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Selection Tool States -- Automatically change to select tool after drawing a shape or text box

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Hoan Do shared this idea  ·  March 14, 2016  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Delete…  ·  Admin →

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feature-under-review  ·  AdminJoan Lafferty (XD Product Manager, Adobe) responded  ·  March 14, 2016

This was highly debated and designers are split on whether they want this or not. We may provide a preference in the future.

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  • Matt commented  ·  March 03, 2022 14:31  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    tldr: the "workaround" if I can remember to do this is to get in the habit of after creating a text box to press esc three times.

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    Any hotly debated option is ripe for a change in settings/preferences. Please make this available. It drives me nuts how many times I do exactly the following:

    0 - Press v, grab shapes and text boxes, move them around, etc. Do this all day long. Then...

    1 - Press T
    2 - Click on the screen with my mouse.
    3 - type my text
    4 - Press esc to communicate I'm done typing.
    5 - Click somewhere else.
    6 - Press V to bring up the selection cursor.
    7 - See a v flashing on my screen instead.
    8 - Make an angry face at Adobe
    9 - Press delete.

    why is this frustrating? Because you taught me a magic mode (the keyboard shortcut) that helps me go faster, and then you break the magic and violate how it works, in effect punishing me for trying to go faster.

    It's breaking a basic rule in design. As David Knell said, this is the straw that makes me not want to use this product. And it's such a simple fix. It makes me complain about you to other people. I don't want to be a user who complains - none of us do. Win over 56 folks to become your fans and fix this please.

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  • S T commented  ·  January 18, 2022 08:23  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    1. Navigate artboards: No shortcut though this is a basic function in Figma and Sketch.

    2. No preferences

    3. Can’t set up nudge value: Have to create a layout grid first. Awkward and not good user experience.

    4. Can’t scroll zoom in reverse: This is a basic feature in Figma and Sketch.

    5. When doing a desktop preview it is a different size than artboard.

    6. Can’t create an artboard automatically to whatever is on the screen

    7. Can’t click on a bitmap and delete area. Must send to Photoshop

    8. Cursor should change to pointer after zooming automatically instead of having to chose pointer (v)

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  • Travis Ray commented  ·  July 30, 2021 07:41  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    This still isn't a thing? Figma, Sketch, inVision, they all do it. Why does this one not? And still no option? It doesn't make sense.

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  • Ira Bronson commented  ·  May 22, 2021 09:31  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Required to use XD for a single project I am currently on with an agency and I cannot believe that in 2021, five years after this post was created, I am writing this comment, among others. Please fix this. It is putting a massive strain on trying to just... design anything. It's crippling.

    There is a reason the other apps do revert back to the selection tool.

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  • mm commented  ·  May 13, 2021 04:32  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    +1 Really needs to be fixed. It makes me crazy ... unusable for me. Such a great program but this "feature" is really annoying. Let users switch if they want to. Look at Figma!

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  • Anonymous commented  ·  April 13, 2021 02:23  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    This is so bad the only software with this annoing feature, really bad user experience

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  • Olivier commented  ·  February 11, 2021 21:45  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    +1 We need this :)

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  • Åke Eriksson commented  ·  October 26, 2020 08:06  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Hitting escape to go back to the selection tool is a mental model we used to have on Windows XP. Please keep up with current events and allow automatic switch.

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  • Em commented  ·  September 23, 2020 22:11  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Please fix this otherwise it feels incredibly clunky to use.

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  • Dennis commented  ·  July 23, 2020 02:26  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Do we need to infiltrate Adobe first to get the this simple preference we are requesting?

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  • Anonymous commented  ·  April 23, 2020 20:40  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    This needs to be fixed. Even by clicking Command while selecting from type tool Just like other Adobe products. It gives a headache whenever I use XD!

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  • Some Guy Online commented  ·  April 22, 2020 07:21  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    I would love to see source that shows that this is 'debated' and not a MUST-have feature for all designers. I to would really love for this to be a default behavior or at the very least a preference.

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  • Dim Moucht commented  ·  November 05, 2019 04:35  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    This is soooo essential, I love XD but I don't understand why I have to press V every time I need to select something. It saves so much more time. You should definitely consider to provide a preference :)

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  • Anonymous commented  ·  May 21, 2019 18:46  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    honestly this is one of the main things holding me back from moving from sketch right now

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  • Brian Bradshaw commented  ·  January 29, 2019 10:03  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Any updates on whether or not this will be a preference? Not going to use this if I have to tap V every time I want to select something.

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  • Anonymous commented  ·  October 22, 2018 11:19  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    Yeah an option to change the behaviour would be great. Users coming from other apps that work like Sketch/Figma/Studio would feel more at home and wouldn't need to get used to another way of working.

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  • Dennis commented  ·  October 16, 2018 00:43  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    I totally agree. Thats the only reason why I can't imagine to ever use XD.

    If Adobe just would give us users the possibility to choose between both options. Easy solution.

    Btw: All other UX tools I know (Sketch, Figma, Framer, ...) offer the behavior we are requesting here. Why does adobe go against the current?

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  • Anonymous commented  ·  July 31, 2018 22:23  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    The existing selection tool can only be automatically selected, but when there are multiple levels, the selection will be wrong, or the selection cannot be moved after the selection is correct; it is recommended to turn off the automatic selection function, similar to PHOTOSHOP, the user can choose whether to open the automatic selection.

    现有的选择工具只能是自动选择,但是当存在多层级时,会选择失误,或者是选择正确了之后无法移动;建议能够关闭自动选择功能,类似于PHOTOSHOP,用户能够自己选择是否打开自动选择

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  • AdminCorey Lucier (Adobe) (Admin, Adobe) commented  ·  July 25, 2018 09:46  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    You can use ctrl-space if you want a transient zoom tool (or ctrl-option-space to zoom out). Otherwise the formal tool is persistent, as our all tools in XD.

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  • Ccffcc commented  ·  July 25, 2018 01:15  ·  Flag as inappropriate  ·  Edit…  ·  Delete…

    When I used the mobile tool,Then I used the zoom tool to zoom in on the interface. After I used the zoom tool, it didn't automatically return to the move tool.......like PS?

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