1 <root xmlns="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/keys">
3 <p>Unless noted otherwise, keypad keys (such as arrows, Home, End, +, -, digits) are
4 supposed to work the same as corresponding regular keys. If you have a new shortcut
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8 RFE</a>).</p>
10 <column>
12 *<section title="Werkzeuge" color="f5f5f5">
14 <group>
15 <keys><key><keyf f="F1"/></key><key>s</key> <action>Auswahlwerkzeug</action></keys>
16 <keys><key><misc-wide f="Space"/></key> <action>Auswahlwerkzeug (temporär)</action></keys>
17 <note>Space switches to the Selector tool temporarily; another Space switches back.</note>
18 <keys><key><keyf f="F2"/></key><key>n</key> <action>Knotenwerkzeug</action></keys>
19 <keys><key><keyf f="F3"/></key><key>z</key> <action>Zoomwerkzeug</action></keys>
20 <keys><key><keyf f="F4"/></key><key>r</key> <action>Rechteckwerkzeug</action></keys>
21 <keys><key><keyf f="F5"/></key><key>e</key> <action>Ellipsenwerkzeug</action></keys>
22 <keys><key><keyf f="F6"/></key><key>p</key> <action>Malwerkzeug (Freihandlinien)</action></keys>
23 <keys><key><shift/><keyf f="F6"/></key><key>b</key> <action>Zeichenwerkzeug (Linien und Bézierkurven</action></keys>
24 <keys><key><ctrl/><keyf f="F6"/></key><key>c</key> <action>Kalligrafiewerkzeug</action></keys>
25 <keys><key><ctrl/><keyf f="F1"/></key><key>g</key> <action>Farbverlaufswerkzeug</action></keys>
26 <keys><key><keyf f="F7"/></key><key>d</key> <action>Farbpipette</action></keys>
27 <keys><key><keyf f="F8"/></key><key>t</key> <action>Textwerkzeug</action></keys>
28 <keys><key><keyf f="F9"/></key><key>i</key> <action>Spiralwerkzeug</action></keys>
29 <keys><key><shift/><keyf f="F9"/></key><key>*</key> <action>Sternwerkzeug</action></keys>
30 <keys><key><ctrl/><keyf f="F2"/></key><key>o</key> <action>Objektverbinder</action></keys>
31 <note>Doppel-Klick auf die Werkzeug-Schaltflächen öffnet den Einstellungsdialog mit der Seite, die dem entsprechenden Werkzeug entspricht.</note>
32 </group>
33 </section>
36 *<section title="Dialoge" color="f0eae7">
37 <group>
38 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>F</key> <action>Füllung und Kontur</action></keys>
39 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>W</key> <action>Farbfelder-Palette</action></keys>
40 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>T</key> <action>Schrift und Text</action></keys>
41 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>M</key> <action>Verändern</action></keys>
42 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>A</key> <action>Anordungen und Abstände</action></keys>
43 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>O</key> <action>Objekteigentschaften</action></keys>
44 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>X</key> <action>XML-Editor</action></keys>
45 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>D</key> <action>Dokumenteneinstellungen</action></keys>
46 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>P</key> <action>Inkscape-Einstellungen</action></keys>
47 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>E</key> <action>Bitmap exportieren</action></keys>
48 <keys><key><ctrl/>F</key> <action>Suchen</action></keys>
49 <keys><key><shift/><alt/>B</key> <action>Bitmap vektorisieren</action></keys>
50 <note>Diese öffnen einen neuen Dialog, wenn dieser noch nicht geöffnet wurde. Andererseits erhält der entsprechende Dialog den Fokus.</note>
51 </group>
53 <group>
54 <title>Toggle visibility</title><keys><key><keyf f="F12"/></key> <action>toggle dialogs</action></keys>
55 <note>This temporarily hides all open dialogs; another F12 shows them again.</note>
56 </group>
58 <group>
59 <title>Innerhalb eines Dialoges</title>
60 <keys><key><misc f="Esc"/></key> <action>Zurück zur Arbeitsfläche</action></keys>
61 <keys><key><ctrl/><keyf f="F4"/></key> <key><ctrl/>W</key> <action>Dialog schliesen</action></keys>
62 <keys><key><misc f="Tab"/></key> <action>springe zum nächsten Element</action></keys>
63 <keys><key><shift/><misc f="Tab"/></key> <action>springe zum vorhergehenden Element</action></keys>
64 <keys><key><misc-wide f="Enter"/></key> <action>Setzten der neuen Werte</action></keys>
65 <note>Dieses übernimmt die neuen Werte die sie eingegeben haben und kehrt zur Arbeitsfläche zurück.</note>
66 <keys><key><ctrl/><misc-wide f="Enter"/></key> <action>im XML-Editor, setzen des "attr"-Wertes</action></keys>
67 <note>Beim Bearbeiten eines Attribut-Wertes im XML-Editor, setzten des neuen Wertes (entspricht dem Klicken des "Setzen"-Knopfes).</note>
68 <keys><key><misc-wide f="Space"/></key> <key><misc-wide f="Enter"/></key> <action>Aktiviert den aktuellen Knopf oder Liste</action></keys>
69 <keys><key><ctrl/><misc f="PgUp"/></key> <key><ctrl/><misc f="PgDn"/></key> <action>in einem Dialog mit mehreren Reitern, wechseln des reiters</action></keys>
70 </group>
71 </section>
73 *<section title="Werkzeugeinstellungsleiste" color="f8f3e9">
75 <group>
76 <note>Die Werkzeugeinstellungsleiste über dem Dokument bietet veschiedene Knöpfe und Einsteller für jedes Werkzeug.</note>
77 <keys><key><alt/>X</key> <action>springe zum ersten Eingabefeld</action></keys>
78 <keys><key><misc-wide f="Enter"/></key> <action>bestätigt den neuen Wert</action></keys>
79 <note>Das bestätigt den neuen Wert, den Sie gerade in einem Textfeld eingegeben haben und kehrt zur Arbeitsfläche zurück.</note>
80 <keys><key><misc f="Esc"/></key> <action>abbrechen der Änderungen und Rückkehr zur Arbeitsfläche</action></keys>
81 <note>Dieses bricht die Änderungen, die Sie in einem textfeld gemacht haben ab und kehrt zur Arbeitsfläche zurück.</note>
82 <keys><key><ctrl/>Z</key> <action>Änderungen abbrechen</action></keys>
83 <note>Dieses bricht die Änderungen, die Sie in einem textfeld gemacht haben ab aber Sie verbleiben in diesem Textfeld.</note>
84 <keys><key><misc f="Tab"/></key> <action>springe zum nächsten Feld</action></keys>
85 <keys><key><shift/><misc f="Tab"/></key> <action>springe zum verhergehenden Feld</action></keys>
86 <note>Benutze dieses zum Navigieren zwischen den Feldern in der Werkzeugeinstellungsleiste (die Werte in den Feldern, die Sie verlassen, werden übernommen sofern Sie diese geändert haben).</note>
87 </group>
89 <group>
90 <title>Ändern von Werten</title>
91 <mouse><key><up/></key> <key><down/></key> <action>verändert den Wert um 0,1</action></mouse>
92 <keys><key><misc f="PgUp"/></key><key><misc f="PgDn"/></key> <action>verändert den Wert um 5,0</action></keys>
93 </group>
95 </section>
97 *<section title="Arbeitsfläche" color="e5f1e7">
99 <group>
100 <title>Zoom</title>
101 <keys><key>=</key> <key>+</key> <action>vergrössern</action></keys>
102 <keys><key>-</key> <action>verkleinern</action></keys>
103 <note>Die Tasten +/- auf der Nummerntastatur vergrössern/verkleinern auchwenn Sie einen Text editieren, sofern nicht "NumLock" eingeschaltet ist.</note>
104 <mouse><key><mid-click/></key> <key><ctrl/><right-click/></key> <action>vergrössern</action></mouse>
105 <mouse><key><shift/><mid-click/></key> <key><shift/><right-click/></key> <action>verkleinern</action></mouse>
106 <mouse><key><ctrl/><wheel/></key> <action>vergrössern bzw. verkleinern</action></mouse>
107 <mouse><key><shift/><mid-drag/></key> <action>vergrössern des Bereiches zoom into the area</action></mouse>
108 <keys><key><alt/>Z</key> <action>aktiviert Zoom-Feld</action></keys>
109 <note>Das Zoom-Feld in der unteren linken Ecke des Fensters erlaubt das präziese Festlegen des Zoom-Wertes.</note>
110 </group>
112 <group>
113 <title>Voreingestellte Zoom-Stufen</title>
114 <keys><key>1</key> <action>Zoomfaktor 1:1</action></keys>
115 <keys><key>2</key> <action>Zoomfaktor 1:2</action></keys>
116 <keys><key>3</key> <action>Auswahl in das Fenster einpassen</action></keys>
117 <keys><key>4</key> <action>Zeichnung in das Fenster einpassen</action></keys>
118 <keys><key>5</key> <action>Seite in das Fenster einpassen</action></keys>
119 <keys><key><ctrl/>E</key><key>6</key> <action>Seitenbreite in das Fenster einpassen</action></keys>
120 </group>
122 <group>
123 <title>Liste bisheriger Zoom-Faktoren</title>
124 <keys><key>`</key> <action>(Backquote) vorheriger Zoomfaktor </action></keys>
125 <keys><key><shift/>`</key> <action>nächster Zoomfaktor</action></keys>
