jakezien Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 Noticed a frustrating issue in Designer. Description below; .gif attached. When I duplicate and move an object by option- or command-dragging, and then I undo, I often wind up with a "stack" of erroneous duplicates in the object's original position. This can be hard to notice, and often results in a cluttered layers panel and a heavy document. The issue here is that in other apps, the convention is that option-dragging is a single command, which is entirely cancelled by an undo. But in Designer, an option-drag is actually two commands: there is an implicit copy at first, and then a translation. Undo only reverses the translation, not the copy. It's hard to remember to undo twice when I've only performed one action, and the resulting pileup of artwork is easy to miss. Thanks a ton, Serif—I love Designer, and you guys are just amazing! Gear maker, Wiredframe and MattP 3
jakezien Posted July 22, 2015 Author Posted July 22, 2015 Bumping up this thread, as I still find myself tripping over this issue when I use the app. Anyone else find this to be a snag in their workflow?
sldx Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 I'm with you brotha. The problem is that AD interprets an ALT-drag as two actions (duplicate and move) and an undo only undoes the move. You have to remember to undo twice after an alt-drag. Which, obviously, never happens :( jakezien 1
Staff MEB Posted August 7, 2015 Staff Posted August 7, 2015 Hello jakezien. sldx, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Thanks for reporting this. Issue logged to be looked at. jakezien 1 A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
jakezien Posted August 11, 2015 Author Posted August 11, 2015 Hello jakezien. sldx, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) Thanks for reporting this. Issue logged to be looked at. Thanks so much for responding! Looking forward to a fix for this bug.
Staff MEB Posted September 25, 2015 Staff Posted September 25, 2015 Hi jakezien, There wasn't time yet to fix this one. It's not forgotten. Sorry about it. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
jakezien Posted October 1, 2015 Author Posted October 1, 2015 Thanks for the reply! Reassurance is much appreciated.
MasterEaster Posted July 8, 2016 Posted July 8, 2016 Hello, how is the status of this old bug? One year later, undoing a command-dragged object still doesn't undo the complete action leaving a duplicate in the position of its source.
Staff MEB Posted July 8, 2016 Staff Posted July 8, 2016 It's assigned but wasn't fixed yet (both Mac and Windows), sorry. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
fimdomeio Posted September 22, 2016 Posted September 22, 2016 There are some minor usability issues in affinity but this is the one that really makes me suffer.I bump into it so many times... My documents are constantly filled with duplicates and it's a pain to find them,
Staff MEB Posted September 22, 2016 Staff Posted September 22, 2016 Hi fimdomeio, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) I've bumped this issue in our log. I'm sorry for the inconvenience this is causing. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software
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