Tooltip on Move tool is wrong?

[Eddie M.]

Hello,

When you select the Move tool then hover it over an asset like an image, this string of text appears at the bottom (see image).

However in doing these, I think the suggestion for Clone and Ignore are mixed up; Option (the button that looks like 3/4 of an X) clones the selected image, not Command. If I'm correct in this, then this is a small UI copy update to fix.

I'm on a one year old MBP running one of the newer versions of OSX.

[Gripsholm Lion]

I just made the most cursory of checks to refresh my memory, but it works as advertised for me. Sorry about being the "works for me" guy!

[Alfred]

1 minute ago, Gripsholm Lion said:

I just made the most cursory of checks

You just had to say ‘cursory’, didn’t you!!

 

[HCl]

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[Gripsholm Lion]

Not sure what you mean, there, Return. ⌥ ignores snapping while moving (without duplication) a placed asset. Using both keys together will duplicate and place without constraint by snapping.

[HCl]

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[fde101]

On the Mac:

 

If you are holding down the option key when you start dragging, it clones the object and ignores snapping.

If you start dragging first, and then hold down the option key while you finish dragging, it moves the existing object, ignoring snapping.

 

If you are holding down the command key when you start dragging, it clones the object and honors snapping.

If you start dragging first, and then hold down the command key while you finish dragging, it does the same thing.

 

I'm not convinced that is how it should work, but at least that is what it is doing for me.

[Gripsholm Lion]

That's interesting. I have no easy way of trying that on my laptop — due to a big touchpad combined with limited dexterity in one hand, I can only really start the drag first, shift one hand around a bit, and stretch for a modifier key — so I tried it on my iMac and you're quite right: for the ⌥ key function, the order matters.

[walt.farrell]

22 hours ago, fde101 said:

I'm not convinced that is how it should work

It's how it's designed, from all the discussions and information I've seen.

[Pšenda]

On 11/3/2024 at 7:25 AM, Eddie M. said:

this string of text appears at the bottom (see image).

Just for information - this strip of information is called the Status bar, see:
https://affinity.help/designer2/English.lproj/pages/Workspace/interface.html

"Tooltip" (in your title name) or Hint is the information/bubble shown under the mouse pointer.