Photo 2.6.0 - It is SO HARD to drag the edge of the workspace!

[spdorsey]

MacOS 15.3.2 (24D81), Macbook Pro M4, 64GB RAM

There needs to be a larger "cushion" when dragging the edge of the workspace. I almost always overshoot it and I don't think the icon changes to the "double-arrow" icon in the correct spot.

1. If the icon changes to double-arrow, it happens after I have already overshot the (seemingly) 1px edge of the work area that I need to click on to resize, this means I am inadvertently clicking on the item behind Affinity Photo, moving the machine's app focus and requiring me to click back into the app.
2. If I go back to try again, the double-arrow does not always reappear, so I have no idea if my action is going to work.
3. If I go SUPER SLOW, it sometimes works, but once again the double-arrow does not always appear to validate (or it seems it appears in the wrong place?)

All of the window-edge sensitivities (I'm also thinking of the palette edges sticking together) need adjustment. They are unreliable and slow down the work process.

 

Edited March 14 by spdorsey

[MikeTO]

Hi @spdorsey I don't have this problem on my Mac, the edges of the app feel just like every other app.

What type of mouse are you using, is it a high resolution mouse?

[spdorsey]

6 minutes ago, MikeTO said:

Hi @spdorsey I don't have this problem on my Mac, the edges of the app feel just like every other app.

What type of mouse are you using, is it a high resolution mouse?

A "Roccat Kone" mouse. It advertises 19K dpi, so yes, I think it's high resolution. (Trying to move away form Logitech, this was my first attempt to replace my old mouse at a reasonable price).

https://www.amazon.com/ROCCAT-Lightweight-Ergonomic-Performance-Aluminum/dp/B091BMFL15

[Scotty77]

This is also particularly evident with a graphics tablet with stylus. I use an XP Pen Artist 24 QHD and it requires a great deal of precision in lowering the stylus to the screen in order to grab the edges, seemingly more so than other programmes and windows. A larger 'cushion' would be very welcome!

[MikeTO]

If you have an old mouse lying around it would be interesting if you could try it with that and compare because I bet this is the key. There have been a few reports of odd glitches with high res mice and Affinity.

[spdorsey]

15 minutes ago, MikeTO said:

If you have an old mouse lying around it would be interesting if you could try it with that and compare because I bet this is the key. There have been a few reports of odd glitches with high res mice and Affinity.

I found this old mouse in a drawer and it paired with my Mac quickly and painlessly. I typically do not use wireless mice.

https://tecknet.com/products/bluetooth-wireless-mouse

It claims to poll at "4800/3200/2400/1600/1200/800DPI". I have no idea what the setting is of the mouse, I did not install any custom software to run the mouse.

The issue persists. I was able to drag the edge a couple of times, but overall it was still very tricky to click the mouse at the moment I saw the double arrow cursor. I missed it almost every time.

I don't know how these sorts of things typically work, but from what I understand about Fitts law, larger targets are easier to hit, and this target appears to be 1px wide. That's pretty hard to hit. (I may be wrong, but it feels like 1px wide).

I hope this helps.

[Old Bruce]

17 hours ago, MikeTO said:

If you have an old mouse lying around ...

Utterly off topic, from Bike by Pink Floyd:

I know a mouse, and he hasn't got a house
I don't know why I call him Gerald
He's getting rather old, but he's a good mouse

[Viktor CR]

@spdorsey Is there a reason for why you are not aiming and waiting to see the double-headed arrow before clicking?

Just clicking around in that area in hopes for it somehow to get what you want won't work 🙂

[spdorsey]

15 hours ago, Viktor CR said:

@spdorsey Is there a reason for why you are not aiming and waiting to see the double-headed arrow before clicking?

Just clicking around in that area in hopes for it somehow to get what you want won't work 🙂

I've been using Photoshop (and hundreds of other apps) for over 40 years and none of them were this finicky. This isn't user error, it's the app. The behavior is markedly different in Affinity apps.