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June 25, 2017
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How to (really) freely move object with my mouse

  • June 25, 2017
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Hello,

I'm asking your help because I cannot find a solution to freely move/transform an object.

As you can see in the video I encounter two problems

- mouse move is 1px incremented

- I cannot snap to a text box

context :

mac 10.12

InDesign CC 2017.1 (12.1.0.56)

snap to ruler : on (magnétisme des repères : actif)

I don't understand / find any other snap option I should deactivate
I checked preferences / units and increments but I didn't find anything about mouse move incrementation

Thank you for your help

Best regards


Francois Bernard

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Correct answer Jongware

A-ha, your new video shows something that .. you indeed already mentioned in your original post (sorry): you are working in pixels.

(Healthcare warning: OT Rant follows.

Please don't do that. Pixels Are A Lie. The size of your pixel is different from mine, and from just about everybody else who doesn't have your monitor and your graphic card and your personal screen resolution selection. Your pixel may very well be rectangular or hexagonal!

I've lamented the inclusion of "pixels" to InDesign right from the start. Ever since befuddled professional users have cried why! why! and befuddled newcomers wonder why InDesign's pixels are somehow "different" from those in Illustrator, Photoshop, Microsoft Paint, PNG images saved out of InDesign, and HTML browsers.

/End of OT Rant)

This appears to be a hidden feature of InDesign: as soon as you indicate you want to work in pixels by setting your rulers to this, the Pixel Grid automatically jumps into action. And you cannot switch it off, presumably because Adobe reasoned that "that is after all what you want if you are going to work with pixels": there is no practical "half-pixel" or smaller unit that you'd be able to use, as it goes against the practical use of "pixels" as a unit!

Quick solution: switch your rulers to a more stable, Real World measurement unit.

2 replies

rob day
Community Expert
June 25, 2017

It's under View>Grids & Guides

Known Participant
June 26, 2017

Thank you rob day​ & [Jongware]​ for your answers

Here is a video explaining in details what keeps going on, with «snap to document grip» on/off

I hope this can help you better understand what happens and help (and other users) to find a solution

Best regards

Jongware
JongwareCorrect answer
Community Expert
June 26, 2017

A-ha, your new video shows something that .. you indeed already mentioned in your original post (sorry): you are working in pixels.

(Healthcare warning: OT Rant follows.

Please don't do that. Pixels Are A Lie. The size of your pixel is different from mine, and from just about everybody else who doesn't have your monitor and your graphic card and your personal screen resolution selection. Your pixel may very well be rectangular or hexagonal!

I've lamented the inclusion of "pixels" to InDesign right from the start. Ever since befuddled professional users have cried why! why! and befuddled newcomers wonder why InDesign's pixels are somehow "different" from those in Illustrator, Photoshop, Microsoft Paint, PNG images saved out of InDesign, and HTML browsers.

/End of OT Rant)

This appears to be a hidden feature of InDesign: as soon as you indicate you want to work in pixels by setting your rulers to this, the Pixel Grid automatically jumps into action. And you cannot switch it off, presumably because Adobe reasoned that "that is after all what you want if you are going to work with pixels": there is no practical "half-pixel" or smaller unit that you'd be able to use, as it goes against the practical use of "pixels" as a unit!

Quick solution: switch your rulers to a more stable, Real World measurement unit.

Jongware
Community Expert
June 25, 2017

You have "Snap to Document Grid" switched on.