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Clone element by dragging, followed by pressing CTRL button
Hi, the company I work for has recently adopted Balsamiq Mockups (Jira) as the main software for creating wireframe screen mock ups, whereas before we would use Microsoft Visio, and attach the screenshot to Jira instead. Everybody seems to be happy with it, and I believe we will be purchasing the license soon.
But there is one thing I really miss which has always been a great productivity booster for me: the ability to clone an element by simply dragging, followed by pressing the CONTROL button and releasing the click.
Any chance this could be added? :)
But there is one thing I really miss which has always been a great productivity booster for me: the ability to clone an element by simply dragging, followed by pressing the CONTROL button and releasing the click.
Any chance this could be added? :)
I’m excited
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Inappropriate?Hi Eddie, you can already do this, but with the ALT key instead of the CTRL key.
I’m happy
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Inappropriate?Hi Giacomo,
I tried on the online version, but it doesn't seem to do it :( Is this a feature available for registered users or am I doing it wrong?
I’m confused
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I just tried it and it worked fine. Select something, hold ALT down (the cursor will change to a "two-little-triangle" pointer, and dragging will duplicate the selection. -
Inappropriate?Ok, so I've done some research on this and here is a list of OS's and browsers in which the cloning feature seem to work (and not) for me:
Mac OS X Version 10.5.6 (Leopard)
Firefox 3.0.8 - clone works *
Safari 3.2.1 (5525.27.1) - clone doesn't work
Opera 9.64.5270 - clone doesn't work
Microsoft Windows 6.0 (Build 6001: Service Pack 1) (Vista Ultimate)
Google Chrome 2.0.169.1 – clone doesn't work
Internet Explorer 7.0.6001.18000 – clone doesn't work
Opera 9.64.10487 – clone doesn't work
Firefox 3.0.8 0 – clone doesn't work
Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18702 – clone doesn't work
and finally
Balsamiq Mockups 1.5.34 – clone works *
Were you using Firefox on a Mac when you tried?
I’m confident
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Inappropriate?Wow Eddie, thanks so much for the extensive tests! Yes I was in fact using FF3 on OS X when I tested it.
The problem with the other browsers is that they "eat" the ALT key and never pass it to the Flash Player, so I have no way to detect that it's down. The joys of plugins... :(
Perhaps the Desktop version would be a better fit for you? It supports a ton of keyboard shortcuts: http://www.balsamiq.com/products/mock...
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