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I want to keep ("Preferences" > "Snap to pixel grid") enabled, while being able to:
- Center a shape with perfect precision.
- Freely move a shape while snapping to pixel grid when possible.
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Disabling ("Preferences" > "Snap to pixel grid") can be useful when trying to perfectly center a shape inside another. Examples:
- https://forum.figma.com/ask-the-community-7/why-it-doesn-t-align-in-the-center-properly-9206
- https://forum.figma.com/ask-the-community-7/perfectly-centering-22683
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Having ("Preferences" > "Snap to pixel grid") enabled by default can cause issues for beginners.
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Having it enable can be useful too. So, in order to have “Center a shape with perfect precision.” and “Freely move a shape.” we shouldn’t lose the ("Preferences" > "Snap to pixel grid") feature.
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I think the best solution would be to implement this feature, so all of these needs and issues can be resolved.
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Let’s say a new option is added for this, as a result:
- (“Position” > “Align horizontal centers”) button will horizontally center the shape with perfect precision no matter what.
- (“Position” > “Align vertical centers”) button will vertically center the shape with perfect precision no matter what.
- Using the mouse pointer, I can freely move a shape, while it getting snapped to pixel grid when appropriate.
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Maybe the issue here is that, enabling ("Preferences" > "Snap to pixel grid") limits the freedom of movement. So, what if it doesn’t do that, while snapping to pixel grid?
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Allowing to snap to 0.5 and 0.25 pixel (when pixel grid is shown) could solve some of the issues like:Â https://forum.figma.com/ask-the-community-7/perfectly-centering-22683
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Thanks.
