Hum, I'm on a mac, and in cases like this, I just hit "Command-Z" to undo the paste. And then re-paste them back so that they are selected again. (But I also try to use the cursor keys to move things around, as Matt said).
Mike On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 12:52 PM, hard off <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i'm sure this must have happened to everyone a couple of times: > > you cut a section of a patch, and paste it into another patch or subpatch. > the pasted contents overlay existing parts of the patch, and you go to move > them with your mouse while they are still highlighted. > > however, sometimes your mouse just doesn't hit a part of the highlighted > pasted objects, and the highlight comes off, and you're left with a big > tangled mess of objects and patch chords. > > other than just 'being super careful', is there any way to avoid or fix this > problem without moving each individual object by hand??? > > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > > -- Peace may sound simple—one beautiful word— but it requires everything we have, every quality, every strength, every dream, every high ideal. —Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999), musician _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
