I wonder if it might be a nicer UX if you could choose for the Shift key to be needed to slide circles around rather than to move the selection. In my mind, conceptually, arrow keys are for moving the selection, and tessellating objects "requires more work" so I'd expect Shift to be needed for that - not vice-versa.
I do think you develop muscle memory for it pretty quick. Additionally, you can also use mouse, which can be convenient based on your preference.
Seems like a single toggle checkbox would be enough to satisfy everyone ;)
- arrow keys move the cursor
- the cursor is easier to see. Just a circle is probably better for me than the overlapping shadows
- shift + arrow does the move
- the cursor follows the moved element
Totally swapped in my mind too! I guess it's one of those "look up/down" thing in FPSs, you can learn the other way but it still does not feel as natural.
What's even more annoying is that the way this is currently implemented, I can't even use local overrides to change the behaviour since the site uses query strings for everything.
I am irritated and annoyed beyond measure.