BL publisher, scrolling not possible to reorder images

Backlight 4, 5 & 6 Support
#1

Hi,

I know that selecting sort order „Managed by Lightroom“ does not work as expected.

So I wanted to use BL to sort the images. I have 108 Images in an album. When I try to move an image to a position that is not visible in the actual windows (I would have to scroll to the position) it is not possible.
When I drag the selected image to the top or the bottom of the window I would expect the content to scroll down or up to the desired position. But it doesn’t. Is this option not possible or am I doing something wrong?

I am using safari on OSX.

Best,
Joachim

#2

Same think happens in both Firefox and Chrome for Windows. Those are the only ones I checked.
Might just be a limitation.

#3

You can control image order in Lightroom by dragging the images where you want them to be in the album. Then right-click on one of the images you’ve moved and republish that image.

#4

I’m able to move photos further up the screen in Safari on my Mac. Two ways:

  • With a trackpad: click on the image with a finger on one hand and drag it. When I need to scroll further up the set of images, use two fingers on my other hand to scroll, while still clicking/dragging the image.
  • With a mouse: click and drag on the image with the left button. When I need to scroll further, use the mouse wheel while still clicking/dragging the image.
#5

With Windows I need to click and drag as far as the window will go (the mousewheel doesn’t scroll the window while left-clicking) and then drop it at the top. Scroll until it’s at the bottom again and repeat.
Not a big deal for me since I still use Lightroom to publish and I can reorder there.

#6

Hi all,

the solution @Ben suggested works but only when “Missing Control” is deactivated or “using 4 fingers for Mission Control” is used.

Thanks to you all for the help.

Best,
Joe

#7

Hi @schweidj, I wonder if our settings are different or if we’re using the trackpad differently. I have Mission Control set to three fingers, but I can still move images without triggering Mission Control. I do have “Use trackpad for dragging” (Under Settings > Accessibility > Trackpad Options) enabled, but I can’t see any different when disabling it.
I’ve been navigating almost solely with a trackpad for 15 years, so do things automatically.

#8

Hi @Ben,

it’s confusing. Now it works even when setting Mission Control to three fingers… Maybe it’s my inability to keep the the other fingers far enough from the trackpad. :slight_smile:

Best,
Joachim