Multi button selection in designer

[MarkStega]

It would be really, really nice if, in addition to the designer's "lasso" method, one could pick multiple buttons by using the CTRL key with the mouse (Hold CTRL key, left click two or more buttons). Then you could easily size/move the buttons by typing into the height/width/x/y or any other field.

It can be very difficult to get the lasso perfectly positioned and there are more things then alignment that could get set (font, color, etc) if this methodology was to be added.

Note - I posted something similar to this in the "Announcements" section & realized that it really belonged in this section. Sorry for the duplication.

[oneman]

Also the ability to nudge a selected group with the arrow keys...

[Atlas]

I second MarkStega's request. I've wanted to line up buttons on both sides of the screen but couldn't get them without selecting stuff in the middle.

[mattdisaster]

All of these ideas are great, the lasso is awesome though, maybe cntrl for the lasso, shift for the box multi select. That would rock.

-matt

[MarkStega]

I agree with Matt; I didn't mean to suggest that the lasso method be dropped, just that the CTRL method be added as another way to select multiple objects and apply new properties...

I see in the announcements threads that this task is a bit larger than a "quick fix", so, hopefully, it will be promoted to a "sticky" in this forum

[mattdisaster]

Good idea!

-matt