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DJackson
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 05/11/2011 : 23:38:02
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'Select' option under tools>edit does not appear to be working any more. Clicking, or double-clicking, on the blue dot of an item in the live layer with the move hand showing S does not select the item, though I can edit the item with 'edit'. Drawing a rectangle or circle around several items with 'select' only selects one item out of the several items enclosed.
Probably I have inadvertently switched something else off or on....
any suggestions are very welcome.
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mapmaker
470 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2011 : 09:57:32
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| We cant replicate this problem. Is it occurring with all object types (polygon,line,point,text)? |
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DJackson
United Kingdom
20 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2011 : 10:24:31
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Thanks very much for looking into this.
The problem occurs with polygons and lines, but not with symbols and text. It occurs in existing and blank projects.
Starting with a blank project, the first time I try to select a polygon or line something flashes up but disappears into the top toolbar area almost instantaneously, so I cannot read it. This vanishing 'something' doesn't show on subsequent attempts to select. |
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mapmaker
470 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2011 : 20:02:05
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| Can you try going to File - System set up - Preferences - Screen, and there un-tick the first option "clean screen", then click OK, and see if that makes any difference? |
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DJackson
United Kingdom
20 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2011 : 09:33:20
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| Thanks MM. I tried that. Clean screen was un-ticked. Have tried ticking, and un-ticking again and re-booting MM, however the problem remains. |
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DJackson
United Kingdom
20 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2011 : 09:50:49
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Hi MM,
Your suggestion re screen options prompted me to look again in the selection manager. The problem is resolved by un-ticking all the boxes in selection manager>options. Thanks again for your help. |
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mapmaker
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Posted - 08/11/2011 : 11:55:48
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| Ah. It was probably the "Only select objects entirely within area" option that was producing that result. |
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