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Beyond the Basics Shortcut for toggling aspect ratio lock
  1. #1
    lobaluna lobaluna @lobaluna

    Please, make the verb on Inkscape or put some command to set a keyboard shortcut for toggling the lock of the aspect ratio (width and height)  of any object.

    Many times I have hands on keyboard (using the quite useful available shortcuts) that is uncomfortable to grab the mouse to just lock the aspect ratio of an object.

     

  2. #2
    David248 David248 @David248

    You probably know that when using selector [s] tool, holding ctrl key when resizing preserves aspect ratio.

    Did you browse the possible shortcuts in global inkscape preferences ?

  3. #3
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurden

    The keys < and > scale proportionally as well.

  4. #4
    lobaluna lobaluna @lobaluna
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    @David248, yes, I browsed in global inskscape preferences-shortcuts, but there is no verb associated to that.

    Yes, I use the Ctrl+clic when in Select tool to proportionally scale, but I still believe there is the need to change the lock status of dimensions.

     

    @TylerDurden, I forgot about that pair of shortcuts.

     

    I think it is usuable to have a toggle command to lock/unlock the proportionality of any object. In fact, it is one of those buttons that are not accesible via keyboard, and for accesibility issues, it's a real enhacemenet.

  5. #5
    inklinea inklinea @inklinea⛰️

    That is a good point. 

    https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/-/issues/8944

  6. #6
    lobaluna lobaluna @lobaluna

    Thanks, @inklinea, to upload the feature request to Gitlab. 

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