Feature Request: Duplicate action node - improved placement

andiliddell

Hi Chris,

It would be really helpful if when you select 'duplicate' on an action, that the duplicate is pasted right next to, or hovering over the node you just duplicated.

Currently the new action that appears, jumps right back to the top left of the actionlist editor, often miles away from where I'm working, so I have to scroll and move to find it and drag it back.

In essence it would be great if it behaved like "duplicate after" without connecting the new node.

I often resort to doing this instead, and then unlinking it, just so it doesnt fly off out of sight, but this is a pain when it's already linked.

Hopefully a small ask, for a useful addition

ChrisIceBox

To be clear: you're achieving this by marquee-selecting a single Action, then choosing "Duplicate selected" from the context menu?

The duplicated Action should appear where the mouse cursor was at the time of right-clicking. It shouldn't appear in the top-left specifically.

Are you finding that the mouse position has no effect on the duplicated Action's placement?

andiliddell

Hi Chris,

It's not just on a Marquee select - if I single click, to select a single action, then click the cog icon on that action and select "Duplicate" from the dropdown the new duplicate, is spawned at the top left of the action Editor.

N.B - I see no "duplicate SELECTED" from that cog menu?

I've tried this on my ultrawide, my 16:9 - in both a fullscreen maximised editor window and a floating smaller window, and I see the same behaviour.

Just now, whilst marquee selecting multiple actions, It did then suddenly spawn at the mouse location, keeping this behaviour for a few more iterations. (this is the first time I've ever seen it spawn the duplicate at the mouse location!)

I closed that actoinlist editor, opened a new one, and it reverted to spawning at the top left everytime?

Im on UNITY 6.2 (6000.2.6f2) and AC Version 1.85.1
I run dual monitors on an Nvidia RTX 2070 super with upto date drivers.

Not sure if this helps at all - i can record a short screen capture if it helps?

andiliddell

MY lord! - think I've spotted the bug

I hardly ever marquee select - If you marquee select an action and RIGHT click you get a totally different dropdown, from the one you get if you click the Cog icon in the top right of the action!

I can now see the "duplicate SELECTED" option

That does spawn correctly - and THEN - if i use the cog menu and select "duplicate" it seems to now remember the spawn location and does it properly (almost like the mouse point position isnt captured if you use the cog menu)

Hope this helps!