Question - IDE Sprite editor rectangular selection tool CMD (add to) and ALT (subtract from) not working.

[sammander]

I'm on GMS2 and I'm trying to select an area and add to it using CMD key but it does not add it just creates a new selection. Is this a known bug? Is anyone else on a mac that has this same issue?
I have checked that I'm pressing the keys using the on-screen keyboard in OSX.
I have been able to use CTRL and ALT in Windows machines and it works there, but I am not mainly working on windows.

Any suggestions?

-Arash

 

[Roldy]

Not sure what the issue would be. I am on MacOS and CMD and OPTION work to ADD and SUBTRACT selection in the sprite editor.

Do you have a Mac Keyboard; three keys: Control,Option, Command. Or a standard keyboard; two keys, CTRL ALT (and possibly windows key)?

 

[Roldy]

You may look at your modifier key settings and check that they make sense. This is from the OS preferences.

Apple Menu -> System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Modifier Keys

 

[sammander]

I have an internal keyboard, it's a macbook air M1.

I have just now tested and found out that the RIGHT hand ALT key allows me to subtract, but none of the CMD keys work to add to the selection.
I also tried this with an external mac keyboard with the same results.

BUT, I just attached an external ThinkPad keyboard, and I was able to get the functionality out of the CTRL and ALT on the right side of the space.

So it's really really really strange. I guess I'd have to use this windows keyboard and the RIGHT hand CMD and ALT which is really awkward.... I really wish we could rebind keys....