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When I move lines they get diagonal
Hi guys, I need your help as it's super annoying. I draw a diagram in Storyline and i use e.g. 20 horizontal lines. I decide I want this diagram to move to the bottom so I select all the elements (including those 20 horizontal lines) and I use the down arrow key on my keyboard to move it down. Then all 20 horizontal lines are not horizontal anymore but diagonal. Did you experience the same? I reported this as a bug a year ago (after I experienced this for the first time) but it hasn't been repaired since then :(
How are you selecting them?
Have the same problem. I find grouping lines fixes the problem, but it is an annoying bug that happens intermittently.
Hello Richard,
Sorry to hear that you ran into a similar issue.
I tried to replicate the behavior on my end using a new project file, but it looks like the issue requires certain steps to be done before it can be replicated. Would you be willing to share a copy of your project file here or through a support case so we can try to test the issue using a project file where the behavior has been observed? We'll delete it after troubleshooting.
It's an intermittent problem when moving horz lines (using the up or down arrows on the keyboard). The line or lines suddenly goes on an angle. And won't return to the horz position even if you do an undo.
Hi Richard,
Thanks for the additional information.
We are tracking a known issue that causes multiple lines that are moved as a group to behave erratically. You mentioned that the fix for your issue was to group them before moving the position, so the behaviors are somewhat different, but I went ahead and added this forum to the bug report since both include horizontal lines becoming diagonal if they are moved.
We'll let you know when a fix becomes available for the reported issue so I can test if the fix will work on your reported behavior as well.
Yup, grouping the lines solves my problem.
Joe, I captured a video of the line problem. Note, the white boxes are there to hid the text.
I copied and pasted ( 2 lines, text and a shape) onto a new slide. Then move up all 4 to a new position. Notice what happens when I release the mouse after the move.
Didn't show this in the video, but grouping the objects before moving solves the problem.
Hi Richard,
Thanks for the additional information! I've already added this support case to the bug report, so everything included here will be reviewed. We'll leave a message here when we have an update to share with you!
Thank you Richard for supporting this! I'm really happy Articualte added this to the bug report (I reported this a year ago).
I think that's when I started to see the bug too. My grouping fix works, but I agree a bug that should be fixed.
