How to clear selection while in Node Tool mode?

Ayo

Sometimes you are working deeply, zoomed in on a drawing and it is not possible to click next to the drawing to deselect or to clear the selection. Escape doesnt work (by the way, not practical for a left-handed mouse pilot) but...

b77

@Ayo Cmd-Shift-A, or from the Select menu > Deselect.

Subpath

@Ayo

to exit a selection is possible with “Ctrl+Shift+a”.

Note: If nodes are selected, you must do this twice

I haven't tried it, but perhaps it's possible to record a macro
for this and then assign it to a simpler key that works better for you

Or, I had the idea that it might be possible to assign deselect
to a mouse button if you have a few

Subpath

@Ayo

clicking on a empty place of the canvas
works also here for deselecting

video here

b77

Well, Escape would be the easiest, like CDR does it.

Currently Escape is used for 'Clear Isolation' and to 'Exit Text Editing'.

I don't think there would be any conflict to use it to deselect nodes as well?

Ayo

@b77 @Subpath

clicking on a empty place of the canvas works also here for deselecting

I know but I introduced my question with:
"working deeply, zoomed in on a drawing it is not possible to click next to the drawing to deselect or to clear the selection"

to exit a selection is possible with “Ctrl+Shift+a”

That's a complex yoga for such a common task. Same for AI.

I had the idea that it might be possible to assign deselect to a mouse button if you have a few

Good idea! I have a middle mouse button. How to assign the command to that button?

Well, Escape would be the easiest, like CDR does it.

Agree, CDR means Coreldraw I suppose.

By the way! Escape does work for the Transform Tool

Subpath

@Ayo

I should be more careful when I read something
But as an excuse my native language is not english

Keyboard shortcuts are in
View > Customize > Keyboard Shortcuts

but I don't know if it's possible
to assign a command to a mouse button
and how to do that

because of keyboard yoga
I'm also out with more than two buttons

Subpath

@Ayo

because of Mouse Button assigning
sometimes a way is via the Mouse software

i have a Matcatz which has a software
where you could assing key shortcuts
to a mouse button

Ayo

@Subpath said in How to clear selection while in Node Tool mode?:

Keyboard shortcuts are in
View > Customize > Keyboard Shortcuts

In V 1.2 beta Vectorstyler > Keyboard Shortcuts

@b77

I don't think there would be any conflict to use it to deselect nodes as well?

Looks lik it works but have to dive into the isolation function first. Don't understand behaviour and function. Different than AI because you can not edit in isolation (wich is is very helpfull).

VectorStyler

@b77 @Ayo @Subpath Would a clear Node selection for Escape by default be ok?

b77

@VectorStyler Can the app have two shortcuts for the same action — Cmd-Shift-A and Escape in this case?

(Apologies if it's a stupid idea).

VectorStyler

@b77 said in How to clear selection while in Node Tool mode?:

@VectorStyler Can the app have two shortcuts for the same action — Cmd-Shift-A and Escape in this case?

Yes, of course.
But in this case the Escape deselect would be baked into the Node editor (just like it is now for the Transform tool).

VectorStyler

@b77 I tested this, and there is no need to change anything. Just define the Escape as a special Node editor shortcut (Keyboard Shortcuts -> Context -> Path Editing).

Subpath

@VectorStyler

i can live with it how it actually is
i dont use Shortcuts most of the time
and i deselect by clicking on the Canvas somewhere

i dont do pro work any more, so i can work as slow as i like
no need to hurry for me

b77

@VectorStyler said in How to clear selection while in Node Tool mode?:

Just define the Escape as a special Node editor shortcut (Keyboard Shortcuts -> Context -> Path Editing).

Yay! It works!

Subpath

@Ayo said in How to clear selection while in Node Tool mode?:

@Subpath said in How to clear selection while in Node Tool mode?:

Keyboard shortcuts are in
View > Customize > Keyboard Shortcuts

In V 1.2 beta Vectorstyler > Keyboard Shortcuts

@b77

I don't think there would be any conflict to use it to deselect nodes as well?

Looks lik it works but have to dive into the isolation function first. Don't understand behaviour and function. Different than AI because you can not edit in isolation (wich is is very helpfull).

i am using the 1.2 Beta

b77

@VectorStyler I would include this among the default node editing shortcuts, for former CDR users.

Ayo

@b77 said in How to clear selection while in Node Tool mode?:

include this among the default node editing shortcuts

Agree
The more 'install and play' hassle free the better. So Escape as a default 'clear selection' for the Transform Tool as well as the node editor would be a good idea if possible. A kind of universal 'clear' regardless of the tool in question.

VectorStyler

@b77 said in How to clear selection while in Node Tool mode?:

@VectorStyler I would include this among the default node editing shortcuts, for former CDR users.

Will be added.