<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <title>Is there a way to move an object in SB4 using keyboard?</title> <link rel="self" href="https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=&amp;threadId=356418" /> <subtitle>Is there a way to move an object in SB4 using keyboard?</subtitle> <id>https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=&amp;threadId=356418</id> <updated>2026-03-09T08:42:08Z</updated> <dc:date>2026-03-09T08:42:08Z</dc:date> <entry> <title>RE: Is there a way to move an object in SB4 using keyboard?</title> <link rel="alternate" href="https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&amp;messageId=362840" /> <author> <name>Navdeep Dhillon</name> </author> <id>https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&amp;messageId=362840</id> <updated>2019-01-09T17:48:07Z</updated> <published>2019-01-09T17:48:07Z</published> <summary type="html">Hi Jodie,Currently there is not.  However, we are adding the ability to detect keyboard input in our next version!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Out of curiosity, what are you hoping to build?  Typically just moving objects isn&amp;#039;t an entire interaction - it is usually accompanied with a need to detect the placement of the object in order to validate something.  That is a separate, tricky, issue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Moving objects with the keyboard (or detecting keyboard interaction in general) also opens itself up to a few complications.  Mobile users don&amp;#039;t have a keyboard (not one with arrows, at least), and there is the issue of focus - what if the user has clicked into a Text Input field, made a Radio Button selection, or clicked on the browser&amp;#039;s address bar?  I&amp;#039;m not entirely sure how those objects will interact with keyboard input - we&amp;#039;ll have to do some more testing around that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A drag and drop interaction without defined &amp;#034;drop zones&amp;#034; allows for free form dropping, and circumvents most of the issues above.  Using a mouse (or a touch on mobile devices) clears up the ambiguity of what object you&amp;#039;re interacting with (the focus).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another approach is to use on-screen arrow buttons to move an object.  This will work for mobile and non-mobile users, and allows some form of knowing where the moved object is (by keeping track of how far you have moved it).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope that helps!</summary> <dc:creator>Navdeep Dhillon</dc:creator> <dc:date>2019-01-09T17:48:07Z</dc:date> </entry> <entry> <title>Is there a way to move an object in SB4 using keyboard?</title> <link rel="alternate" href="https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&amp;messageId=356417" /> <author> <name>Jodie Ward</name> </author> <id>https://portal.smartbuilder.com/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=&amp;messageId=356417</id> <updated>2018-10-18T10:05:26Z</updated> <published>2018-10-18T10:05:26Z</published> <summary type="html">Hello - I&amp;#039;ve searched through help documentation and cannot seem to find an answer for my question so I&amp;#039;m posting it here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Is there any functionality in SB4 that would allow users to move an object/image using arrows on the keyboard? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks.</summary> <dc:creator>Jodie Ward</dc:creator> <dc:date>2018-10-18T10:05:26Z</dc:date> </entry> </feed> 