MC-176557Cannot use hoe in offhand slot when seeds are in the main hand
Put a hoe in the offhand slot and seeds in the main hand. You're unable to till grass blocks.
This is unexpected because the opposite works smoothly: put seeds in the offhand and hoe in the main hand --> you can till the block and then plant seeds.
It ought to work the other way around too. Essentially, the logic should be "if main hand item cannot be used, try the offhand item". Seeds cannot be used on grass blocks, so it should fall back to using the hoe - but it doesn't for some reason.
The reason this is important is because seeds don't automatically get put in the offhand slot when picking them up. Therefore it would be more convenient to hold the hoe in the offhand slot and pick up seeds in the hotbar, especially when farming a variety of different crops.
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Cannot use hoe in offhand slot
Put a hoe in the offhand slot and seeds in the main hand. You're unable to till grass blocks.
This is unexpected because the opposite works smoothly: put seeds in the offhand and hoe in the main hand --> you can till the block and then plant seeds.
It ought to work the other way around too. Essentially, "if main hand item cannot be used, try the offhand item". Seeds cannot be used on grass blocks, so it should fall back to using the hoe - but it doesn't for some reason.
The reason this is important is because seeds don't automatically get put in the offhand slot when picking them up. Therefore it would be more convenient to hold the hoe in the offhand slot and pick up seeds in the hotbar, especially when farming a variety of different crops.
Environment
Windows 10 Pro (Version 10.0.17134 Build 17134)
Java 1.8.0_51 64bit
Put a hoe in the offhand slot and seeds in the main hand. You're unable to till grass blocks.
This is unexpected because the opposite works smoothly: put seeds in the offhand and hoe in the main hand --> you can till the block and then plant seeds.
It ought to work the other way around too. Essentially, "if main hand item cannot be used, try the offhand item". Seeds cannot be used on grass blocks, so it should fall back to using the hoe - but it doesn't for some reason.
The reason this is important is because seeds don't automatically get put in the offhand slot when picking them up. Therefore it would be more convenient to hold the hoe in the offhand slot and pick up seeds in the hotbar, especially when farming a variety of different crops.
Put a hoe in the offhand slot and seeds in the main hand. You're unable to till grass blocks.
This is unexpected because the opposite works smoothly: put seeds in the offhand and hoe in the main hand --> you can till the block and then plant seeds.
It ought to work the other way around too. Essentially, the logic should be "if main hand item cannot be used, try the offhand item". Seeds cannot be used on grass blocks, so it should fall back to using the hoe - but it doesn't for some reason.
The reason this is important is because seeds don't automatically get put in the offhand slot when picking them up. Therefore it would be more convenient to hold the hoe in the offhand slot and pick up seeds in the hotbar, especially when farming a variety of different crops.
Cannot use hoe in offhand slot when seeds are in the main hand
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In 1.16.1
Can confirm in 20w48a.
Well, you cant use picks, shovels, axes, or swords in your off-hand either
Can confirm in 20w51a.
Can confirm in 21w03a.
Can confirm in 21w06a.
Can confirm in 1.17.1.
Can confirm in 1.18.1.
Can confirm in 1.18.2 and 22w15a.
Can confirm in 1.19.
Can confirm in 1.19.2. MC-176557.png
@Blanket Duck you can't attack with them but you can use them (like stripping logs and making grass paths), so you should be able to use hoes too.
Affects 1.21. Requesting ownership of this issue, as the original owner is inactive since 2020.