126 <note>Mit diesen Tasten können Sie vor- und rückwärts in der Liste der bisherigen Zoomfaktoren gehen</note>
127 </group>
129 <group>
130 <title>Rollen (Verschieben)</title>
131 <mouse><key><ctrl/><arrows/></key> <action>rollt die Arbeitsfläche</action></mouse>
132 <note>Rollen mittels tasten ist beschleunigt, d.h. es verschnellert sich, wenn Sie Strg+Pfeil in schneller Folge drücken bzw. gedrückt lassen.</note>
133 <mouse><key><mid-drag/></key> <action>rollt die Arbeitsfläche</action></mouse>
134 <mouse><key><shift/><right-drag/></key> <key><ctrl/><right-drag/></key> <action>rollt die Arbeitsfläche</action></mouse>
135 <mouse><key><wheel/></key> <action>rollt die Arbeitsfläche vertikal</action></mouse>
136 <mouse><key><shift/><wheel/></key> <action>rollt die Arbeitsfläche horizontal</action></mouse>
137 </group>
139 <group>
140 <title>Hilfslinien und Gitter</title>
141 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>drag off a ruler to create guide</action></mouse>
142 <note>Drag off the horizontal or vertical ruler to create a new guideline. Drag a guideline onto the ruler to delete it.</note>
143 <keys><key>|</key> <key><shift/>\</key> <action>Hilfslinien und Einrasten an Hilfslinien umschalten</action></keys>
144 <note>Wenn Sie unterschiedliche Werte für Sichtbarkeit und Einrasten an Hilfslinien maben möchten, dann setzen Sie diese im Dokumenteneinstellungen Dialog.</note>
145 <note>When you create a new guide by dragging off the ruler, guide visibility and snapping are turned on.</note>
146 <keys><key>#</key> <key><shift/>3</key> <action>Gitter und Einrasten an Gitter umschalten</action></keys>
147 <note>Wenn Sie unterschiedliche Werte für Sichtbarkeit und Einrasten an Gitter maben möchten, dann setzen Sie diese im Dokumenteneinstellungen Dialog.</note>
148 <note>Note that only the 3 key on the main keyboard works, not on the keypad.</note>
149 </group>
150 </section>
153 </column>
159 <column>
161 *<section title="Datei" color="f3f2e2">
163 <group>
164 <keys><key><ctrl/>N</key> <action>neues Dokument anlegen</action></keys>
165 <keys><key><ctrl/>O</key> <action>ein bestehendes Dokument öffnen</action></keys>
166 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>E</key> <action>als Bitmap exportieren</action></keys>
167 <keys><key><ctrl/>I</key> <action>Bitmap oder SVG-Bild importieren</action></keys>
168 <keys><key><ctrl/>P</key> <action>Dokument drucken</action></keys>
169 <keys><key><ctrl/>S</key> <action>Dokument speichern</action></keys>
170 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>S</key> <action>Dokument unter anderen Namen speichern</action></keys>
171 <keys><key><ctrl/>Q</key> <action>Inkscape verlassen</action></keys>
172 </group>
174 </section>
176 *<section title="Fenster" color="e8fae1">
178 <group>
179 <keys><key><ctrl/>R</key> <action>Lineale umschalten</action></keys>
180 <keys><key><ctrl/>B</key> <action>Rollbalken umschalten</action></keys>
181 <keys><key><keyf f="F11"/></key> <action>Vollbildmodus umschalten</action></keys>
182 </group>
184 <group>
185 <keys><key><keyf f="F10"/></key> <action>Hauptmenü</action></keys>
186 <note>Menüeinträge können auch durch das Drücken von Alt und dem im Menünamen unterstrichenen Buchstaben aktiviert werden.</note>
187 <keys><key><shift/><keyf f="F10"/></key> <key><right-click/></key> <action>drop-down (context) menu</action></keys>
188 </group>
190 <group>
191 <keys><key><ctrl/><keyf f="F4"/></key> <key><ctrl/>W</key> <action>Dokument schliessen</action></keys>
192 <note>Beendet Inkscape, wenn nur ein Dokument geöffnet ist.</note>
193 <keys><key><ctrl/><misc f="Tab"/></key> <action>zum nächsten Dokumentenfenster</action></keys>
194 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/><misc f="Tab"/></key> <action>zum vorhergehenden Dokumentenfenster</action></keys>
195 <note>Es werden die aktiven Dokumentenfenster vor- und rückwarts durchlaufen.</note>
196 </group>
198 </section>
201 *<section title="Ebenen" color="f6f9d9">
202 <group>
203 <keys><key><shift/><misc f="PgUp"/></key> <action>zur darüberliegenden Ebene verschieben</action></keys>
204 <keys><key><shift/><misc f="PgDn"/></key> <action>zur darunterliegenden Ebene verschieben</action></keys>
205 <note>Es werden die ausgewählten Objekte von einer in eine andere Ebene verschoben.</note>
207 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/><misc f="PgUp"/></key> <action>Ebene anheben</action></keys>
208 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/><misc f="PgDn"/></key> <action>Ebene absenken</action></keys>
209 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/><misc f="Home"/></key> <action>Ebene ganz nach oben</action></keys>
210 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/><misc f="End"/></key> <action>Ebene ganz nach unten</action></keys>
211 <note>These commands move the current layer among its siblings (normally other layers).</note>
212 </group>
213 </section>
216 *<section title="Objekt" color="f4ecf5">
218 <group>
219 <title>Rückgängig/Wiederholen</title>
220 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>Y</key> <key><ctrl/>Z</key> <action>Rückgängig</action></keys>
221 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>Z</key> <key><ctrl/>Y</key> <action>Wiederholen</action></keys>
222 </group>
224 <group>
225 <title>Zwischenablage</title>
226 <keys><key><ctrl/>C</key> <action>Auswahl kopieren</action></keys>
227 <note>Einfügen einer Kopie der Auswahl in die Inkscape Zwischenablage. Text eines Textobjektes wird auch in die Zwischenablage übernommen.</note>
228 <keys><key><ctrl/>X</key> <action>Auswahl verschieben</action></keys>
229 <note>Funktioniert wie "Auswahl kopieren", jodoch wird die Auswahl im Dokument gelöscht.</note>
230 <keys><key><ctrl/>V</key> <action>Zwischenablage einfügen</action></keys>
231 <note>Einfügen der Objekte aus der Zwischenablage an der Mausposition oder in der Mitte des Dokumentes, wenn sich die Mausposition ausserhalb der Zeichenfläche befindet.</note>
232 <note>Beim Bearbeiten von Text mit dem Textwerkzeug wird der Text aus der System-Zwischenablage in das aktuelle Textobjekt eingefügt.</note>
233 <keys><key><ctrl/><alt/>V</key> <action>Einfügen an Ursprungsposition</action></keys>
234 <note>Fügt die Objekte der Zwischenablage an der Position ein, von der sie kopiert wurden.</note>
235 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>V</key> <action>Stil anwenden</action></keys>
236 <note>Anwenden des Stils des (zuerst) kopierten Objektes auf die aktuelle Auswahl.</note>
237 <note>If a gradient handle (in Gradient tool) or a text span (in Text tool) are selected, they get the style instead of the entire object.</note>
238 </group>
240 <group>
241 <title>Duplizieren</title>
242 <keys><key><ctrl/>D</key> <action>Auswahl duplizieren</action></keys>
243 <note>Neue Objekte werden ganau über den Originalen eingefügt und ausgewählt.</note>
244 </group>
246 <group>
247 <title>Klonen</title>
248 <keys><key><alt/>D</key> <action>Auswahl klonen</action></keys>
249 <note>Ein Klon kann unabhängig verschoben, skaliert, rotiert und geschert werden aktualisiert Form, Füllung und Kontour von seinem Original.</note>
250 <note>Der Klon wird genau über dem Original eingefügt und ausgewählt.</note>
251 <note>You can only clone one object at a time; if you want to clone several objects together, group them and clone the group.</note>
252 <keys><key><shift/><alt/>D</key> <action>Klonverbindung auflösen</action></keys>
253 <note>Durch das Auflösen der Klonverbindung verliert der Klon jeden Bezug zu seinem Original und wird zur exakten Kopie.</note>
254 <keys><key><shift/>D</key> <action>Original auswählen</action></keys>
255 <note>Klon auswählen, um das Original zu finden. Das Original wird selektiert.</note>
256 </group>
258 <group>
259 <title>Bitmap</title>
260 <keys><key><alt/>B</key> <action>Kopie als Bitmap</action></keys>
261 <note>This exports the selected object(s) (all other objects hidden) as PNG in the document's directory and imports it back.</note>
262 <note>The imported bitmap is placed over the original selection and is selected.</note>
263 <keys><key><shift/><alt/>B</key> <action>Bitmap vektorisieren</action></keys>
264 <note>Öffnet den Bitmap vektorisieren Dialog mit dem Sie ein Bitmap in ein oder mehrere Pfade umwandeln können.</note>
