Tablet Zoom in Affinty Photo Designer ?

[Dmerc]

Hi,

I just can't find anything concerning this subject:

 

Is there a way to configure some nice quick tablet zoom ( + possibly rotate view) option?

 

Something like Alt + MMB + Drag or Alt+ Drag.

 

Switching to zoom Mode (z) seems the only way how I can use the zoom (leaving the right hand on the tablet), but that's not ideal, two key strokes, you have to find the Z-Key and it is not very fluent, when your left hand rests on the Alt/Shift/Space Area. And I can't find any configuration options to set that up.

 

Additionally I am used to rotate view in other painting applications fluently, which is very handy, too.

 

I thank you for any advice,

 

Best regards, Peter

xoio GmbH

 

 

 

[Dmerc]

Bump up - I can't believe that there is no response to that ? Does anybody have a suggestion?

[JFisher]

Hi Dmerc
 

Welcome to the forum :)

If you're on Mac you can select Space+CMD and click with your mouse to zoom in. Or you can go into Preferences > Tools and check the 'Use mouse wheel to zoom', you may find this more practical.

[Dmerc]

Hey, JFisher

 

Space + Strg (on a windows machine) did the trick! Thanks!

 

2 suggestions:

 

Canvas rotation would be great in a similar fashion

General preferences + documentation to adjust viewport navigation would be great. I searched for these topics everywhere ...

 

Cheers, Peter

[Engelbert]

Finally found a workable and easy solution. I do more painting than image manipulation, so panning and zooming hundreds or thousands of times per piece gets really frustrating if it requires fifteen buttons and thirty tools.

I use a Wacom Intuos 4 tablet, but have always overlooked a very handy navigation option in the Wacom Tablet Properties. It is possible to set the pen buttons to certain navigation functions. There is a nice list to choose from and for me the pan/zoom is a god-send that finally solves most of AP's difficult navigation style without even having the need for a modifier key. Clicking the button set to pan/zoom while hovering pans, and dragging the tip while clicking the button zooms. So simple and it was hiding in plain view all along!

Anyway, there are lots of options and combinations to choose from, so I hope this helps you out, too.

[saunamonster]

Hi,

I was looking for something like this. The work around of Engelbert for me is not working propperly, I tried to get used to it but it is annoying and it is not easy no get the touch of it. I also tried with the option Pan/scroll and I got the same.

It would be great to have a customizable shorcut for this, as everyother app has.

[Engelbert]

Sorry to hear it's not working for you, but I greatly second your request for having more customization options for input settings. It is a constant pain to have to find solutions that harmonize well across apps while apps like AP force you to abandon previously successful combos. For me this is one of the main reasons I cannot recommend AP for serious digital painting.

Personally I don't understand why things like this don't get priority over new tools and features. Adding a new tool results in one or two extra gimmicks. More customization in input, bindings etc instantly improves all existing tools and workflows.