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Dismissing a Measure Template (new tool)

August 23 (1 year ago)

When you hold down Shift to get the Measure template (cone, square, circle, etc.) to persist, the natural course of action is to shift to the Select tool so that you can resolve the effects of the template--usually selecting tokens and applying Status effects or adjusting Hit Points or some such.

Unfortunately, then you need to switch back to the Measure Tool to get rid of the persistent template (unless there is a shortcut that I don't know about), and then back to the Select tool to continue play.

My suggestion is to enhance the persistent template such that you can dismiss it without going back to the Measure tool again.  A "dismiss" button on the little black square that tells you the properties of the persistent template (who created it, size, etc) would be ideal I think, but perhaps a new hotkey would work too.

I have found it quite annoying to switch back and forth between Measure and Select just to dismiss the template.  Maybe that's just me?

August 23 (1 year ago)

Edited August 23 (1 year ago)
Gauss
Forum Champion

Hi Anthony, 

Considering the Measure Template tool is in it's initial release cycle I suggest posting this in the feedback for the tool. 
You can do this by posting in the Opt in to the Measure Tool forum thread, or by clicking on the feedback option in the VTT. 

Also, if you are using advanced shortcuts "Q" will get you back to the measure tool. 

August 24 (1 year ago)

Thanks. Will do.

I find that one game a week just isn't enough to get the Advanced Shortcuts to stick in my memory....

August 24 (1 year ago)

...and apparently they already knew this is a problem. Today's update now includes a 'trash can' that allows you to delete the template.  :-)

August 24 (1 year ago)
Gauss
Forum Champion

Others had brought it up via the various feedback methods, such as the thread mentioned earlier. 

September 23 (1 year ago)
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