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Flash IDE duplicates objects on drag

Feb 10, 2013 7:22 AM

Hi!

 

I have a problem with the Flash IDE which I've been trying to solve for weeks and nothing works. I've tried disabling plug-ins, re-installing... nothing helped.

 

Every time a try to move an object on the scene in the IDE it duplicates the object instead of moving it. When I click on an object and start dragging it I see a "+" icon next to the arrow instead of the "move" icon.

 

Any help will be really appreciated!

 

Thanks!!

542 Views   10 Replies   Latest reply: fringe_fan, Apr 10, 2013 9:19 AM
 
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  • Ned Murphy
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    1. Ned Murphy,
    Feb 10, 2013 8:14 AM   in reply to fringe_fan
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    Make sure your Control key on the keyboard is not stuck.  Using the Control key while clicking on an object will duplicate the object.

     
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  • fringe_fan
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    2. fringe_fan,
    Feb 10, 2013 8:34 AM   in reply to Ned Murphy
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    It's not. I have no problems in any other program. It's just Flash.

     
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    3. fringe_fan,
    Feb 10, 2013 8:37 AM   in reply to fringe_fan
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    I should probably point out that I'm on a Mac.

     
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  • Amy Blankenship
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    4. Amy Blankenship,
    Feb 11, 2013 7:37 AM   in reply to fringe_fan
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    On a mac, that would be the command key then. Have you tried shuttind down Flash and re-opening and/or rebooting?

     
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    5. fringe_fan,
    Feb 11, 2013 7:51 AM   in reply to Amy Blankenship
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    This doesn't help. I've tried reinstalling Flash, but still no luck. I've tried clearing all preferences, etc... too. Nothing seems to help.

     
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    6. Amy Blankenship,
    Feb 11, 2013 8:02 AM   in reply to fringe_fan
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    Try holding down the Command or whatever the mac equivalent is to Alt key while you drag. Maybe for some reason your mac gets confused when in Flash, and holding it down when it is supposed to be up will fix it. Also, you can move things with the arrow keys (use Command Arrow to get a "super nudge" that defaults to 10 px).

     
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  • fringe_fan
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    7. fringe_fan,
    Feb 11, 2013 8:07 AM   in reply to Amy Blankenship
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    Nope. Doesn't work either. I'm using the arrow keys now, but it's really slow. I don't know if some other program or Mac OS setting might be messing with Flash...

     
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  • Amy Blankenship
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    8. Amy Blankenship,
    Feb 11, 2013 8:55 AM   in reply to fringe_fan
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    I also find that the alignment tools and the properties panel (just type in the coordinates where you want the object to be) work well for positioning things. I rarely drag things anyway, because more often than not it winds up being dropped on a partial pixel. This will make text fuzzy.

     
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    9. fringe_fan,
    Feb 11, 2013 11:27 AM   in reply to Amy Blankenship
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    Just tried a trial version of Flash CS 5.5. Same problem. It's deffinatelly some other program or setting... any clues how I can debug this?

     
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    10. fringe_fan,
    Apr 10, 2013 9:19 AM   in reply to fringe_fan
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    The problem for me was linked to an app called AirParrot (http://www.airparrot.com/). Once I removed all the files associated with that software everything started working as expected.

     
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