Zotero Apple Pencil Squeeze Function Not Working

mcdonaldmichael

This is in relation to the merge requests pushed here:

- https://github.com/zotero/zotero-ios/pull/1080
- https://github.com/zotero/zotero-ios/pull/1106

I'm running an iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) running iPadOS 18.4.1 with Zotero version 1.0.50 Build 333. The squeeze function does not appear to work. Prior to the 2nd merge request the squeeze function appears to almost work (you could see it try to swap between tools, for example, but it didn't quite work. Now the squeeze function does nothing.

Posting here per request of @mvasilak for visibility of other users.

mvasilak

Hey @mcdonaldmichael, we are looking into this. Can you please let us know what you have selected as the preferred squeeze action?
You can find this setting in Settings > Apple Pencil > Actions > Squeeze

mcdonaldmichael

Hi @mvasilak!

I currently have the "squeeze" action set to "Show Color Palette" and the double tap action set to "Switch Between Current Tool and Last Used".

Let me know if there's anything else I can answer!

mcdonaldmichael

Hey @mvasilak!

Just checking in to see if there is any additional testing I can do in relation to this issue or not. Looks like your commit in issue #1106 (https://github.com/zotero/zotero-ios/pull/1106) altered the behavior for the pencil, but it does not appear to be working.

Let me know if there's anything I can do to help!

NicFern

I just thought I’d add a note to say that I am using the same Zotero build and using the same model iPad as far as I can tell, I have a new iPad Pro M4 11 inch. For me, I saw the previous build had the same issue with the squeeze function on the Apple Pencil Pro flicking to one of the tools and back again very quickly. In the newest build it’s correctly bringing up the colour palette for each tool for me. In eraser mode, it gives the brush size slider.

mvasilak

Hey @mcdonaldmichael, I got a Pencil Pro myself and verified that squeeze works as expected. So to try to find what is happening in your case, can you please answer some more questions:
- Does squeeze works as expected for you in other apps?
- Which iPad model do you use?
- What is the sensitivity setting for squeeze? (Settings > Apple Pencil > Actions > Squeeze)
- Does pencil double-tap works as expected for you in Zotero?
- When you perform a double-tap, do you see the change in the annotation toolbar selected tool?
- Have you tried other options for squeeze? Do these work?

mcdonaldmichael

Just wanted to follow-up that I had to remove and re-install Zotero on my iPad, then it worked without issue! No clue what the hiccup was but all is working as expected now!

jeremyvancleve

Thanks for working on this functionality @mvasilak!

Is there a tool palette possible? It would be nice to have one that allowed undo/redo and switching between tools with just a squeeze (like here: https://support.goodnotes.com/hc/en-us/articles/9757771783823-Utilize-the-new-features-of-Apple-Pencil-Pro)