Editing Bug: Trace Selected Feature Behavior

[m3]

I'd like to report a bug but don't have organizational permissions.

When using the trace tool to reshape polygons, after some unknown amount of time or particular workflow, the tool stops tracing unselected features.

If you can only trace the selected feature, you cannot reshape your polygon - it will only trace what you are trying to reshape.

I can only reproduce the bug by continuing to use the tool until it happens.  I'm unaware if there is any specific situation that causes it.

Workaround:
Change the state of the "Trace selected features only" checkbox (check it if unchecked, uncheck it if checked), clear your selection, then use the tool again.  

It doesn't matter what the state of the checkbox is when you do this.  Changing its checked state will change the tool's behavior.

EDIT:  I will attempt to capture a video of this happening next time it happens.  I spoke with 4 others in my organization and they have seen the same behavior.

[m3]

In the latest versions, I have had more success using the CTRL key to toggle this behavior.  It still doesn't seem to work with just tapping CTRL (like I may have to hit it twice or deselect my item), but I no longer need to go into the settings to toggle the checkbox.  

[Scott_Harris]

@m3 Thanks for following up with the additional details. In the next release of ArcGIS Pro the software will allow more options for keyboard customization. I wonder if this will help, so I'll be testing out your scenario to see if I uncover anything.

[PeteJordan]

@Scott_Harris :  This issue I just found out is still a problem with using the <CTRL> for accelerators (my case <CTRL-R> for Reshape in ArcGIS Pro 3.0.3...

[Scott_Harris]

@m3 The next time this happens to you, please try the following:

While the Trace construction tool is active, hold CTRL key, then while still holding CTRL key, press and release the SHIFT key, then release the CTRL key

If that works, then I will have a clearer picture of the behavior, and my hope is that we can resolve it at a future release.

[PeteJordan]

@Scott_Harris I just tried this (in my example having <CTRL-R> assinged to Reshapeand <ALT-R> for Trace, using your suggestion and I am getting the same result that the trace still now selectes the editing polygon and not the one I want to trace to.

  However, if I instead just press <SHIFT> and release and then <CTRL> and release it then selects the correct tracing feature...

[Scott_Harris]

@PeteJordan So it sounds like the workaround is working for you, in which case, we can (mostly) safely say you are experiencing a newly identified bug. We are still investigating on our end. If I learn anything new, I'll post here for you and @m3 or anyone else who sees it.

[m3]

As far as I can tell, the CTRL key alone does nothing for me until such a time as the trace tool is ONLY tracing the selected feature.  CTRL Shift combinations don't seem to do anything either.  

I do have CTRL-A, S, R, and T as accelerators.   Using any of those accelerators cause the tool to switch to trace-selected-only.  To switch it off, I have to drop a vertex, hit CTRL, then drop another vertex and resume tracing again.  That's the best solution I have found for me.  Dropping extra vertices is prone to mouse shift errors though so it's not ideal