265 </group>
267 <group>
268 <title>Füllmuster</title>
269 <keys><key><alt/>I</key> <action>Objekte in Füllmuster umwandeln</action></keys>
270 <note>This converts the selection to a rectangle with tiled pattern fill.</note>
271 <keys><key><shift/><alt/>I</key> <action>Füllmuster in Objekte umwandeln</action></keys>
272 <note>Each selected object with pattern fill is broken into the same object without fill and a single pattern object.</note>
273 </group>
275 <group>
276 <title>Gruppieren</title>
277 <keys> <key><shift/><ctrl/>U</key> <key><ctrl/>G</key> <action>asgewählte Objekte gruppieren</action></keys>
278 <note>Strg+Klick um Objekte innerhalb einer Gruppe auszuwählen.</note>
279 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>G</key> <key><ctrl/>U</key> <action>Asgewählte Gruppe(n) auflösen</action></keys>
280 <note>This removes only one level of grouping; press Ctrl+U repeatedly to ungroup nested groups.</note>
281 </group>
283 <group>
284 <title>Z-Tiefe</title>
285 <keys><key><misc f="Home"/></key> <action>Auswahl ganz nach oben anheben</action></keys>
286 <keys><key><misc f="End"/></key> <action>Auswahl ganz nach unten anheben</action></keys>
287 <keys><key><misc f="PgUp"/></key> <action>Auswahl eine Stufe anheben</action></keys>
288 <keys><key><misc f="PgDn"/></key> <action>Auswahl eine Stufe absenken</action></keys>
289 </group>
291 </section>
293 *<section title="Pfad" color="f9f1d9">
295 <group>
296 <title>In Pfad umwandeln</title>
297 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>C</key> <action>umwandeln ausgewählter Objekte in Pfade</action></keys>
298 <keys><key><ctrl/><alt/>C</key> <action>convert stroke to path</action></keys>
299 </group>
301 <group>
302 <title>Boole'sche Operation</title>
303 <keys><key><ctrl/>+</key> <action>Vereinigung</action></keys>
304 <note>Vereinigung verknüpft mehrere Pfade so, dass ein einziger Pfad ohne Überschneidungen entsteht.</note>
305 <keys><key><ctrl/>-</key> <action>difference</action></keys>
306 <note>Difference works on 2 objects, extracting the top from the bottom.</note>
307 <keys><key><ctrl/>*</key> <action>intersection</action></keys>
308 <note>Intersection creates a path representing the common (overlapping) area of all selected objects.</note>
309 <keys><key><ctrl/>^</key> <action>exclusive OR (XOR)</action></keys>
310 <note>XOR is similar to Union, except that it works on 2 objects and removes areas where the objects overlap.</note>
311 <keys><key><ctrl/>/</key> <action>division (cut)</action></keys>
312 <note>Division cuts the bottom object into pieces by the top object, preserving the fill and stroke of the bottom.</note>
313 <keys><key><ctrl/><alt/>/</key> <action>cut path</action></keys>
314 <note>Cut Path cuts the bottom object's stroke only where it is intersected by the top path, removing any fill from the result.</note>
315 <note>The result of Union, Difference, Intersection, and XOR inherits the id= attribute and therefore the clones of the bottom object.</note>
316 <note>Division and Cut path normally produce several objects; of them, a random one inherits the id= of the bottom source object.</note>
317 </group>
319 <group>
320 <title>Offsets</title>
321 <keys><key><ctrl/>(</key> <action>inset path (towards center)</action></keys>
322 <keys><key><ctrl/>)</key> <action>outset path (away from center)</action></keys>
323 <note>The default offset distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels).</note>
324 <keys><key><alt/>(</key> <action>inset path by 1 pixel</action></keys>
325 <keys><key><alt/>)</key> <action>outset path by 1 pixel</action></keys>
326 <keys><key><shift/><alt/>(</key> <action>inset path by 10 pixels</action></keys>
327 <keys><key><shift/><alt/>)</key> <action>outset path by 10 pixels</action></keys>
328 <note>The actual distance for pixel offsets depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer adjustment.</note>
329 <note>All the (, ) commands convert the object to path, if necessary, and produce regular path.</note>
330 <keys><key><ctrl/>J</key> <action>create dynamic offset</action></keys>
331 <keys><key><ctrl/><alt/>J</key> <action>create linked offset</action></keys>
332 <note>These commands produce an offset object, editable by the node tool, standalone or linked to the original.</note>
333 <keys><key><shift/>D</key> <action>select source</action></keys>
334 <note>Selecting a linked offset and giving this command will select the source path of the linked offset.</note>
335 </group>
337 <group>
338 <title>Combine</title>
339 <keys><key><ctrl/>K</key> <action>combine paths</action></keys>
340 <note>This is different from grouping in that combined paths create one object.</note>
341 <note>This is different from Union in that overlapping areas are not affected.</note>
342 <note>Whether overlapping areas are filled is controlled by the Fill: winding/alternating switch on the Fill & Stroke dialog.</note>
343 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/>K</key> <action>break paths apart</action></keys>
344 <note>This attempts to break an object into constituent paths; it will fail if the object is one solid path.</note>
345 </group>
347 <group>
348 <title>Simplify</title>
349 <keys><key><ctrl/>L</key> <action>simplify</action></keys>
350 <note>This command attempts to simplify selected path(s) by removing extra nodes. It converts all objects to paths first.</note>
351 <note>If you invoke this command several times in quick succession, it will act more and more aggressively.</note>
352 <note>Invoking Simplify again after a pause restores the default threshold (settable in the Inkscape Preferences dialog).</note>
353 </group>
355 </section>
357 </column>
359 <column>
361 *<section title="Selector" color="eee4dc">
363 <group>
364 <title>Keyboard select</title>
365 <keys><key><misc f="Tab"/></key> <action>select next object </action></keys>
366 <keys><key><shift/><misc f="Tab"/></key> <action>select previous object </action></keys>
367 <note>These keys pick objects in their z-order (Tab cycles from bottom to top, Shift+Tab cycles from top to bottom).</note>
368 <note>Unless you did manual rearrangements, the last object you created is always on top.</note>
369 <note>As a result, if nothing is selected, pressing Shift+Tab once conveniently selects the object you created last.</note>
370 <note>This works on objects within the current layer (unless you change that in preferences).</note>
371 <keys><key><ctrl/>A</key> <action>select all (current layer)</action></keys>
372 <note>This works on objects within the current layer (unless you change that in preferences).</note>
373 <keys><key><ctrl/><alt/>A</key> <action>select all (all layers)</action></keys>
374 <note>This works on objects in all visible and unlocked layers.</note>
375 <keys><key>!</key> <action>invert selection (current layer)</action></keys>
376 <note>This inverts selection (deselects what was selected and vice versa) in the current layer.</note>
377 <keys><key><alt/>!</key> <action>invert selection (all layers)</action></keys>
378 <note>This inverts selection (deselects what was selected and vice versa) in visible and unlocked layers.</note>
379 <keys><key><misc f="Esc"/></key> <action>deselect</action></keys>
380 <keys><key><misc-wide f="Backspace"/></key><key><misc f="Del"/></key> <action>delete selection</action></keys>
381 </group>
383 <group>
384 <title>Keyboard move</title>
385 <mouse><key><arrows/></key> <action>move selection by the nudge distance</action></mouse>
386 <mouse><key><shift/><arrows/></key> <action>move selection by 10x nudge distance</action></mouse>
387 <note>The default nudge distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels).</note>
388 <mouse><key><alt/><arrows/></key> <action>move selection by 1 pixel</action></mouse>
389 <mouse><key><alt/><shift/><arrows/></key> <action>move selection by 10 pixels</action></mouse>
390 <note>The actual distance for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement.</note>
391 </group>
393 <group>
394 <title>Keyboard scale</title>
395 <keys><key>.</key> <key>></key> <action>scale selection up by the scale step</action></keys>
396 <keys><key>,</key> <key><</key> <action>scale selection down by the scale step</action></keys>
