[Users] How-to: Move/resize you elements

[Arnaud Huck]

Dear OpendTect users,
Between versions 2.2 and 3.0 (in beta version), one of the ways to move 
and resize elements in the interact mode was changed. By elements, I 
mean an inline, crossline, time slice plane, but also volumes.

The arrows are gone, and suddenly it can become hard to resize an 
element without moving it. Indeed, the mouse left-click action will move 
your plane (drag-and -drop), unless you select a green anchor. Sometimes 
the anchors are difficult to grab, and the plane has moved while you 
were trying to resize it. To circumvent this behaviour, a shortcut has 
been implemented.

If you wish to resize your element, or if you want to be sure not to 
move it, you have to press the "shift" button while  doing your 
selection with the mouse. "Shift" is the default button, but you can 
change this settings in the properties of your element (right-click --> 
properties). You will see that a second tab is now present, called 
"Mouse interaction". I described the "Pan movement", which is associated 
to the default key "Shift".
On the other hand, there is a scroll movement key which is set in the 
defaults to "none". Once you have defined it, pressing it would enable 
you to move (scroll) a plane without resizing it accidentally. Once  
those settings are changed, they will be written in your settings file, 
so you will not need to specify it for every new element. Please note 
that saving your default settings is not implemented in the beta 
version, but it will be in the stable 3.0 release.

If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask me.

Best regards,
Arnaud Huck.

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