Feature Request: Constrain movement of a frame while dragging with the mouse

Dorico
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In Engrave Mode, holding the Shift key while dragging constrains movement strictly to either horizontal or vertical axes, preventing diagonal movement when repositioning items.

However, as in Dorico 5 this is not true when repositioning a music, text or graphics frame. I was trying to move a brace horizontally and it came very naturally for me to use my mouse + the Shift key to lock into the X axes. Turns out I cannot!

I think the team should expand this feature - it is a must! It already saves time anywhere else in the program and really contributes to clean and homogenous edits.

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Dimitris, I am sure you know this, but you can constrain any movement in Engrave Mode to horizontal and vertical by using (alt+) the arrow keys (right-left, up-down).

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Hey k_b, yes, that can do the trick. Actually, for anyone interested, you can press Alt (Windows) /Option (Mac) + Shift for extra spacing. But that does not include the simple “drag with the mouse” practice which is also very effective when repositioning, let’s say, a dynamics marking.

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