397 <note>The default scale step is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels).</note>
398 <keys><key><ctrl/>.</key> <key><ctrl/>></key> <action>scale selection to 200%</action></keys>
399 <keys><key><ctrl/>,</key> <key><ctrl/><</key> <action>scale selection to 50%</action></keys>
400 <keys><key><alt/>.</key> <key><alt/>></key> <action>scale selection up by 1 pixel</action></keys>
401 <keys><key><alt/>,</key> <key><alt/><</key> <action>scale selection down by 1 pixel</action></keys>
402 <note>The actual size increment for pixel scaling depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer scaling.</note>
403 <note>Scaling is uniform around the center, so that the size increment applies to the larger of the two dimensions.</note>
404 </group>
406 <group>
407 <title>Keyboard rotate</title>
408 <keys><key>[</key> <key>]</key> <action>rotate selection by the angle step</action></keys>
409 <note>The default angle step is 15 degrees. ] rotates clockwise, [ rotates counterclockwise.</note>
410 <keys><key><ctrl/>[</key> <key><ctrl/>]</key> <action>rotate selection by 90 degrees</action></keys>
411 <keys><key><alt/>[</key> <key><alt/>]</key> <action>rotate selection by 1 pixel</action></keys>
412 <note>The actual angle for pixel rotation depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement.</note>
413 </group>
415 <group>
416 <title>Keyboard flip</title>
417 <keys><key>h</key> <action>flip selection horizontally</action></keys>
418 <keys><key>v</key> <action>flip selection vertically</action></keys>
419 </group>
421 <group>
422 <title>Mouse select</title>
423 <mouse><key><left-click/></key> <action>select an object</action></mouse>
424 <note>When you left-click on an object, previous selection is deselected.</note>
425 <mouse><key><shift/><left-click/></key> <action>toggle selection </action></mouse>
426 <note>Shift+click adds an object to the current selection if it was not selected, or deselects it otherwise.</note>
427 <mouse><key><left-click/><left-click/></key> <action>edit the object</action></mouse>
428 <note>For paths, double clicking switches to Node tool; for shapes, to corresponding shape tool; for text, to Text tool.</note>
429 <note>For groups, double clicking performs the "Enter group" command (the group becomes temporary layer).</note>
430 <note>Double clicking in empty space swithes to the parent layer in the hierarchy, if any.</note>
431 </group>
433 <group>
434 <title>Select within group, select under</title>
435 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-click/></key> <action>select within group</action></mouse>
436 <note>Ctrl+click selects the object at click point disregarding any levels of grouping that this object might belong to.</note>
437 <mouse><key><ctrl/><shift/><left-click/></key> <action>toggle selection within group</action></mouse>
438 <mouse><key><alt/><left-click/></key> <action>select under</action></mouse>
439 <note>Alt+click selects the object at click point which is beneath (in z-order) the lowest selected object at click point.</note>
440 <note>If the bottom object is reached, Alt+click again selects the top object. So, several Alt+clicks cycle through z-order stack at point.</note>
441 <note>On Linux, Alt+click and Alt+drag may be reserved by the window manager. Reconfigure it so you can use them in Inkscape.</note>
442 <mouse><key><shift/><alt/><left-click/></key> <action>toggle under</action></mouse>
443 <mouse><key><ctrl/><alt/><left-click/></key> <action>select under, in groups</action></mouse>
444 <mouse><key><shift/><ctrl/><alt/><left-click/></key> <action>toggle under, in groups</action></mouse>
445 <keys><key><ctrl/><misc-wide f="Enter"/></key> <action>enter group</action></keys>
446 <keys><key><ctrl/><misc-wide f="Backspace"/></key> <action>go to parent group</action></keys>
447 </group>
449 <group>
450 <title>Rubberband</title>
451 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>select multiple objects</action></mouse>
452 <note>Dragging around objects does "rubberband" selection; previous selection is deselected.</note>
453 <mouse><key><shift/><left-drag/></key> <action>add objects to selection</action></mouse>
454 <note>Normally, you need to start from an empty space to initiate a rubberband.</note>
455 <note>However, if you press Shift before dragging, Inkscape will do rubberband selection even if you start from an object.</note>
456 </group>
458 <group>
459 <title>Mouse move</title>
460 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>select + move</action></mouse>
461 <note>Dragging an object selects it if it was not selected, then moves selection.</note>
462 <mouse><key><alt/><left-drag/></key> <action>move selected</action></mouse>
463 <note>Alt+drag moves the current selection (without selecting what is under cursor), no matter where you start the drag.</note>
464 <note>On Linux, Alt+click and Alt+drag may be reserved by the window manager. Reconfigure it so you can use them in Inkscape.</note>
465 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>restrict movement to horizontal or vertical</action></mouse>
466 <mouse><key><shift/><left-drag/></key> <action>temporarily disable snapping</action></mouse>
467 <note>This temporaily disables snapping to grid or guides when you are dragging with grid or guides on.</note>
468 <mouse><key><left-drag/><misc-wide f="Space"/></key> <action>drop a copy</action></mouse>
469 <note>When dragging or transforming with mouse, each Space leaves a copy of the selected object.</note>
470 <note>You can press and hold Space while dragging for a nice "trail."</note>
471 </group>
473 <group>
474 <title>Mouse transform</title>
475 <mouse><key><left-click/></key> <action>toggle scale/rotation handles</action></mouse>
476 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>scale (scale handles)</action></mouse>
477 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>rotate or skew (rotation handles)</action></mouse>
478 </group>
480 <group>
481 <title>Scale handles</title>
482 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>scale preserving aspect ratio</action></mouse>
483 <!--<mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> only smaller, keep aspect ratio--> <!-- TO BE REMOVED -->
484 <mouse><key><shift/><left-drag/></key> <action>symmetric transformation</action></mouse>
485 <note>Holding Shift while transforming makes transformation symmetric around the center of the selection.</note>
486 <!-- FIXME: why not disable snapping? inconsistent! -->
487 <mouse><key><alt/><left-drag/></key> <action>slow movement</action></mouse>
488 <note>Holding Alt while transforming makes transformation lag behind mouse movement, allowing finer changes.</note>
489 </group>
491 <group>
492 <title>Rotation handles</title>
493 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>snap skew angle</action></mouse>
494 <note>Holding Ctrl when dragging a skew (non-corner) handle snaps the skew angle to angle steps (default 15 degrees).</note>
495 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>snap rotation angle</action></mouse>
496 <note>Holding Ctrl when dragging a rotation (corner) handle snaps the rotation angle to angle steps (default 15 degrees).</note>
497 </group>
499 <group>
500 <title>Cancel</title>
501 <keys><key><misc f="Esc"/></key> <action>cancel rubberband, move, transformation</action></keys>
502 <note>Press Esc while mouse button is still down to cancel rubberband selection, move, or transformation of any kind.</note>
503 </group>
505 </section>
507 </column>
509 <column>
510 *<section title="Node tool" color="f9f1d9">
512 <group>
513 <title>Keyboard select</title>
514 <keys><key><misc f="Tab"/></key> <action>select next node</action></keys>
515 <keys><key><shift/><misc f="Tab"/></key> <action>select previous node</action></keys>
516 <note>These keys select nodes within the selected path</note>
517 <keys><key><ctrl/>A</key> <action>select all nodes in subpath(s)</action></keys>
518 <note>If the path has multiple subpaths and some nodes selected, this selects all only in subpaths with already selected nodes.</note>
519 <keys><key><ctrl/><alt/>A</key> <action>select all nodes in path</action></keys>
520 <note>This selects all nodes in the entire path.</note>
521 <keys><key>!</key> <action>invert selection in subpath(s)</action></keys>
522 <note>If the path has multiple subpaths and some nodes selected, this inverts selection only in subpaths with already selected nodes.</note>
523 <keys><key><alt/>!</key> <action>invert selection in path</action></keys>
524 <note>This inverts selection (deselects what was selected and vice versa) in the entire path.</note>
525 <keys><key><misc f="Esc"/></key> <action>deselect all nodes</action></keys>
526 </group>
528 <group>
529 <title>Keyboard move</title>
530 <mouse><key><arrows/></key> <action>move selected node(s) by the nudge distance</action></mouse>
531 <mouse><key><shift/><arrows/></key> <action>move selected node(s) by 10x nudge distance</action></mouse>
532 <note>The default nudge distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels).</note>
533 <mouse><key><alt/><arrows/></key> <action>move selected node(s) by 1 pixel</action></mouse>
534 <mouse><key><alt/><shift/><arrows/></key> <action>move selected node(s) by 10 pixels</action></mouse>
535 <note>The actual distance for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement.</note>
536 </group>
538 <group>
539 <title>Keyboard handle scale (1 node selected)</title>
540 <keys><key><</key> <key>></key> <action>contract/expand both handles by scale step</action></keys>
541 <note>The default scale step is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels). May apply to more than one node.</note>
542 <keys>
543 <key><left/><ctrl/><</key>
544 <key><left/><ctrl/>></key>
545 <action>scale left handle by the scale step</action>
546 </keys>
547 <keys>
548 <key><right/><ctrl/><</key>
549 <key><right/><ctrl/>></key>
550 <action>scale right handle by the scale step</action>
551 </keys>
552 <keys>
553 <key><left/><alt/><</key>
554 <key><left/><alt/>></key>
555 <action>scale left handle by 1 pixel</action>
556 </keys>
557 <keys>
558 <key><right/><alt/><</key>
559 <key><right/><alt/>></key>
560 <action>scale right handle by 1 pixel</action>
561 </keys>
562 <note>The actual size increment for pixel scaling depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer scaling.</note>
563 <note>Instead of the < and > keys, you can use the , (comma) and . (period) keys respectively.</note>
564 </group>
566 <group>
567 <title>Keyboard handle rotate (1 node selected)</title>
568 <keys><key>[</key> <key>]</key> <action>rotate both handles by the angle step</action></keys>
569 <note>The default angle step is 15 degrees. ] rotates clockwise, [ rotates counterclockwise. May apply to more than one node.</note>
570 <keys><key><left/><ctrl/>[</key> <key><left/><ctrl/>]</key> <action>rotate left handle by the angle step</action></keys>
571 <keys><key><right/><ctrl/>[</key> <key><right/><ctrl/>]</key> <action>rotate right handle by the angle step</action></keys>
572 <keys><key><left/><alt/>[</key> <key><left/><alt/>]</key> <action>rotate left handle by 1 pixel</action></keys>
573 <keys><key><right/><alt/>[</key> <key><right/><alt/>]</key> <action>rotate right handle by 1 pixel</action></keys>
574 </group>
577 <group>
578 <title>Keyboard scale (>1 nodes selected)</title>
579 <note>These commands scale the selected nodes as if they were an "object", around the center of that object.</note>
580 <keys><key>.</key> <key>></key> <action>scale nodes up by the scale step</action></keys>
581 <keys><key>,</key> <key><</key> <action>scale nodes down by the scale step</action></keys>
582 <note>The default scale step is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels).</note>
583 <keys><key><alt/>.</key> <key><alt/>></key> <action>scale nodes up by 1 pixel</action></keys>
584 <keys><key><alt/>,</key> <key><alt/><</key> <action>scale nodes down by 1 pixel</action></keys>
585 <note>The actual size increment for pixel scaling depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer scaling.</note>
586 <note>Scaling is uniform around the center, so that the size increment applies to the larger of the two dimensions.</note>
587 </group>
589 <group>
590 <title>Keyboard rotate (>1 nodes selected)</title>
591 <note>These commands rotate the selected nodes as if they were an "object", around the center of that object.</note>
592 <keys><key>[</key> <key>]</key> <action>rotate nodes by the angle step</action></keys>
593 <note>The default angle step is 15 degrees. ] rotates clockwise, [ rotates counterclockwise.</note>
594 <keys><key><alt/>[</key> <key><alt/>]</key> <action>rotate nodes by 1 pixel</action></keys>
595 <note>The actual angle for pixel rotation depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement.</note>
596 </group>
598 <group>
599 <title>Keyboard flip (>1 nodes selected)</title>
600 <note>These commands flip the selected nodes as if they were an "object", around the center of that object.</note>
601 <keys><key>h</key> <action>flip nodes horizontally</action></keys>
602 <keys><key>v</key> <action>flip nodes vertically</action></keys>
603 </group>
606 <group>
607 <title>Change segment(s)</title>
608 <keys><key><shift/>L</key> <action>make line</action></keys>
609 <keys><key><shift/>U</key> <action>make curve</action></keys>
610 <note>These commands require that more than two adjacent nodes be selected.</note>
611 </group>
613 <group>
614 <title>Change node type</title>
615 <keys><key><shift/>C</key> <action>make cusp</action></keys>
616 <keys><key><shift/>S</key> <action>make smooth</action></keys>
617 <keys><key><shift/>Y</key> <action>make symmetric</action></keys>
618 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-click/></key> <action>toggle smooth/cusp/symmetric</action></mouse>
619 </group>
621 <group>
622 <title>Join/break</title>
623 <keys><key><shift/>J</key> <action>join selected nodes</action></keys>
624 <note>This requires that exactly two end nodes within the path be selected.</note>
625 <keys><key><shift/>B</key> <action>break selected node(s)</action></keys>
626 <note>After break, only one of each two new nodes is selected. May apply to more than one node.</note>
627 </group>
629 <group>
630 <title>Delete, create, duplicate</title>
631 <keys><key><misc-wide f="Backspace"/></key><key><misc f="Del"/></key> <action>delete selected node(s)</action></keys>
632 <mouse><key><ctrl/><alt/><left-click/></key> <action>create/delete node</action></mouse>
633 <note>Ctrl+Alt+click on a node deletes it; Ctrl+Alt+click on the path between nodes creates a new node in the click point.</note>
634 <mouse><key><left-click/><left-click/></key> <action>create node</action></mouse>
635 <note>Double clicking on the path between nodes creates a node in the click point.</note>
636 <keys><key><misc f="Ins"/></key> <action>insert new node(s)</action></keys>
637 <note>This adds new node(s) in the middle(s) of selected segment(s), so it requires that more than two adjacent nodes be selected.</note>
638 <keys><key><shift/>D</key> <action>duplicate selected node(s)</action></keys>
639 <note>New nodes are created on the same path; they are placed exactly over the old ones and are selected.</note>
640 </group>
642 <!-- does not seem to work
643 <group>
644 <title>Active node</title>
645 <note>The active node is one under mouse or being dragged.</note>
646 <note>When you have an active node, some of the single-letter tool switch shortcuts may not work;</note>
647 <note>move your mouse cursor so that no node is active if you want to use them.</note>
648 <keys><key>c</key> <action>make active node cusp</action></keys>
649 <keys><key>s</key> <action>make active node smooth</action></keys>
650 <keys><key>y</key> <action>make active node symmetric</action></keys>
651 <keys><key>b</key> <action>break active node</action></keys>
652 <keys><key><misc-wide f="Backspace"/></key> <action>delete active node</action></keys>
653 </group>
654 -->
656 <group>
657 <title>Mouse select: objects</title>
658 <mouse><key><left-click/></key> <action>click a non-selected object to select</action></mouse>
659 <mouse><key><alt/><left-click/></key> <action>select under</action></mouse>
660 <mouse><key><shift/><left-click/></key> <action>toggle selection</action></mouse>
661 <note>These work the same as in Selector. The nodes or handles of the single selected object become editable.</note>
662 </group>
664 <group>
665 <title>Mouse select: nodes</title>
666 <mouse><key><left-click/></key> <action>select a node</action></mouse>
667 <note>Clicking on a node selects it.</note>
668 <mouse><key><left-click/></key> <action>select two adjacent nodes</action></mouse>
669 <note>Clicking on a selected path between the nodes selects the two nodes closest to the click point.</note>
670 <mouse><key><shift/><left-click/></key> <action>toggle selection</action></mouse>
671 <note>This adds/removes a node (if clicked on node) or two nodes (if clicked on path) to/from the node selection.</note>
672 <mouse><key><left-click/></key> <action>deselect</action></mouse>
673 <note>Clicking in an empty space deselects all selected nodes. Next click will deselect the object.</note>
674 </group>
676 <group>
677 <title>Rubberband</title>
678 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>select multiple nodes</action></mouse>
679 <note>Dragging around nodes does "rubberband" selection; previous node selection is deselected.</note>
680 <mouse><key><shift/><left-drag/></key> <action>add nodes to selection</action></mouse>
681 <note>Normally, you need to start from a point not over a path or a node to initiate a rubberband.</note>
682 <note>However, if you press Shift before dragging, Inkscape will do rubberband selection even if you start over the path.</note>
684 </group>
686 <group>
687 <title>Node move (mouse)</title>
688 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>move selected nodes</action></mouse>
689 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>restrict movement to horizontal or vertical</action></mouse>
690 <mouse><key><ctrl/><alt/><left-drag/></key> <action>move along handles</action></mouse>
691 <note>This restricts movement to the directions of the node's handles, their continuations and perpendiculars (total 8 snaps).</note>
692 <note>If the node has straight lines on one or both sides, this will snap it to these lines' directions and perpendiculars instead.</note>
693 <mouse><key><shift/><left-drag/></key> <action>temporarily disable snapping</action></mouse>
694 <note>Snapping nodes is enabled in Document Preferences. By default, only bounding box of objects snaps to grid/guides.</note>
695 <mouse><key><shift/><left-drag/></key> <action>drag out handle</action></mouse>
696 <note>If a node has a retracted handle, dragging with Shift lets you drag it out of the node.</note>
697 <mouse><key><left-drag/><misc-wide f="Space"/></key> <action>drop a copy</action></mouse>
698 <note>When dragging nodes with mouse, each Space leaves a copy of the selected object.</note>
699 <note>You can press and hold Space while dragging for a nice "trail."</note>
700 </group>
702 <group>
703 <title>Node handles</title>
704 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>move a node handle</action></mouse>
705 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>snap the handle to angle steps</action></mouse>
706 <note>The default angle step is 15 degrees. This also snaps to the handle's original angle, its continuation and perpendiculars.</note>
707 <mouse><key><shift/><left-drag/></key> <action>rotate both handles</action></mouse>
708 <mouse><key><alt/><left-drag/></key> <action>lock the handle length</action></mouse>
709 <note>Ctrl, Shift, Alt can be combined when dragging handles.</note>
710 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-click/></key> <action>retract the handle</action></mouse>
711 <note>Retracted handle is zero length; use Shift+drag to drag it back out.</note>
712 </group>
714 <group>
715 <title>Reversing</title>
716 <keys><key><shift/>r</key> <action>reverse path direction</action></keys>
717 </group>
719 <group>
720 <title>Editing shapes</title>
721 <note>Node tool can also drag the handles of shapes (rectangles, ellipses, stars, spirals). Click on a shape to select it.</note>
722 <note>See the corresponding shape tools for their editing shortcuts, all of which also work in node tool.</note>
723 </group>
726 <group>
727 <title>Cancel</title>
728 <keys><key><misc f="Esc"/></key> <action>cancel rubberband or move</action></keys>
729 <note>Press Esc while mouse button is still down to cancel rubberband selection, node move, handle move, or handle move.</note>
730 </group>
732 </section>
734 </column>
735 <column>
740 *<section title="Rectangle tool" color="ebf1fd">
741 <group>
742 <title>Drawing</title>
743 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>draw a rectangle</action></mouse>
744 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>make a square or integer-ratio rectangle</action></mouse>
745 <note>This restricts rectangle so its height/width ratio is a whole number.</note>
746 <mouse><key><shift/><left-drag/></key> <action>draw around the starting point</action></mouse>
747 <note>This creates a rectangle symmetric around the starting point of the mouse drag.</note>
748 </group>
749 <group>
750 <title>Editing</title>
751 <mouse><key><left-click/></key> <action>click an object to select</action></mouse>
752 <mouse><key><alt/><left-click/></key> <action>select under</action></mouse>
753 <mouse><key><shift/><left-click/></key> <action>toggle selection</action></mouse>
754 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>drag a handle to resize or round corners</action></mouse>
755 <note>Initially, the two rounding handles are in the top right corner; two resize handles are in top left and bottom right corners.</note>
756 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>lock width, height, or ratio (resize handles)</action></mouse>
757 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>lock the corner circular (rounding handles)</action></mouse>
758 <note>Resize handles change the width and height of the rectangle in its own coordinate system, before any transforms are applied.</note>
759 <note>When rounding corners, dragging only one rounding handle (with the other at the corner) keeps the corner circular.</note>
760 <note>You can drag both handles for an elliptic rounded corner, or drag one with Ctrl to make sure the other one is synchronized.</note>
761 <keys><key><misc f="Esc"/></key> <action>deselect</action></keys>
762 </group>
763 </section>
765 *<section title="Ellipse tool" color="ffece8">
766 <group>
767 <title>Drawing</title>
768 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>draw an ellipse</action></mouse>
769 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>make circle or integer-ratio ellipse</action></mouse>
770 <note>This restricts ellipse so its height/width ratio is a whole number.</note>
771 <mouse><key><shift/><left-drag/></key> <action>draw around the starting point</action></mouse>
772 <note>This creates an ellipse symmetric around the starting point of the mouse drag.</note>
773 </group>
774 <group>
775 <title>Editing</title>
776 <mouse><key><left-click/></key> <action>click an object to select</action></mouse>
777 <mouse><key><alt/><left-click/></key> <action>select under</action></mouse>
778 <mouse><key><shift/><left-click/></key> <action>toggle selection</action></mouse>
779 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>drag a handle to resize, make arc or segment</action></mouse>
780 <note>Initially, the two arc/segment handles are in the rightmost point; two resize handles are at the topmost and leftmost points.</note>
781 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>lock circle (resize handles)</action></mouse>
782 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>snap to angle steps (arc/segment handles)</action></mouse>
783 <note>Resize handles change the width and height of the ellipse in its own coordinate system, before any transforms are applied.</note>
784 <note>The default angle step is 15 degrees.</note>
785 <keys><key><misc f="Esc"/></key> <action>deselect</action></keys>
786 </group>
787 </section>
789 *<section title="Star tool" color="f8f7d5">
790 <group>
791 <title>Drawing</title>
792 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>draw a star</action></mouse>
793 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>snap star to angle steps</action></mouse>
794 <note>The default angle step is 15 degrees.</note>
795 </group>
796 <group>
797 <title>Editing</title>
798 <mouse><key><left-click/></key> <action>click an object to select</action></mouse>
799 <mouse><key><alt/><left-click/></key> <action>select under</action></mouse>
800 <mouse><key><shift/><left-click/></key> <action>toggle selection</action></mouse>
801 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>drag a handle to vary the star shape</action></mouse>
802 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>keep star rays radial (no skew)</action></mouse>
803 <mouse><key><shift/><left-drag/></key> <action>round the star</action></mouse>
804 <mouse><key><shift/><left-click/></key> <action>remove rounding</action></mouse>
805 <mouse><key><alt/><left-drag/></key> <action>randomize the star</action></mouse>
806 <mouse><key><alt/><left-click/></key> <action>remove randomization</action></mouse>
807 <keys><key><misc f="Esc"/></key> <action>deselect</action></keys>
808 </group>
809 </section>
811 *<section title="Spiral tool" color="f3f3f3">
812 <group>
813 <title>Drawing</title>
814 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>draw a spiral</action></mouse>
815 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>snap spiral to angle steps</action></mouse>
816 <note>The default angle step is 15 degrees.</note>
817 </group>
818 <group>
819 <title>Editing</title>
820 <mouse><key><left-click/></key> <action>click an object to select</action></mouse>
821 <mouse><key><alt/><left-click/></key> <action>select under</action></mouse>
822 <mouse><key><shift/><left-click/></key> <action>toggle selection</action></mouse>
823 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>roll/unroll from inside (inner handle)</action></mouse>
824 <note>Dragging the inner handle adjusts the "inner radius" parameter.</note>
825 <mouse><key><alt/><left-drag/></key> <action>converge/diverge (inner handle)</action></mouse>
826 <mouse><key><alt/><left-click/></key> <action>reset divergence (inner handle)</action></mouse>
827 <note>Vertical Alt+drag of the inner handle adjusts the "divergence" parameter, Alt+click resets it to 1.</note>
828 <mouse><key><shift/><left-click/></key> <action>zero inner radius (inner handle)</action></mouse>
829 <note>Shift+click on inner handle makes the spiral start from the center.</note>
831 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>roll/unroll from outside (outer handle)</action></mouse>
832 <note>Dragging the outer handle adjusts the "turns" parameter. Use Shift+Alt+drag to roll/unroll without changing radius.</note>
833 <mouse><key><shift/><left-drag/></key> <action>scale/rotate (outer handle)</action></mouse>
834 <note>Use Shift+Alt to rotate only (locks the radius of the spiral).</note>
836 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>snap handles to angle steps</action></mouse>
837 <note>The default angle step is 15 degrees. This works for both handles.</note>
839 <keys><key><misc f="Esc"/></key> <action>deselect</action></keys>
840 </group>
841 </section>
845 </column>
850 <column>
852 *<section title="Zoom tool" color="e7e9f3">
853 <group>
854 <mouse><key><left-click/></key> <action>zoom in</action></mouse>
855 <mouse><key><shift/><left-click/></key> <action>zoom out</action></mouse>
856 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>zoom into the area</action></mouse>
857 </group>
858 </section>
860 *<section title="Freehand tool" color="e9efc5">
861 <group>
862 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>draw a freehand line</action></mouse>
863 <mouse><key><shift/><left-drag/></key> <action>add to selected path</action></mouse>
864 <note>If a path is selected, Shift+dragging anywhere creates a new subpath instead of a new independent path.</note>
865 <mouse><key><shift/><left-drag/></key> <action>temporarily disable snapping</action></mouse>
866 <note>Shift also temporaily disables snapping to grid or guides when you are drawing with grid or guides on.</note>
867 </group>
868 </section>
870 *<section title="Bezier (Pen) tool" color="e7f5d7">
872 <group>
873 <title>Create nodes</title>
874 <mouse><key><left-click/></key> <action>create a sharp node</action></mouse>
875 <note>If no path is being created, this starts a new path.</note>
876 <mouse><key><shift/><left-click/></key> <action>add to selected path</action></mouse>
877 <note>If a path is selected, Shift+clicking anywhere starts a new subpath instead of a new independent path.</note>
878 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>create a bezier node with two handles</action></mouse>
879 <mouse><key><shift/><left-drag/></key> <action>move only one handle</action></mouse>
880 <!-- FIXME: also disables snapping! another conflict -->
881 <note>This moves only one handle (instead of both) to create a cusp node.</note>
882 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>snap the handle to angle steps</action></mouse>
883 <note>The default angle step is 15 degrees.</note>
884 </group>
886 <group>
887 <title>Create segments</title>
888 <keys><key><ctrl/></key> <action>snap the segment to angle steps</action></keys>
889 <note>This snaps the new node's angle, relative to the previous node, to angle steps (default 15 degrees).</note>
890 </group>
892 <group>
893 <title>Finish</title>
894 <keys><key><misc-wide f="Enter"/></key> <action>finish current line</action></keys>
895 <mouse><key><right-click/></key> <action>finish current line</action></mouse>
896 <mouse><key><left-click/><left-click/></key> <action>finish current line</action></mouse>
897 <note>Enter, right click, or double left click finish the current line, discarding the last unfinished (red) segment.</note>
898 </group>
900 <group>
901 <title>Keyboard</title>
902 <keys><key><misc f="Esc"/></key> <action>cancel current line</action></keys>
903 <keys><key><misc-wide f="Backspace"/></key><key><misc f="Del"/></key> <action>erase last segment of current line</action></keys>
904 </group>
905 </section>
907 *<section title="Calligraphy" color="e9dfef">
908 <group>
909 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>draw a calligraphic line</action></mouse>
910 <mouse><key><left-arrow/></key> <key><right-arrow/></key> <action>adjust pen width</action></mouse>
911 <mouse><key><up/></key> <key><down/></key> <action>adjust pen angle</action></mouse>
912 <note>Width and angle can be adjusted while drawing. </note>
913 <keys><key><misc f="Esc"/></key> <action>deselect</action></keys>
914 </group>
915 </section>
917 *<section title="Gradient tool" color="e9f3e7">
918 <group>
919 <title>Creating gradients</title>
920 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>create gradient</action></mouse>
921 <note>This creates gradient on selected objects. The Controls bar lets you select linear/radial and fill/stroke for the new gradient.</note>
922 <mouse><key><left-click/><left-click/></key> <action>create default gradient</action></mouse>
923 <note>This creates default (horizontal edge-to-edge for linear, centered edge-to-edge-to-edge for radial) gradient on clicked object. </note>
924 </group>
926 <group>
927 <title>Handles</title>
928 <keys><key><misc f="Tab"/></key> <action>select next handle</action></keys>
929 <keys><key><shift/><misc f="Tab"/></key> <action>select previous handle</action></keys>
930 <mouse><key><arrows/></key> <action>move selected handle by the nudge distance</action></mouse>
931 <mouse><key><shift/><arrows/></key> <action>move selected handle by 10x nudge distance</action></mouse>
932 <note>The default nudge distance is 2 px (SVG pixel units, not screen pixels).</note>
933 <mouse><key><alt/><arrows/></key> <action>move selected handle by 1 pixel</action></mouse>
934 <mouse><key><alt/><shift/><arrows/></key> <action>move selected handle by 10 pixels</action></mouse>
935 <note>The actual distance for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement.</note>
936 <keys><key><misc f="Esc"/></key> <action>deselect handle</action></keys>
937 <mouse><key><left-click/><left-click/></key> <action>open gradient editor</action></mouse>
938 <note>Double clicking a gradient handle opens the Gradient Editor with that gradient and the clicked handle chosen in the stops list.</note>
939 </group>
941 <group>
942 <title>Reversing</title>
943 <keys><key><shift/>r</key> <action>reverse gradient definition</action></keys>
944 <note>This mirrors the stop positions of the current gradient without moving the gradient handles.</note>
945 </group>
947 <group>
948 <title>Mouse select</title>
949 <mouse><key><left-click/></key> <action>click an object to select</action></mouse>
