Shift key not locking in time when dragging clips from one track to another

[PJH]

I've noticed that the "shift drag" is not working in any project. I can hold "shift" and then click and drag a clip but it doesn't lock the clip horizontally in time. I'm still able to move any clip right or left.

Does anyone have any idea what's causing this?

Thanks!

[Bristol_Jonesey]

I thought shift only applied when dragging up/down so that the clip ends up in a different track.

I just tried this and it does preserve the start time of the dragged clip. Is this what you mean?

[Colin Nicholls]

Snap to grid settings? Try toggling those to see if there's a difference. I usually ensure that "Snap To" is OFF and then use SHIFT-DRAG on a clip to lock the start time, but that might be habit

[sjoens]

Holding Shift should lock the clip horizontally when dragging up or down to another track.  Make sure you're not moving the mouse even the slightest bit right or left when dragging as it can be touchy.  Other wise it could be a bad key so check both left & right Shift keys.  Then try a different keyboard.

[mettelus]

Also try using the other Shift key on the keyboard (or both in a text app) as it may also be a keyboard issue. I tend to be abusive to keyboards and the left Shift and left Ctrl keys tend to go first because they are wider and I hit them on the extreme left end and torque them to death.

[PJH]

Thanks for the great suggestions! 

Yes, it's the vertical drag up and down that I'm attempting. Holding the shift key should "lock" the horizontal movement but doesn't work on my system. 

I'm going to try these suggestions. 

Thanks!

[David Baay]

1 hour ago, PJH said:

Yes, it's the vertical drag up and down that I'm attempting. Holding the shift key should "lock" the horizontal movement but doesn't work on my system. 

I can reproduce that Shift is not constraining horizontal clip movement as it should; I hadn't noticed because all the clips I've dragged recently were starting at 1:01:000 and/or snap being enabled at a measure was taking care of it.

[dougalex]

36 minutes ago, David Baay said:

I can reproduce that Shift is not constraining horizontal clip movement as it should; I hadn't noticed because all the clips I've dragged recently were starting at 1:01:000 and/or snap being enabled at a measure was taking care of it.

FYI... The Constrained Dragging feature works fine here. I tested with both left and right shift key.

[Amberwolf]

9 hours ago, sjoens said:

Holding Shift should lock the clip horizontally when dragging up or down to another track.  Make sure you're not moving the mouse even the slightest bit right or left when dragging as it can be touchy. 

FWIW, in any software, if a drag-lock is "touchy" and requires not moving in the direction the lock is supposed to prevent moving in, it's a useless "lock".    The whole point of a lock is to ignore any moviement in the direction the lock locks in, so if it doesn't do that, it isn't working.  

[Bristol_Jonesey]

10 hours ago, dougalex said:

FYI... The Constrained Dragging feature works fine here. I tested with both left and right shift key.

For me, this is not an issue on my system.

I can drag clips up/down with impunity and do not need any sort of precision in order to lock the horizontal position.

This is of course with Shift held down.

[PJH]

Ok, I've tried all the suggestions and can confirm that this feature is definitely not working. With the "shift" key held down I can still drag the clip horizontally left or right.

I'll have to submit to support.

[Will.]

52 minutes ago, PJH said:

Ok, I've tried all the suggestions and can confirm that this feature is definitely not working. With the "shift" key held down I can still drag the clip horizontally left or right.

There is no bug; it’s functioning as intended by design. Your first movement determines what the command will lock onto.

Meaning: If your initial movement after holding SHIFT down is left or right, the command will lock the clips to horizontal movement. If your first movement is Up or Down, it will lock to vertical movement instead. 

 

Edited 10 minutes ago by Will.
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