Bug: snapping to lines

[KD952]

Hello!

I just upgraded to build 385

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Snapping to mid-point no longer works with lines on build 385.

Here are my settings:

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As you can see in the following gif snapping to mid-point no longer works for lines.
Still works for polygon lines.

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Kind regards,
Daniel

[David.P]

Wow, as if snapping alone wouldn't be a totally awesome feature for an PDF Editor, it is even configurable! I didn't know that.

When the devs take a look into this bug as reported by Daniel, maybe a tiny audible feedback could be added to the snapping feature?

That would make snapping even more intuitive. I have been using a similar feature (programmed in AutoHotKey) for years in PowerPoint, which is my main drawing program, and it makes drawing stuff all day long so much faster and less tiring.

Actually, I have made that feature active system-wide in the meantime. It makes a tiny "click" sound every time the mouse cursor changes, i.e. when you hover or pass over things with your mouse:

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SetTimer, CursorClick, 11 ; run every 11 milliseconds

CursorClick:
	CursorNow := A_Cursor ; determine the current cursor
	If (CursorNow != "IBeam") and (CursorNow != "Arrow") and  (CursorNow != CursorPrevious) ; determine if the cursor has changed (except if the cursor is =IBeam or =Arrow)
		{
		;~ ToolTip, CursorClick %CursorPrevious% %CursorNow% ; shows what the current cursor is, for debugging
        SoundPlay, C:\Windows\Media\MenuPopup.wav  ; play a tiny click sound
		}
	CursorPrevious := CursorNow
Return

The MenuPopup.wav file is attached, just put this into your C:\Windows\Media folder to try.

Thanks for considering!

Best regards
David

MenuPopup.wav.zip

[Tracker Supp-Stefan]

Hello KD952, David.P,

@KD952 - thanks for your report!
I've managed to reproduce the issue and have created the ticket for our devs so that they can get this resolved:
#6800: Editor 385: Snapping to midpoint works only for some annotations

@David P - I will make sure that the dev team also sees and considers your comments, but I can't make promises for such a sound being added from our side!

Kind regards,
Stefan

[KD952]

Hello Stefan!

Could you expand the ticket to include the following problem:

"Snapping position indicators no longer show up for area tool, perimeter tool and polygon line tool when pressing shift key"

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Kind regards,
Daniel

[Jordan - Tracker Supp]

Hello KD952,

Pressing Shift key does have a different function when used with those two tools - to draw the line in increments of 15 degree for more precision. And if the perimeter/area tool start from outside the figure ( when including other shapes or more complex areas) ,there are cases that you will not be able to select the snap point.

Holding the key to show snap position and then to have to relies it in order to link your line does not sound very functional.

The snap point do show when you hover over it and holding shift for the first helps if the snap point is the first used by the tool. I did check several builds back, but I was not able to find one where the Shift key had that function.

[KD952]

Hello Jordan!

The area tool, perimeter tool and polygon line tool did lose this functionality recently. Cannot say which build.

For comparison line tool still works as intended.
Snapping position indicators show up while holding shift key.

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Kind regards,
Daniel.

[KD952]

Maybe a better wording would be:

"Snapping position indicators disappear while pressing shift key" (for area tool, perimeter tool and polygon line tool)

[TrackerSupp-Daniel]

Hello, KD952

Thank you for the excellent explanation, I have successfully reproduced the issue, and created a ticket showcasing it. As per usual, this is an internal ticket, but you can ask any member of the support team for updates in the future:

RT#6852: Bug: Poly-Tools - snap icon not shown when shift is held.

Kind regards,