be working fine for me in Photo 2.3.1 on Windows.

I’ve tried a few different scenarios but it works each time.

Would you be able to attach a video recording of it not working so we can see what's happening?

[R C-R]

Works fine for me on my Mac using the CMD key, so I think it should work for you with that key if you are on a Mac or with the CTRL key if on Windows.

[walt.farrell]

Even a screenshot of the complete application window might help, if providing a recording is difficult.

[jmsjms]

I am using 1.10.6... version. Here is a screenshot, although it wouldn't show the action of holding the shift and/or alt keys when dragging the upper point down.

[R C-R]

12 minutes ago, jmsjms said:

... although it wouldn't show the action of holding the shift and/or alt keys...

You need to hold down the Control key, not either of those two.

[jmsjms]

Holding down the Control key and dragging the cropping point down, results in some kind of a line being created as I am dragging down. I don't know the name of it, but it's some kind of other cropping tool for reorienting the positioning of the items; nevertheless, that doesn't resolve the issue.

[walt.farrell]

Ctrl works fine for me on Windows when cropping in the Develop Persona as you're doing. We may need to see a recording after all.

[Ron P.]

I noticed the same behavior in Version 1,  as @jmsjms described. Version 2 it works fine.

[walt.farrell]

2 minutes ago, Ron P. said:

I noticed the same behavior in Version 1,  as @jmsjms described. Version 2 it works fine.

Good point. I hadn't tried on V1. 

The behavior with the Ctrl key is new in 2.1: 

https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/whats-new/

[GarryP]

@jmsjms As mentioned above, in V1 and V2 of Photo, while using the Crop Tool, holding the Ctrl key before dragging gives you quick access to the Straighten functionality (the mouse pointer changes to a ‘spirit level’ icon). 

This is slightly different in some V2 versions where holding the Ctrl key before dragging a handle will give you a different result, which is the one you are looking for.

If you are trying to follow V2 tutorials while using V1 you might come up against some problems where functionality has been added or changed in V2.

There are sometimes ways to do the same thing differently in the different versions but, in this case, there is no analogue that I know of.

When asking questions or reporting problems it will be better if you tell us, at the start, which version of the software you are using as that can help us to give you the right advice more quickly.

[jmsjms]

I am using 1.10.6... version.

[walt.farrell]

3 minutes ago, jmsjms said:

I am using 1.10.6... version.

Which is why you don't have this function, which is new in 2.1.

[jmsjms]

All right, so I am closing the discussion.