axolotl you can use WASD to move around if you hold the right-mouse button (E and Q move you up/down). Also, you can drag the gizmo around to rotate in the viewport.

      spaceyjase you can use WASD to move around if you hold the right-mouse button (E and Q move you up/down).

      Is that in the manual? I couldn't find it.

          I believe the engine uses the same standard as most art apps. Hold down space and it will turn your cursor into the pan tool. Let go and it goes back to whatever tool you were using.

          So hold space and click and drag on touchpad as necessary.

          Hopefully that helps and I didn't misunderstand the question.

            Atriusfox

            I tried that but it turned into the “move” tool. Moving whatever object I currently had selected. This is a neat trick, but not what I was looking for.

              spaceyjase

              What a strange and hard-to-discover shortcut! Thank you though, that comes the closest to what I was looking for!

              It moves in the direction the camera is watching, so for my top-down game I have to use W to move forward and then E to get back off the ground. It’s not the most convenient, but it works.

              Thanks!

              Edit: I noticed there’s an option for “full axis locked” that makes it do what I want. Yay!

                6 months later

                Sorry, but how do you pan around the editor please? I can't figure it out. I even have a mouse.

                  signup middle mouse button? mouse3? sometimes hold shift or crtl.. try any of the combinations

                    Yup, tried those because I'm experienced in Blender. None work.

                    spaceyjase Dumb question, but: How does one "hold the right mouse button" on a laptop with only a touchpad (no touchpad buttons)? Holding down a two-fingered touch on the touchpad with one hand, and pressing WASD keys with the other sounds really awkward.