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Drag & create a single rectangle, actually creates a gazillion rectangles

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Nov 20, 2023 Nov 20, 2023

WHY does the rectangle tool do this on my machine?! Screen Shot 2023-11-20 at 4.28.36 PM.png

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Nov 20, 2023 Nov 20, 2023

That' can be done when you drag with the tilde key ~ down. Check if it is stuck,  if not, restarting your machine may help.

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Nov 20, 2023 Nov 20, 2023
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I had this once.  Restarting the PC solved it. 

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