[Alchemancer]

The only thing I found on the forums was Surov's request a year ago for this feature amongst a short list. The ability to move one pixel at a time Up, Down, Left, Right using the arrow Keys. Perhaps with modifiers: Ctrl, Alt, and/or Shift. The combination of Ctrl+Alt+[Arrow Key] changes the orientation of the screen on the monitor within Windows. Not sure if any other combos are preset. Curious how possible this feature would be, and how others feel about its usefulness.

Thanks,
Jeff

[Aldy]

Hi Jeff'=
Just wondering how would you isolate 1 pixel;
to enable moving it?

[Alchemancer]

Aldy, on 14 February 2012 - 11:16 AM, said:

Hi Jeff'=
Just wondering how would you isolate 1 pixel;
to enable moving it?

Ahh, took me a minute to figure out what I think you meant. I don't wish to take a pixel and move it, as in copy and paste, but rather to be able to move the cursor/brush a single pixel. I usually have Precision Cursor checked in Preferences, which puts tiny cross-hairs in the center of the brush cursor. Often I am trying to precisely align this center, or the outer area of the brush, perhaps on a guide line, edge of page, or some other element on the page. This is very difficult with the stylus, and still even with a trackball mouse it is hard to align. For clip stamping, text, guidelines, pasting or other uses, I think this feature would be valuable. Let's say I try to stamp something, and the act of clicking has moved my brush a bit, then I have to undo, realign, restamp, undo, realign, restamp until I get whatever it is in the exact position I want. I sometimes set my mouse speed super slow, which helps. If I am pasting/stamping/etc something, it would be nice I could perhaps shift+[arrow key] before releasing the mouse button, to get the pasted object exactly where I want it. Hope this makes more sense.

Jeff

[minstrel]

Greetings Jeff...

I first thought, as Aldy did, that you were trying to move pixels around...and that you must be a very patient man.

Fun stuff words are!

Anyhow, don't think this will be possible. It's not a vector/cad program so setting points, then moving/aligning them, will be a pretty tall
order for a bitmap program like TwistedBrush.

That being said, the only workaround I can suggest that might help you accomplish your goal...
Study up of "drawing guides/grid snap" - this will allow for easy 'snap-like' alignment for all clip items and the like...

All Success!
minstrel

ps- another option just struck me. If you create your design work using multiple layers, you can easily move each of those layer, seperately, into correct positions. My hope and request is that one day Ken will add a more robust layer
capability...namely, linking/joining which would help in situtations like these.

[Aldy]

Jeff,
Yes.A much better explanation.
I would agree whit Minstrel separate layers & move tool.

[bishka]

Have you tried using the Offset Filter? It can allow of quite small movements and if you need to move more than one layer by the same amount you can use the 'Use Last Setting'

Hope this helps Regards Bishka

[methodman]

Couldn't you trace the outlines and then fill in the area with the pixels. Isn't that how most things are painted. I actually have been practicing geometry on paper so I haven't been creating with TB much lately but my courses will give me more skill at using it like real artists would expect. I sewed an entire latch hook rug last year took me 10 months I expect that to turn into pixel concentration. !Anyways Hoping!

Good luck.

[Ken Carlino]

Thanks for the request and discussion. It is noted for future consideration.

Thanks!
Ken