Where is the lasso selection tool in Designer?

[eobet]

I can find it in Photo (it's a lasso icon) but I can't find it in Designer.

The default box selection method in Designer is always "inside" which is so limiting, and I also don't see any quick switch icons for doing "crossing" or a combination of both...

[GarryP]

It’s in the Pixel Persona only.

[eobet]

But that's unusable for curves?

Also, it's infuriating how there's no exclusive modifier key for de-selecting, since the shift button toggle often toggles on things you don't want because the selection is so inaccurate (or "generous" if you want to do a positive spin on it). 😩

[v_kyr]

1 hour ago, eobet said:

But that's unusable for curves?

Also, it's infuriating how there's no exclusive modifier key for de-selecting, since the shift button toggle often toggles on things you don't want because the selection is so inaccurate (or "generous" if you want to do a positive spin on it). 😩

AFAIK such finer grade selections are only available on a nodes selection base (when using the Node tool for nodes selections), at least for ADe v1 ...

For common Move tool based curves selections there's just the common rectangle way with ...

... or via selecting curve layers via the layers panel. - Shift-Clicking for adding/removing curves from selections works Ok for me (as far as objects are big enough to be easily clicked on) and using Ctrl-/Cmd-D for dismissing selections.

[walt.farrell]

2 hours ago, eobet said:

But that's unusable for curves?

It's a Pixel selection tool, and not relevant for Curves.

As v_kyr mentioned, try the Nodes Tool.

[GregTH9457]

The lack of a lasso tool for selecting vector graphics is a huge deficiency in Designer (v1 or v2).  The programmers for Inkscape also decided that a lasso tool was unnecessary.  This is the main reason why Designer (and Inkscape) can't compete with Illustrator or CorelDraw.  For the type of complex vector graphics I design, a rectangle selector is not accurate enough for selecting fine parts of a drawing or illustration.  Someone at Affinity needs to listen to their customers and maybe someday they will really be able to compete with the best vector graphics programs.  I'm hoping that this deficiency can be corrected in a coming update to v2 of Designer, and then I can finally retire my rather old CorelDraw app.  I did purchase the v2 suite of Affinity programs even knowing that Designer would be mostly unusable to me.

[firstdefence]

Affinity does have a Lasso Node selection option under the Node Tool.

[GregTH9457]

Thank you for your quick response!  In Affinity Designer for Windows, the node tool allows for the selection of an object by clicking and dragging a rectangular marquee to select nodes (or parts of objects).  If, after at least one node or object is selected, the Alt key is then pressed (shift + Alt does the same thing) and the node tool is then clicked and dragged, then the rectangular marquee acts as a lasso for the apparent selection of additional objects.  However, while the behavior of this lasso is like a free-form selection tool, it actually selects nothing in addition to what has already been selected.  So yes, a lasso tool appears after one object is pre-selected, but it has no function other than to select certain nodes in the already selected object.  What I need is to select objects, not nodes.  Again, I ask if anyone knows if Designer has a true lasso section tool?  I sure hope I've missed a well-hidden feature that is sorely needed!

Edited February 17 by GregTH9457

[R C-R]

28 minutes ago, GregTH9457 said:

Again, I ask if anyone knows if Designer has a true lasso section tool?

There is nothing other than what has already been mentioned.

[GregTH9457]

☹️  So sad to hear that...  Please, Affinity development team, give us a lasso selection tool for vector graphics!

[R C-R]

11 minutes ago, GregTH9457 said:

Please, Affinity development team, give us a lasso selection tool for vector graphics!

The appropriate place for this request is the Feedback & Suggestions forum where the developers will see it. (They probably won't here in the Questions forum.)

[Murfee]

 

On 2/16/2024 at 5:08 PM, GregTH9457 said:

The lack of a lasso tool for selecting vector graphics is a huge deficiency in Designer (v1 or v2).

There is a lasso version using the node tool, choose the node tool, hold & keep holding the alt/option key, draw around the nodes you need to select... it doesn't keep an outline like the pixel lasso tool but you can see where you are selecting... no need to click on any nodes just draw around them

 

 

 

[R C-R]

10 minutes ago, Murfee said:

There is a lasso version using the node tool, choose the node tool, hold & keep holding the alt/option key, draw around the nodes you need to select...

That does not do what @GregTH9457 was asking for -- it will only select nodes but not other vector objects like quick shapes that do not have nodes.

[Murfee]

That will teach me to read properly instead of skim reading 😀