Crosshairs for moving objects manually
I think Dorico has this feature already and it would be a great convenience. I do realise the grid function usually solves the scenarios where you would want that, but i think a crosshair would be more intuitive for most users and it could work in junction with the grid system.
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A couple years back there was a Pull Request that implemented that, didn't get merged for too long and finally closed by the author out of frustration.
Cross-hairs could be nice indeed in certain special cases, but - are you trying to drag symbols on a regular basis? I definitely don't recommend that if you care at all about precision. Cursor keys are far more accurate, and easily allow you to move vertically only, or horizontally only. Which I think is you goal here, unless I'm misunderstanding the picture? Attaching your actual score and describing in more detail what you are trying to do would allow us to give better suggestions.
Again, yes, someday cross-hairs could be nice as a way of improving the precision, of dragging but better still to find solutions that don't rely on eyeballing things at all but instead have the precision built in - like the cursor keys. Or the Inspector - especially useful for aligning multiple objects perfectly every time.
In reply to Cross-hairs could be nice… by Marc Sabatella
The image is just how Im visualising the crosshair, I don't have an issue per say.
I do very often use the cursor/arrow keys and the inspector (where the grid function is buried) to move elements around to precise alignment. But that still makes it inconvenient when the objects aren't necessarily linked, have differently positioned anchors or something else. In those sorts of situations having a crosshair on top with the arrow keys and the inspector would be very beneficial. Think of it as a backup, for the occasional situations where the built in precision of musescore doesn't reach. like manual editing of slurs, pedalings and hairpins which is a royal pain in the ass, especially when they are all squished together with articulations. (Example situation in picture, literally every slur required manual dragging and a crosshair would have made that painful process just that much faster)
And outside of precision I believe a crosshair would be an appealing feature for newbies who are definitely just dragging stuff around. Not to mention how much musescore encourages users to just drag stuff anyway.
In reply to The image is just how Im… by NemerK - Kalle…
I will again say, yes, I agree someday it might be nice to have cross-hairs.
But I'm not understanding how it is relevant to your example at all. What exactly are you doing that you'd propose using the crosshair for in adjusting those slurs? Attaching the actual score - not just a picture - and describing more precisely what change you are trying to make and how the cross-hair would help, would go a long ways to understanding the use case here. That would help both in prioritizing the cross-hair feature, but also in findings ways to automate whatever it is you are doing in a way that doesn't require "eyeballing" it.
In reply to I will again say, yes, I… by Marc Sabatella
Regardless of cross hairs, an ability to link objects and move them at once would be useful.
In reply to Regardless of cross hairs,… by xavierjazz
You can do this, just select them and drag. I think this might not have always been possible, but it is now. Or to get them to align, use the offset fields in the Inspector to move them into alignment and then together from there.