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alt-dragging (dupli) does not snap/align


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I'm still not very happy about affinity's alt-dragging behaviour, where you have to decide BEFORE pressing the mouse, if you want to duplicate. From ID or AI I'm used to drag, and then think of all the modifier-keys to hold...

But what's very annoying is that things don't snap to my guides anymore, while in alt-dragging mode. This has to be a bug, i'm sure!

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While holding the Alt/Option key down snapping is turned off.

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5 hours ago, woefi said:

But what's very annoying is that things don't snap to my guides anymore, while in alt-dragging mode. This has to be a bug, i'm sure!

It's not. If you want it to snap, don't use Alt. Use (probably) Cmd as the modifier to copy it.

(Or release Alt after starting the drag, as @haakoo suggested.)

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7 minutes ago, haakoo said:

You can also use ctrl+drag or was it cmd+drag on mac

 

5 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

Use (probably) Cmd as the modifier to copy it.

As far as the Affinity apps are concerned, Ctrl on Windows is Cmd on a Mac. This applies in all cases except for clearing your user data, where it’s Ctrl on both platforms.

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3 hours ago, Old Bruce said:

While holding the Alt/Option key down snapping is turned off.

 

3 hours ago, haakoo said:

Release the alt button when dragged a distance,it should then snap again.

You can also use ctrl+drag or was it cmd+drag on mac

 

3 hours ago, walt.farrell said:

don't use Alt. Use (probably) Cmd as the modifier to copy it.

(Or release Alt after starting the drag, as @haakoo suggested.)

 

So my main error was using alt (as I learned from Creative Suite) Command is the new way to go!

Thank you all!

  • Main machine: iMac 2019 (21,5-inch 4k, 6core), 64GB RAM, 1TB nvme + 2TB ssd, running on Mac OS 13;
  • Display setup: 28" 5k Display (primary) + 21,5" iMac4k-Display for studio panels (secondary);
  • Keyboard layout: german apple extended keyboard (aluminium);

 

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