How do I turn off the new bring into focus mode?
Can I change what the double left click operation does?
As far as I know you can't but I suggest that you go into Windows and set your double click speed. I can only imagine how many errors your sending to your applications if you accidently double click regularly.
Thanks David,
I'll play around with the double click speed to see if it helps.
I"m using a new laptop with a touchpad and this new function is driving me nuts! I created a ticket with Corel draw several days ago but typically haven't received a response.
So who are you to say how it should work? You lease the software not own it.
You modify your system and when Corel adds a new feature to Draw it conflicts.
That's not a power users it's a typical CorelDRAW user. As someone who was actually paid to do time studies on productivity I beg to differ.
Macros are only useful for repeated tasks, especially output tasks if they repeat many time a year. Unfortunately many Draw users don't understand that.
Customized work spaces have a limt, unfortunately time saving due to customizations are more often than not imagined, an unfortunate malady of small to very small companies.
For a few reasons heavily customized work spaces in most cases cost more in time then they save. The biggest problem with customized work spaces is sharing work stations between users, in some cases due to extreme and bizarre customizations by extreme and bizarre users, (there are no shortage of the with Draw users), instability, excessive need for IT support.
True cost is the time to create the work space, lost time to regularly maintain the space, transferring the space during upgrades. Lost time acclimating another user to a work station.
The cost of IT support for a CorelDRAW user who is extreme and bizarre is so high it's cheaper to fire them and put in Adobe CC. I've seen it many times.
Respectfully David, who are you to say how WE SHOULD WORK?We're not asking to remove the feature. It appeared for a reason. Most likely some users must have required it. IMO, this feature is painful and a nuisance. I only wish to have the opportunity to turn it ON or OFF. It's a PLUS, No?What's more? In this 2023 version, many vector objects, who used to be grouped, after deleting all objects but one, this left object still appears grouped (bug). We don't always notice until double clicking on the darn thing, then the damn FOCUS MODE pops in!! I want to be able to tweak my objects and switch to others without having to open and close the focus mode every darn time!Creating our own workspace is worth the time spent. I might consider myself a 'poweruser', like Ronny mentions. I'm used to my tools, I know where they are and with a simple click, they are easy to reach, instead of browsing through the drop down menus, options dialog box, etc...
I'm not telling you how to work, if you're happy continue.
I can tell you that controlled time studies over a period of 1 and 2 work days have in general work proven that custom workspaces do not improve work output. There are efficiencies in repeated simplistic tasks. Due to stability issues custom workspaces are in general have a negative affect on productivity.
I can also tell you that in the decades that I've been on this and the previous forum custom workspaces are 1 if not the most often causes of Draw problems.
After nearly 30 years of consistent bas performance haven't we learned?
I've head that continuing the same behavior and expecting different results is a definition of insanity!
David Milisock said:Due to stability issues custom workspaces are in general have a negative affect on productivity.
If instability issues appear due to a workspace that is customized according to normal customization routines, then there is a serious problem with that software.So if Draw can not handle what it is designed to do and supposed to handle, then the problem is in Draw, not the poor user who is trying to make it better suited for a specific workflow.For users who jump between many different programs, it is very practical to be able to customize the workspace to make their UI and basic functions as similar as possible.I mean, we all expect for example Ctrl+C to Copy, or Ctrl+A to Select All, in any software of course, and if there are other basics that differ between software A and B, then why shouldn't we customize one of them to make it easier (and faster) for us to work?It is not rocket science to make customization rock solid.
David Milisock said:Ronny customized his system and is a victim of that mindset.
As I very clearly explained, twice: Most of the times it has nothing to do with double clicks caused by customization or whatever, it is a result of double clicking objects that are grouped when we think they aren't.Stephan also brings up another reason why this can happen, which takes us by surprise; the infamous legacy bug that leaves a single object as a "Group of 1 Objects".
I am unable to replicate the group legacy bug.
Please provide instructions so I can test.
David Milisock said:Please provide instructions so I can test.
Here's a very simple way to recreate it:Select two objects and group them.Select one of the objects in the group (Ctrl+click, which I assume you are familiar with) and delete it.Select the remaining "single" object and check its status in Objects docker or Status Bar, and you can see that it is now a "Group of 1 Objects".
I have replicated this but I see the concept as this as a bug as a misunderstanding of Computer logic.
The user misunderstands that they have used a group command on an object which tags the object as part of a group and expects that using a set of commands that don't have any ungroup commands included would anticipate that the users expects that a single object cannot be a group.
This is not a bug, you may consider it short sighted programming but the the program behaves correctly as designed.
My opinion is that a user needs to have some understanding of basic computers, they only do what they are programmed to do. If you place a tag or command in the code it will execute it if you want that command nullified you must also enter those commands to achieve that result. If not then it's an unrealistic expectation to expect that result.
"Group of 1 Objects" as designed. Are you serious??? This bug was introduced in 2019 (prior to that, it worked perfectly) and no matter what you think, it is still a bug.Of course "the program behaves correctly as designed" (it always does), but that doesn't mean it is right.And in this case I'm pretty sure it is not by design. More likely something went wrong as they tried to improve other things, or add a new feature, and nobody ever thought that it could result in groups of single objects.PS. If groups of single objects were part of the design, how come it isn't possible to select an object and then group it?The Group command is greyed out in the Objects menu, and not even present in the context menu.
Here's another way to prove how wrong this is:Create three objects, A, B andC.Group A and B.Group this group with C.Ctrl+click on object C and delete it.This should leave us with the first group of two objects (A and B), right?Check Objects docker or Status Bar and you will find that the A+B group is in fact a "Group of 1 Objects".As designed?