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Michael_Campbell
Michael_Campbell
March 21, 2022

Keyboard shortcuts + command for resizing: fill container etc

  • March 21, 2022
  • 17 replies
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Chaining resizing options (fill container, fixed, hug etc) on auto layout frames takes a lot of time. it would be great to have keyboard shortcuts for them.
If not keyboard short cuts then commands I can get to with cmd+P.
Also: I thing double clicking an edge could make it fill the container (similar to hitting the edge of a text area)

Suggestions (given that auto layout is Shift+A):

  • SHIFT+A happens on release, not key down so that you can then…
  • SHIFT+A+LEFT = Hug
  • SHIFT+A+RIGHT = Fill
  • SHIFT+A+DOWN = Fixed

Existing:

Screenshot 2022-03-21 at 13.15.55

    17 replies

    Kylie2
    Kylie2
    March 22, 2022

    Love and second this idea!!

      Michael_Oberle
      Michael_Oberle
      April 6, 2022

      Up voting this. This would save much time.

        Jason_Lockwood
        Jason_Lockwood
        May 9, 2022

        YES PLEASE! Updating components to use Auto Layout can be really painful because there is no easy way to quickly assign sizing option or constraints.

        xrv
        xrv
        May 9, 2022

        +1
        Or at the very least add these as menu items so we can add our own keyboard shortcuts.

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          xrv
          xrv
          May 9, 2022

          Or even as options in the command palette:

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            xrv
            xrv
            May 10, 2022

            The new version of auto-layout makes resizing pretty easy:

            double-click the frame edge → Hug Contents
            option key + double-click frame edge → Fill Container

            This update looks like a massive improvement 🙂

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              Lukas_Figely
              Lukas_Figely
              New Member
              May 17, 2022

              You saved my few months of my life 😅😭 THX

                fernandolins_cs
                fernandolins_cs
                June 15, 2022

                It’s great to have this but anyone using a wacom tablet knows how bad it is to double click anything with a small hit area, would love this to have a keyboard-only alternative.

                  Timothy_Sullivan
                  Timothy_Sullivan
                  June 22, 2022

                  Any updates on this?

                    Brian_Gibbons1
                    Brian_Gibbons1
                    July 30, 2022

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