Ability to select and manipulate multiple items simultaneously

[aseprite-bot]

From pibbora...@gmail.com on April 18, 2012 19:13:08

I need to be able to copy, move and edit multiple layers, frames and cells at the same time. For instance, to easily change the duration of a group of frames.

I would like to be able to use shift-select to select a range starting from the previously selected item, and I would like to be able to use ctrl-select to select multiple individual items.

Original issue: http://code.google.com/p/aseprite/issues/detail?id=97

[aseprite-bot]

From davidcapello on April 09, 2014 18:02:37

Almost implemented with commit: 942dba3 We can copy/move multiple layers/frames/cels, and change the duration of a range of cels. Anyway you cannot select individual items with Ctrl key yet.

Status: Accepted
Owner: davidcapello
Labels: Milestone-0.9

[dacap]

The Ctrl key will not be implemented (at least, not at this moment).

[Cerno-b]

What's your reason why the Ctrl key function will not be implemented? I would find this quite useful, since I often link cels that are not adjacent to each other and as far as I know the only way to do this is to move them next to each other, link them and move them to their appropriate position. Or am I missing something?

[KasumiArai]

You cannot ctrl+click to select non adjacent cels.

You can ctrl+drag when linked cels are active to create a new linked cel from another where you want it, even if it's not next to the other cel.

This gif does creates 4 linked cels at once (and not next to what they're linked with), but you can do one also:

[Cerno-b]

Thanks a lot, I haven't used the "linked cells" mode so I kind of missed that feature. This helps greatly, thanks!

By the way, coming from Photoshop, I love Aseprite for pixel work and animation!