jakezien Posted May 4, 2015 Share 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! Wiredframe, Gear maker and MattP 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakezien Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sldx Posted August 7, 2015 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 7, 2015 Staff Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakezien Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakezien Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 Bumping this thread again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 25, 2015 Staff Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakezien Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 Thanks for the reply! Reassurance is much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakezien Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 Bump :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterEaster Posted July 8, 2016 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 8, 2016 Staff Share Posted July 8, 2016 It's assigned but wasn't fixed yet (both Mac and Windows), sorry. A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fimdomeio Posted September 22, 2016 Share 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, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 22, 2016 Staff Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts