When configuring Preferences - Behavior - Steps : Arrow Keys move by 1,000 mm When I try to move by one millimeter using the Right Arrow key, it moves by 0.794 mm.
Is this a bug?
How should I proceed to be able to move by the Arrow key distances in millimeters with Unkscape V 1.4?
This looks like a bug to me. Any value and unit entered for arrow key step is first converted to "px" and then truncated to a whole number. To see this, set the measurement unit in the Select tool control bar to "px" and set the arrow key step to [0.1 in].
96 pixels per inch / 25.4 mm per inch =Β 3.77952756 pixels per mm
0.1 inch = 9.6 pixels step = 9 pixels =Β 0.9375 inch
10 mm = 37.79527559 pixels step = 37 pixels =Β 9.78958333 mm
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When configuring Preferences - Behavior - Steps : Arrow Keys move by 1,000 mm
When I try to move by one millimeter using the Right Arrow key, it moves by 0.794 mm.
Is this a bug?
How should I proceed to be able to move by the Arrow key distances in millimeters with Unkscape V 1.4?
I can reproduce the exact same issue : 0.794 mm move instead ofΒ 1 mm
I also tried with 10 mm steps. Made my measurements with 10 mm squares, no stroke, geometric bounding boxes. Surprinsigly the move becomes 9,79 mm.
I think it desserves a bug report.
Transform (Tab Move) panel isn't affected by this error.
This looks like a bug to me. Any value and unit entered for arrow key step is first converted to "px" and then truncated to a whole number. To see this, set the measurement unit in the Select tool control bar to "px" and set the arrow key step to [0.1 in].
96 pixels per inch / 25.4 mm per inch =Β 3.77952756 pixels per mm
0.1 inch = 9.6 pixels
step = 9 pixels =Β 0.9375 inch
10 mm = 37.79527559 pixels
step = 37 pixels =Β 9.78958333 mm
This might be related to this reported issue (rounding pixels numbers) ?.
Thanks David248. According to the bug tracker, this bug has been squashed and we'll see the fix in the next release.