Tim Gummer Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Two quite bad issues that seem related. I can't move or drag to copy with option using the the Artboard field. The tool insists on creating a new artboard over the original artboard. And with the general selector tool i can move but can't option/drag to copy. These issues are specific to the current 1.7.0.4 beta. I've searched but can't find anyone else with the issue. AM running MacOS 10.13.6 I would be very glad of a solution as I er… have a real project running using beta, with no way back. Thanks one planet, one chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Gummer Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 I should add - it's also sometimes impossible to even select an existing artboard for editing, wth the artboard tool or in the layers palette :(. Also that with the regular select tool, drag copy can be done IF the option key is pressed before any slecting. Though for Artboard drag/copy is completely broken, every time Tim one planet, one chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Tim Gummer said: The tool insists on creating a new artboard over the original artboard. I believe that is by design. At least, it is the same here. You will have to do it like this: Select the Move Tool Click the artboard to select it (it must be highlighted in the layers list!) Hold down Option (Alt), click the artboard and drag to make a copy That should work with artboards too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Tim Gummer said: Also that with the regular select tool, drag copy can be done IF the option key is pressed before any slecting This is also by design, because pressing the Option (Alt) key after having started dragging an object is designed to disable snapping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Gummer Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 So those 'by design' behaviours are new ? But unannounced? The tools are behaving very differently from alpha, and the option-drag behaviour is different from (I think) all my other apps. As to the problem selecting i mentioned - that is almost certainly a bug, and again different from the release version. I've videoed the issue at https://www.dropbox.com/s/yahaw6czy9l3qu1/Affinity designer Beta artboard select bug.mov?dl=0 I's mostly in outline mode to see what is actually going on - the artboard tool cannot select artboards. And it can't creat them - instead it draws an arc. Methinks something is rotten in Denmark… Tim one planet, one chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Hi Tim, when I have a look at your video, I have the impression that you try to select your artboard with the Vector Brush tool, as witnessed by the crosshair cursor. But it is impossible to select anything with Vector Brush tool. You will have to use the Move Tool instead. I made a short video to explain how things are working on my computer. Should you see something different, I would expect this to be a bug. You are right though, that the Option + Drag action is different from any other app. I must say I have become accustomed to it in the mean time, yet there is this difference … well … Hope my video is helpful … Alex Tools.mov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fde101 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 1 hour ago, A_B_C said: But it is impossible to select anything with Vector Brush tool. Technically you can do it using the Layers panel. A_B_C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tim Gummer Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 Thanks for the quick reply A_B_C, and going to the trouble of making a video. I'm definitely not choosing the the Vector Brush tool - I'm selecting the Artboard tool. The second from top tool on the tools palette. I may be getting vector brush behaviour but the tool i select IS the Artboard tool. I'm a very experienced (and passionate) user of AD - from it's earliest releases (coming from a Freehand background). I know what the vector brush tool is but i'm not choosing it. And currently i'm using 1.6 and 1.7 concurrently so i have a clear picture of the differences. Something fundamental is wrong here. I could make another video but i hope the above makes this clear. What next? one planet, one chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 1 minute ago, Tim Gummer said: I'm definitely not choosing the the Vector Brush tool - I'm selecting the Artboard tool. The second from top tool on the tools palette. If you want to move an Artboard, why don't you use the Move Tool? -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.7, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B_C Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 12 hours ago, Tim Gummer said: I may be getting vector brush behaviour but the tool i select IS the Artboard tool. I'm a very experienced (and passionate) user of AD - from it's earliest releases (coming from a Freehand background). I know what the vector brush tool is but i'm not choosing it. Hmm … this is very mysterious indeed. Let me apologise for my misunderstanding. I didn’t mean to offend you with this video. I should have guessed from the advanced structure of your document that you couldn’t have fallen prey to such a small oversight. I am sorry. But when you have a look at this snippet from your video, you will understand how I came to the conclusion that you are using the Vector Brush Tool. I couldn’t see your toolbar, and it is incredibly strange to see that the Artboard Tool should be able to draw a line. What’s going on here?! Again, I am sorry for my over-explanatory video. Maybe it will help other people though. Alex Quote.mov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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