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"Hand" desktop tool isn't implemented

Jordi Moragues · started 2019-07-24 23:37 · updated 2019-07-30 18:47

The "Hand" desktop tool was used in Flash to quickly pan the desktop around. To do this, you could drag anywhere, even devices and controls. In Next, or Studio, "Hand" seems to behave exactly like "Pointer"; dragging devices or controls will move or change them, respectively, instead of panning the desktop.

Comments (9)

2019-07-24 23:58 · 2019-07-24

Hand tool seems to work fine, except it doesn't move your view when you try to do it on a synth and it doesn't move the synth either.

kurp · reply
2019-07-24 23:59 · 2019-07-24

Are you sure you are using the hand tool? This sounds exactly like how the pointer tool should behave

2019-07-25 12:00 · 2019-07-25

"except it doesn't move your view when you try to do it on a synth and it doesn't move the synth either." Well, that's precisely the problem, isn't it? The hand tool is supposed to pan the desktop regardless of where you click: devices, controls, whatever. And yes, I'm sure I'm using the hand tool. And yes, as I said above, it behaves like the pointer tool.

2019-07-25 12:01 · 2019-07-25

I honestly cannot say if the hand tool was working properly before that update. I just found about it now.

kurp · reply
2019-07-25 15:07 · 2019-07-25

I can't seem to get the hand tool to drag devices

2019-07-25 15:42 · 2019-07-25

No, it doesn't, but that's the point. It should pan the desktop instead of getting stuck on the device. It also changes controls, which is not supposed to. In any case, the point is that it's not doing what it should.

kurp · reply
2019-07-25 17:36 · 2019-07-25

'"Hand" seems to behave exactly like "Pointer"; dragging devices or controls will move or change them' You said the hand tool moves devices ;)

2019-07-26 01:03 · 2019-07-26

Sorry, my bad. It doesn't move devices. But it still doesn't pan the desktop, like it's supposed to.

2019-07-30 18:47 · 2019-07-30

Yes, just tested it now and it's working. Thanks a lot! :)