Miro said “It’s very likely that it’s here to stay” after hearing concerns. ![]() Unfortunately it doesn't look like Miro is open to changing this new feature based on our feedback as in this post > I will be teaching larger groups Miro in the new year so I will update these threads when I have more data on onboarding users with the new update. Yes, I have taught one person Miro and it does seem trickier now. We’re an Miro Enterprise shop, and are in serious discussions internally to leave Miro if this type of change isn’t reverted or given an option to set. This is so mind-boggingly remedial (and pointless) that it defies logic. ![]() So now the first thing an administrator has to do teach someone how to navigate the board. They’ll do this with their left button, and when they do that, they get the selection rectangle. Think about this - you hand someone Miro, and the first thing they do (and are interested in) is navigating the campus, not selecting objects (in fact, there are no objects to select by default). What makes it bad is it goes against everything we intuitively know about navigation. This is a bad UI/UX change - so bad that I’m on the phone with Miro product management this week about it. I think this should be looked into though before people return to work from the Christmas break! Overall, I would like an option to return to the old way, however this could be a middle ground. My solution: as the spacebar method is a rather niche way of interacting with the board, why not make it so that when this is held down, you can also interact with objects with left-click as well as panning around the board? This way while holding down space, long time Miro users can use the boards without feeling alienated from the platform. My issue with this method isn’t that I need to keep my arm at the keyboard, but that I need to continuously tap the spacebar on and off in order to interact with objects. I have not heard from many other Miro users due to Christmas, however I have heard from some that they are doing the same. Personally, I have migrated to holding down the space button to move around the board so that I can stay with the left-click method of movement. ![]() Now that I have changed the way I use Miro due to the new update, I think I have an idea on how Miro can keep the simplistic approach of not having any customization (as I think this is what MiroHQ is going for) while making the platform remain usable for those who have it hard-wired into their brains to left-click to move. I find it extremely annoying! I’m ready even to stop using this platform! When I try to navigate with the right mouse button, it brings me back to dashboards every single time I unbutton the right mouse button - it’s disgusting! Why do I need these new features which absolutely don’t work properly? Why to change that? Options always saves lives that’s what I believe, nothing wrong about that. I don’t enjoy it at all and it’s making my experience for using Miro much worse. I understand if there’s people out there who find it annoying, but at least give us the option to reverse the setting. I definitelty agree with the statement, if it’s not broken, don’t fix it. Not sure why Miro decided to make this sudden, unnecessary change! If it’s not broken, don’t fix it! Is there any way at all to return to using the left mouse button to move around the screen (click and drag)? It seems going to the Navigation Settings only allows you to choose between using the mouse or trackpad, but no option is available for choosing which mouse buttons control movement.
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