Matthias Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 I propose a temporary shortcut to the Zoom tool when using the Move tool: pressing cmd-space shows the Zoom-In tool, pressing alt-space shows the Zoom-out tool. Better yet if the toggling worked from any tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rui_mac Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Yes!I started an illustration in AD yesterday and I miss it a lot.Also, a way to temporarily switch to the pointer tool.Sometimes I just finishes drawing something with the brush or any other tool and the curve came out fine but needs to be placed just a bit to the left, or whatever.Having to press V to switch to the pointer tool, move the object and switching back to the tool it was set before is a nuisance.There should be a modifier key that would, while pressed, change to the pointer tool. Matthias 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff TonyB Posted August 8, 2014 Staff Share Posted August 8, 2014 I propose a temporary shortcut to the Zoom tool when using the Move tool: pressing cmd-space shows the Zoom-In tool, pressing alt-space shows the Zoom-out tool. Better yet if the toggling worked from any tool. Seems sensible and harmless. We will have a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRScott Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Once again, look at how Sketchbook Pro does it. Press the Space Bar and it brings up a gadget that you can move/zoom/rotate with just one key and the mouse/wacom pen. Quote Gregg OS X Version 10.14.6 iMac 27" 3.2 GHz i5- 32 GB Huion Kamvas Pro 20 iPad Pro 12.9" IOS 13 AD = OS IOS, AP = OS IOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Matthias and rui_mac, you're basically describing the way it's done in illustrator. I will admit my muscle memory wants that setup as well. ;) GRscott, I know of a few apps that have this setup and I must say I'm not a fan of the gadget popup. I find it clunky and jarring to interact with arrows or a magnifying glass or numerical input interface that takes my focus away from what I'm working on. A quick key short to zoom > bam > and it toggles back to where you were and you move on... no thought required. Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rui_mac Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I also prefer a simple approach. A simple shortcut to zoom and bam!!It is not an Illustrator thing, though. Lots of other application do it that way. FreeHand also did it like that. Yes, yes... I know... I had to talk about FreeHand ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I agree rui_mac it's a convention across many apps. Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raskolnikov Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I would like to use the zoom with the mouse wheel without having to keep pushed the ALT button every time. And if dragging (the hand) can be used buy keeping the mouse wheel pushed will be great!! :) Thanks for this awesome programm , sure it has a lot to improve (although stability it's quiet ok!) but will be great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted September 2, 2014 Staff Share Posted September 2, 2014 I've added the modifiers to zoom in/out with Space+Cmd/Alt. This will be in today's beta - let me know how it goes :) Cheers, Matt rui_mac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Great, thanks Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rui_mac Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Can't wait!!! Come on!! Release the Kraken... I mean, the beta :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raskolnikov Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 I've added the modifiers to zoom in/out with Space+Cmd/Alt. This will be in today's beta - let me know how it goes :) Cheers, Matt It works the zooming with Mouse wheel + Alt ... but i don't know if it's possible to zoom just with the wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 Works great! Cool, thanks Matt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 It does works great Matt, just when I was getting used to the scroll wheel zoom ;-) ... although sometimes it reverts to the hand tool and I have to retype the shortcut... (I'm making sure I don't hit the spacebar first) might be my fumbling fingers, anyone else have this happen? Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted September 5, 2014 Staff Share Posted September 5, 2014 Hi retrograde, It should work just fine by hitting space, then hitting Cmd/Alt. I've got the Apple default setup still, so if I had held Cmd then pressed space I would get the system spotlight feature instead. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raskolnikov Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 For me (I'm too Autocad's user) the perfection would be been able to zoom ONLY with the mouse wheel and moving the whole canvas by keeping pushed the mouse wheel. (forgetting about alt, command , option ....) better use one than 2 hands. It's very useful, fast and the natural way of going from one to other place in the canvas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 +1 for depressing the mousewheel to pan. Quote Twitter: @Writer_DaleAffinity apps run on: Ryzen 5 3600, 32GB RAM, GTX1650 Super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrograde Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Thanks Matt, like I said, it's probably my fingers moving too fast... re the scroll wheel for panning and zooming, I'm fine with that as long as there are ways to still pan and zoom with a tablet and pen workflow... the new current setup is great. Quote http://www.kevincreative.com https://www.behance.net/kevincreative https://dribbble.com/kevincreative https://www.instagram.com/kevincreative/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuab Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I would like to toggle the option of zooming when I use the scroll wheel by holding down opt/alt. I also am very used to holding cmd/ctrl first then space to temporarily use the zoom and scrub left and right to zoom in and out. I would be interested to see something like this addressed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 21, 2016 Staff Share Posted September 21, 2016 Hi joshuab, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) You can toggle the option of zooming when you press and hold the ⌥ (option/alt) key. If you want to use the mouse scroll wheel to zoom by default you can enable it in Preferences, Tools section checking Use mouse wheel to zoom. You can also use scrubby zoom pressing and holding Space (first) + ⌘ (cmd) then dragging the mouse. Am i missing something? Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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