[[TranslatedPages(outdated=This page may contain outdated information. Add images of the different cursors.)]] = Select, Move and Rotate Objects = [[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/move/move.png)]] ''Keyboard shortcut:'' **{{{S}}}** **This tool has four possible modes:** [[TOC(inline)]] == Select tool == This MapMode enables the user to make selections of different [Concepts/Object objects]. The selected [Concepts/Object objects] are drawn in a different style, depending on [Help/Preferences/Display display preferences] and the [Help/Dialog/MapPaint active styles]. The cursor icon will also change depending on the selection mode. === Selecting single objects === **Left-click** to select the node or way nearest to the pointer. Depending on settings, the node or way that would be selected is highlighted as a hint. If multiple objects overlap or are very close to each other, there are several ways to select a specific object. * **Middle-click** to show a pop-up window of nearby objects and to cycle through them. * **Left-click** while holding the **{{{Alt}}}** (or **{{{AltGr}}}**) key to cycle through nearby objects without showing a pop-up window. To make this type of selection the default, and thus not require the use of the **{{{Alt}}}** key, change the [Help/Preferences/Advanced advanced preference] {{{selectaction.cycles.multiple.matches}}} to true. Hold the **{{{Shift}}}** key while **left-clicking** to add an object to the current selection. Hold the **{{{Ctrl}}}** key while **left-clicking** to toggle the selection of the object (if the object is already selected, remove it from the selection, otherwise add it to the selection). === Selecting multiple objects === To select all objects, press **{{{Ctrl-A}}}**. **Hold and drag the left mouse button** to draw a selection rectangle. * **Release** the left mouse button to select all [Concepts/Object objects] within the rectangle. All nodes within the rectangle and any ways which are entirely within the rectangle will be selected. * To cancel the selection rectangle, **hold the right mouse button** when releasing the left mouse button. When the mouse button is released and either **{{{Alt}}}**, **{{{Shift}}}** or **{{{Ctrl}}}** is held, following selection is made: * **{{{Alt}}}** : in addition to the normal behavior, select all ways that have at least one node within selection rectangle. * **{{{Shift}}}** : the [Concepts/Object objects] are added to the current selection. * If **{{{Shift}}}** is not held, the current selection get replaced. * **{{{Ctrl}}}** : remove all [Concepts/Object objects] under the current rectangle from the active selection (if there were any). Nothing is added to the current selection. **{{{Alt}}}** can be combined with **{{{Shift}}}**, but cannot be combined with **{{{Ctrl}}}**, as this is used for the ***Scale*** command. === Unselecting === To unselect everything you can either click on an empty area of the screen, or press **{{{U}}}** or **{{{Esc}}}** on the keyboard. If you have more than one [Concepts/Object object] selected, and just want to deselect one particular [Concepts/Object object], them click it with the 'Select tool' while holding down **{{{Ctrl}}}**. === Selecting particular ways === For help on selecting a certain [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/way.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Ways way] which shares common nodes with one or more other [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/way.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Ways ways] see [wiki:/HowTo here]. == Move == You can move selected [Concepts/Object objects] in the main window, by moving the mouse cursor close to one of the selected [Concepts/Object objects] and then left clicking while dragging the mouse. * If the mouse cursor is near a [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/node.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Nodes node] when performing the move action, then just this [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/node.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Nodes node] is moved. * If you move a [Concepts/Object#Nodes node] very close to another node and hold **{{{Ctrl}}}** when releasing the left mouse button the moved [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/node.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Nodes node] will be merged with the other [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/node.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Nodes node]. * If the mouse cursor is near a [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/way.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Ways way] when performing the move action, then the [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/way.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Ways way], together with its associated [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/node.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Nodes nodes], is moved. === Merge nodes === You can merge a selected [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/node.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Nodes node] with another one by holding down the **{{{Ctrl}}}** and dragging the selected node onto the other one. == Rotate == You can rotate selected [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/way.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Ways ways] while the cursor is near one of them by holding down the **{{{Shift+Ctrl}}}** + left mouse button and moving the cursor. == Scale == You can scale selected [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/way.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Ways ways] while the cursor is near one of them by holding down the **{{{Ctrl+Alt}}}** + left mouse button and moving the cursor. == Advanced details == Whether a mouse action is considered a selection or a move depends on some settings, to prevent objects from being moved when a simple selection was intended; this is particularly important on devices such as tablets that are touch sensitive or use a stylus. If the pointer is moved between pressing and releasing the left mouse button, the object will only be moved if the pointer moved more than 5 pixels or was held down for more than 0.2 seconds, otherwise the object will simply be selected. These two settings can be changed with {{{edit.initial-move-threshold}}} and {{{edit.initial-move-delay}}}. ---- Back to [EditToolbar Edit Toolbar][[BR]] Back to [wiki:/Help Main Help]