Despite being what some might consider a power user, I've also relied on these buttons for years, and was disappointed to see them disappear from 1.1. Hopefully they'll return in a future version.
I work frequently using a Cintiq, so, having the toolbar buttons improve my workflow greatly. Burying them in a menu, or having me switch to a keyboard, slows me down greatly. I greatly miss those buttons.
Beyond the Basics Zoom to page - buttons missing
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The commands for zoom to page, zoom to artwork, etc are missing from version 1.1
I'm using 1.1 on Ubuntu 20.10, do the top row number keys 1-5 not still work ? they do for me.
Despite being what some might consider a power user, I've also relied on these buttons for years, and was disappointed to see them disappear from 1.1. Hopefully they'll return in a future version.
There is an open issue about this on the Inkscape bug tracker: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/issues/1910
These buttons are vital for beginners. I look forward to their return.
I work frequently using a Cintiq, so, having the toolbar buttons improve my workflow greatly. Burying them in a menu, or having me switch to a keyboard, slows me down greatly. I greatly miss those buttons.
They will be back, as I understand it.
I hope that is the case. although this thread is 4 months old, which gives some trepidation.
More discussion here: https://inkscape.org/es/forums/questions/getting-the-zoom-icons-back/