# Feature request: Hold Spacebar to pan

**URL:** <https://forums.apparance.uk/t/feature-request-hold-spacebar-to-pan/155>\
**Category:** UI / UX\
**Created:** [22 October 2023 08:41 UTC](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/feature-request-hold-spacebar-to-pan/155 "2023-10-22T08:41:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![DannyT](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.apparance.uk/dannyt/32/316_2.png) [@DannyT](https://forums.apparance.uk/u/DannyT)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2023 08:41 UTC](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/feature-request-hold-spacebar-to-pan/155/1 "2023-10-22T08:41:18Z")

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Working on a laptop without a mouse makes right click to pan a bit awkward. Many apps allow holding space bar and left dragging to do the same thing (Miro for example). Would be a nice QoL feature to include in the Apparance Editor 🙏

Bug report: doing that currently (hold spacebar and left click drag) causes the editor window to get a bit upset 🙈

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**Author:** ![sam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.apparance.uk/sam/32/8_2.png) [@sam](https://forums.apparance.uk/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [23 October 2023 10:17 UTC](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/feature-request-hold-spacebar-to-pan/155/2 "2023-10-23T10:17:07Z")

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Fair idea. What about zoom? Are there keys/controls you see in other apps for that? (maybe Ctrl +/-)

P.S. Historically Space was used in the Apparance standalone app to toggle the 3D view from corner to ‘full’, it’ll be trying to do that, probably repeatedly 😃 Not a problem to repurpose it, one-day the keys will be bindable too.

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**Author:** ![sam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.apparance.uk/sam/32/8_2.png) [@sam](https://forums.apparance.uk/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [23 October 2023 10:19 UTC](https://forums.apparance.uk/t/feature-request-hold-spacebar-to-pan/155/3 "2023-10-23T10:19:13Z")

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I’d also like to implement full pen/touch support one day, with techniques to allow everything to be done using just the pen (presses and drags only, no modifiers, no keys, perhaps even some gestures).