Illustrator on Ipad - Shortcut to deselect?

[benk28841253]

Is there an easy way to deselect all objects in the Ipad version?

I know you can click on an empty area of the artboard to deselect, but that's not always practrical, especially if you're zoomed in.

Or if I have the keyboard attached, I can use the keyboard shortcut shift>cmd>A, but again, not always practical.

It would be great if there was a button somewhere on screen, or a gesture, to achieve this e.g. a double click of the touch modifier would be a super easy way to deselect.

Or maybe this already exists within the app and I'm missing something...

[benk28841253]

Is there an easy way to deselect all objects in the Ipad version?

I know you can click on an empty area of the artboard to deselect, but that's not always practrical, especially if you're zoomed in.

Or if I have the keyboard attached, I can use the keyboard shortcut shift>cmd>A, but again, not always practical.

It would be great if there was a button somewhere on screen, or a gesture, to achieve this e.g. a double click of the touch modifier would be a super easy way to deselect.

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Or maybe this already exists within the app and I'm missing something...

[benk28841253 · Accepted solution]

For anyone with the seame query, I found a solution:

In settings there is an option to assign a command to the Apple pencil 'double tap' function, and one of the options is to deselect active objects on the artboard.

[martinb27414133]

This is not working for me since double click seams to past what is in the clipboard.

[martinb27414133]

Clicking outside of the object is the standard isn't it? Why does this even have to be diseased? 

[martinb27414133]

*discussed 

[valdemarMatos]

@martinb27414133 You're right.
@benk28841253 The pasting clipboard objects when doble tapping doesn'r happen to you?

[ajdewey]

I was hoping this would work - but when you draw a line with the pen tool and want to deselect it (to start a new line) without have to choose the select icon -  then click on the board - and then select the pen too again...With this fix - when you double click to deselct the line - it just draws a new one where you double click. I hope they fix this.