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# Feature to OpenROAD that lets us drag views with the mouse?

Tool: Graphical User Interface

Subcategory: User interface enhancement

## Conversation

### oharboe
It would make moving around the design a lot easier.

Is there a way to do this already?

The arrow keys is a bit clunky compared to dragging the view with the mouse.

### stefanottili
OpenRoad will hopefully take hint's from KLayout's layout view controls instead of inventing yet another scheme.

zoom in/out at the cursor position (mouse wheel zoom in/out)
make the cursor key "shift width" adjustable (40% seem like a better value then the defaults)
have "gestures" for fit, zoom in, zoom out (move mouse right-up, down, left-up), so no "mouse drag viewpoint".

There doesn't seem to be a consensus for zoom in/out, fit, level down/up keys.
I override the klayout defaults and use z/Z, f, l/L, curious what other people use.

### stefanottili
I stand corrected, there is dragging the view in Klayout, on a Mac is "right mouse + shift"

### maliberty
There is no method currently.  It could be an enhancement request as could gestures.

### oharboe
Added feature request https://github.com/The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenROAD/issues/3840