You can select frames in Figma by drag selecting in an open area where nothing exists. Ok that’s been done for any program. I have a ton of frames and to select them I have to select some and move those and then carefully select the other frames. I’d like a tool where I can just draw around the frames and then close it off and select those frames. Kind of like a “free select tool” so you don’t have to get all goofy with selecting frames, just click a button or press the keys and draw a selection around your frames. Problem solved.
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Would the difference to the way Figma does it that in your idea you would not draw a rectangle to select, but any shape (and it would select all frames that your line crosses or that are fully enclosed by the shape)?
Really interesting feature @TheInternet
A “Lasso” selection tool will help with Frames but also with another use cases in Penpot. We will review your proposal in depth.
Thank you so much!!!
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An example for this would be the lasso select in applications like OneNote (I think it is common in “Ink” or “Crossing-Based” paradigms)
Blender also has this feature when selecting vertices, edges and faces of 3d objects in edit mode.
