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Kex Godel

Master Slacker

Join date: 14 Nov 2003

Posts: 869

04-19-2004 00:10

Often while I'm editing a bunch of prims, I'll go to click my left mouse button to select another prim, but in doing so I sometimes slightly move my mouse.

What winds up happening is the object gets moved slightly in some direction.

To prevent this, I find I always have to hit ctrl-z after each item I select to make sure I didn't move it while in the process of selecting it.

Is there some way we could make it so while in edit mode, we can have the option to not move the object while within the same click event as selecting the object?

Note I would ask this to be an option, not to change the existing behavior.

Strife Onizuka

Moonchild

Join date: 3 Mar 2004

Posts: 5,887

04-19-2004 00:37

me want me want

after building a mountain i'm not fond of accidentaly moving a section. Maybe make it one of the radio buttons in the edit box.

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Oz Spade

ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand

Join date: 23 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,708

04-19-2004 03:34

I desperatly agree to this as well, has happened to me many a times, same thing with rotating and accidently clicking in the middle an... well thats a whole nother story, but yeah the accidently moving is highly anoying.

Once I'm done with building something I usualy Lock it just so I don't accidently move it with the clicking, if there could be some way to do this too for editing... not sure how though.

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Tiger Crossing

The Prim Maker

Join date: 18 Aug 2003

Posts: 1,560

04-19-2004 08:06

I have this problem too. When the Undo wasn't working right, it was SOOO frustrating. But it's annoying even with everything is working normally. (Not I did not say "right"

)

There's an easy fix: If the SHIFT is down, disable moving objects. (Except when dragging the arrows for duplicating.) This way, you can safely select several objects without moving them accidently.

On the same note, don't let objects that have touch scripts be dragable by their owner outside of Edit mode. There's NO reason for that.

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Select without moving
Kex Godel Master Slacker Join date: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 869	04-19-2004 00:10 Often while I'm editing a bunch of prims, I'll go to click my left mouse button to select another prim, but in doing so I sometimes slightly move my mouse. What winds up happening is the object gets moved slightly in some direction. To prevent this, I find I always have to hit ctrl-z after each item I select to make sure I didn't move it while in the process of selecting it. Is there some way we could make it so while in edit mode, we can have the option to not move the object while within the same click event as selecting the object? Note I would ask this to be an option, not to change the existing behavior.
Strife Onizuka Moonchild Join date: 3 Mar 2004 Posts: 5,887	04-19-2004 00:37 me want me want after building a mountain i'm not fond of accidentaly moving a section. Maybe make it one of the radio buttons in the edit box. _____________________ Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river. - Cyril Connolly Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence. - James Nachtwey
Oz Spade ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand Join date: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,708	04-19-2004 03:34 I desperatly agree to this as well, has happened to me many a times, same thing with rotating and accidently clicking in the middle an... well thats a whole nother story, but yeah the accidently moving is highly anoying. Once I'm done with building something I usualy Lock it just so I don't accidently move it with the clicking, if there could be some way to do this too for editing... not sure how though. _____________________ "Don't anticipate outcome," the man said. "Await the unfolding of events. Remain in the moment." - Konrad
Tiger Crossing The Prim Maker Join date: 18 Aug 2003 Posts: 1,560	04-19-2004 08:06 I have this problem too. When the Undo wasn't working right, it was SOOO frustrating. But it's annoying even with everything is working normally. (Not I did not say "right" ) There's an easy fix: If the SHIFT is down, disable moving objects. (Except when dragging the arrows for duplicating.) This way, you can safely select several objects without moving them accidently. On the same note, don't let objects that have touch scripts be dragable by their owner outside of Edit mode. There's NO reason for that. _____________________ ~ Tiger Crossing ~ (Nonsanity)

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