Technical . KeyboardModifiers

There's been many requests for using shift or control to do various things, see bugs 61445, 93987, 93988, 105528, 163902. Here I'll make an overview of what actions use what modifiers for what, now and planned.

Action Normal Shift Control

Drag object Move Object-specific?? (extra segment? into/ouf of parent?) Move horizontally/vertically

Drag element handle Resize Resize in object-specific way (aspect ratio?) Resize horizontally/vertically

Click on tool Select for one create Select permanently ??

Create object Create Create in different way?? (freehand?) ??

Click object Select one object Select additional objects ??

Drag outside objects Select objects ?? ??

Tab Move to next text Move to previous text Move to text on next object??

Drag arc handle Move handle Change arc angle Move handle horizontally/vertically

Drag other connector handle Move handle Move handle to nearest CP? Move handle horizontally/vertically

Middle (/right) click Open object menu ?? ??

Arrow keys Move diagram Move selected?? Move diagran small amount??

Double click object Open properties ?? ??

Click outside objects Deselct objects Push objects?? ??

Entries with ?? after them are suggested, not implemented.
Proposed general style:
Control limits the operations (e.g. only horizontal/vertical dragging). Shift changes the operations to a different style
Suggestions from bug reports:

61445
Use shift to make the nearest CP magnetic

93987
Use shift to force lines horizontal/vertical

93988
Use ctrl to allow freehand drawing of polylines/bezierlines

105528
Use shift or ctrl to add new segments on poly/zigzag/bezier

163902
Same as 105528

Mail pertaining to shift/control setup:

Sep. 2002

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Faemalia.guest - 22 Mar 2005

Action	Normal	Shift	Control
Drag object	Move	Object-specific?? (extra segment? into/ouf of parent?)	Move horizontally/vertically
Drag element handle	Resize	Resize in object-specific way (aspect ratio?)	Resize horizontally/vertically
Click on tool	Select for one create	Select permanently	??
Create object	Create	Create in different way?? (freehand?)	??
Click object	Select one object	Select additional objects	??
Drag outside objects	Select objects	??	??
Tab	Move to next text	Move to previous text	Move to text on next object??
Drag arc handle	Move handle	Change arc angle	Move handle horizontally/vertically
Drag other connector handle	Move handle	Move handle to nearest CP?	Move handle horizontally/vertically
Middle (/right) click	Open object menu	??	??
Arrow keys	Move diagram	Move selected??	Move diagran small amount??
Double click object	Open properties	??	??
Click outside objects	Deselct objects	Push objects??	??

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