A third nudge option. Normally i have to hit the button 10 times for 100px.
Anyone else have a need for something like this? basically a super nudge option.
A third nudge option. Normally i have to hit the button 10 times for 100px.
Anyone else have a need for something like this? basically a super nudge option.
I believe that already exists. Hold shift while youâre nudging. You can even set your nudges (either your small or big) under Preferences > Nudge Amount.
Iâm guessing OP wants three levels?
Arrow - 1px
Shift-Arrow - 10px (or 8, for those who like 8pt grid)
Super Nudge - 100px
The main issue is that we are running out of modifier keys!
You can create a custom action that presses Shift + Arrow 10 times with apps like AutoHotKey on Windows and BetterTouchTool on Mac.
the BetterTouchTool is a good suggestion. The best suggestion would be a third âsuper nudgeâ if that were wanted by enough users.
â This is the actual solution, Figma wouldnât want to risk being bloated with too many preloaded preference options, modularization is the future. Advanced users should have both the need and the ability to custom tailor Figma to their own liking.
Using BBT and Plugins+BBT and local scripts+BBT, you can tweak Figma beyond your wildest imagination
And If you ever feel like you are running out of modifier keys, try these:
Tips:
Looks like the backtick key is available for shortcuts. This suggestion could be refocused as a general-purpose âsuperâ/âextremeâ modifier:
if you can determine the user has a fn key, the desktop app could use that as a more ergonomic alias
Bettertouchtool seems the way to go. But Iâm wondering which modifiers are available? It appears that the shortcuts shown in the Figma app are not the full list since none of the cursor key shortcuts are listed.
I know about shift nudge, command nudge and command shift nudge. But what effect do Option and Control have for example?
It seems you also need to enable the BTT setting âAlways use old keyboard shortcut implementationâ in order to be able to override any of Figmaâs built-in shortcuts. This is necessary if you want to set your super nudge via SHIFT+CMD+âĄď¸.
I tried setting up a BTT keyboard shortcut that executes SHIFT+âĄď¸ 10 times in succession, but itâs a bit sluggish since you actually have to watch it happen (itâs slow).
So I stumbled my way through creating a custom plugin to move selected layers 60 pixels at a time (my desired super nudge amount) so I can trigger that plugin instead. I have it working now, so just need to expand this to support left, up, and down as well.