950 <mouse><key><alt/><left-click/></key> <action>select under</action></mouse>
951 <mouse><key><shift/><left-click/></key> <action>toggle selection</action></mouse>
952 </group>
954 </section>
957 *<section title="Dropper tool" color="feeffa">
958 <group>
959 <mouse><key><left-click/></key> <action>pick fill color</action></mouse>
960 <mouse><key><shift/><left-click/></key> <action>pick stroke color</action></mouse>
961 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>average fill color</action></mouse>
962 <mouse><key><shift/><left-drag/></key> <action>average stroke color</action></mouse>
963 <note>Click applies the color under cursor to the current selection. Dragging a radius calculates the average color of a circular area.</note>
964 <note>If a gradient handle (in Gradient tool) is selected, it gets the color instead of the entire object.</note>
965 <mouse><key><alt/><left-click/></key><key><alt/><left-drag/></key> <action>pick inverse color</action></mouse>
966 <note>If Alt is pressed, picking color (with or without Shift, by click or by drag) picks the inverse of the color.</note>
967 <keys><key><ctrl/>C</key> <action>copy color</action></keys>
968 <note>This copies the color under cursor to the system clipboard, as text in RRGGBBAA format (8 hex digits).</note>
969 </group>
970 </section>
973 </column>
977 <column>
978 *<section title="Text tool" color="eefdf3">
980 <group>
981 <title>Selecting/creating</title>
982 <mouse><key><left-click/></key> <action>create/select a text object</action></mouse>
983 <!--<keys><key>letters, digits, space, ...</key> <action>type text in a text object</action></keys>-->
984 <note>Clicking in an empty space or on a non-text creates a text object; now you can type your text.</note>
985 <note>Clicking on a text object selects it; cursor is placed near the click point.</note>
986 <keys><key><misc f="Esc"/></key> <action>deselect the text object</action></keys>
987 </group>
989 <group>
990 <title>Text navigation</title>
991 <mouse><key><arrows/></key> <action>move cursor by one character</action></mouse>
992 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-arrow/></key> <key><ctrl/><right-arrow/></key> <action>move cursor by one word</action></mouse>
993 <mouse><key><ctrl/><up-arrow/></key> <key><ctrl/><down-arrow/></key> <action>move cursor by one paragraph</action></mouse>
994 <keys><key><misc f="Home"/></key> <key><misc f="End"/></key> <action>go to beginning/end of line</action></keys>
995 <keys><key><ctrl/><misc f="Home"/></key> <key><ctrl/><misc f="End"/></key> <action>go to beginning/end of text</action></keys>
996 <note>All these commands cancel current text selection, if any.</note>
997 </group>
999 <group>
1000 <title>Flowed text (internal frame)</title>
1001 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>create flowed text</action></mouse>
1002 <note>Clicking and dragging in an empty space or on a non-text creates a flowed text object with internal frame.</note>
1003 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>adjust frame size</action></mouse>
1004 <note>Dragging the handle in the lower right corner of the selected flowed text changes width/height of the frame.</note>
1005 <mouse><key><ctrl/><left-drag/></key> <action>lock width, height, or ratio of frame</action></mouse>
1006 <note>Dragging the corner handle with Ctrl resizes the frame preserving either width, or height, or ratio.</note>
1007 </group>
1009 <group>
1010 <title>Flowed text (external frame)</title>
1011 <keys><key><alt/>W</key> <action>flow text into frame</action></keys>
1012 <note>With a text object and a shape/path selected, this flows text into the shape/path.</note>
1013 <note>Both remain separate objects, but are linked; editing the shape/path causes the text to reflow.</note>
1014 <keys><key><alt/><shift/>W</key> <action>unflow text from frame</action></keys>
1015 <note>This cuts the flowed text's link to the shape/path, producing a single-line regular text object.</note>
1016 <keys><key><shift/>D</key> <action>select external frame</action></keys>
1017 <note>To find out which object is the frame of this flowed text, select it and press Shift+D. The frame will be selected.</note>
1018 </group>
1020 <group>
1021 <title>Text on path</title>
1022 <keys><key><shift/>D</key> <action>select path from text</action></keys>
1023 <note>To find out which path this text is put on, select it and press Shift+D. The path will be selected.</note>
1024 </group>
1026 <group>
1027 <title>Editing text</title>
1028 <note>To type + and - characters, use the main keyboard; keypad + and - are reserved for zoom (unless NumLock is on).</note>
1029 <keys><key><misc-wide f="Enter"/></key> <action>start a new line or paragraph</action></keys>
1030 <note>Enter in regular text creates new line; in flowed text it creates a new paragraph</note>
1031 <keys><key><ctrl/>U</key> <action>toggle Unicode entry</action></keys>
1032 <note>To insert an arbitrary Unicode character, type Ctrl+U, then the hexadecimal code point, then Enter.</note>
1033 <note>For example, Ctrl+U 2 0 1 4 Enter inserts an em-dash.</note>
1034 <note>To stay in Unicode mode after inserting the character, press Space instead of Enter.</note>
1035 <note>Press Esc or another Ctrl+U to cancel Unicode mode without inserting the character.</note>
1036 <keys><key><ctrl/><misc-wide f="Space"/></key> <action>insert no-break space</action></keys>
1037 <note>A no-break space is visible even in a text object without xml:space="preserve".</note>
1038 </group>
1040 <group>
1041 <title>Selecting text</title>
1042 <mouse><key><left-drag/></key> <action>select text</action></mouse>
1043 <note>Left-dragging over a text object selects a text span.</note>
1044 <mouse><key><shift/><arrows/></key> <action>select text by character</action></mouse>
1045 <mouse><key><ctrl/><shift/><arrows/></key> <action>select text by word</action></mouse>
1046 <keys><key><shift/><misc f="Home"/></key> <key><shift/><misc f="End"/></key> <action>select to beginning/end of line</action></keys>
1047 <keys><key><ctrl/><shift/><misc f="Home"/></key> <key><ctrl/><shift/><misc f="End"/></key> <action>select to beginning/end of text</action></keys>
1048 <mouse><key><left-click/><left-click/></key> <action>select word</action></mouse>
1049 <mouse><key><left-click/><left-click/><left-click/></key> <action>select line</action></mouse>
1050 <keys><key><ctrl/>A</key> <action>select all text</action></keys>
1051 <note>This selects the entire text of the current text object.</note>
1052 </group>
1054 <group>
1055 <title>Styling selection</title>
1056 <keys><key><ctrl/>B</key> <action>make selection bold</action></keys>
1057 <keys><key><ctrl/>I</key> <action>make selection italic</action></keys>
1058 <note>Also, you can use the Text&Font or Fill&Stroke dialogs to assign any style to text selection.</note>
1059 </group>
1061 <group>
1062 <title>Letter spacing</title>
1063 <keys><key><alt/>></key> <action>expand line/paragraph by 1 pixel</action></keys>
1064 <keys><key><shift/><alt/>></key> <action>expand line/paragraph by 10 pixels</action></keys>
1065 <keys><key><alt/><</key> <action>contract line/paragraph by 1 pixel</action></keys>
1066 <keys><key><shift/><alt/><</key> <action>contract line/paragraph by 10 pixels</action></keys>
1067 <note>These commands (only when editing text) adjust letter spacing in the current line (regular text) or paragraph (flowed text).</note>
1068 <note>The actual adjustment for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer adjustment.</note>
1069 </group>
1071 <group>
1072 <title>Line spacing</title>
1073 <keys><key><ctrl/><alt/>></key> <action>make the text object taller by 1 pixel</action></keys>
1074 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/><alt/>></key> <action>make the text object taller by 10 pixels</action></keys>
1075 <keys><key><ctrl/><alt/><</key> <action>make the text object shorter by 1 pixel</action></keys>
1076 <keys><key><shift/><ctrl/><alt/><</key> <action>make the text object shorter by 10 pixels</action></keys>
1077 <note>These commands (only when editing text) adjust line spacing in the entire text object (regular or flowed).</note>
1078 <note>The actual adjustment for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer adjustment.</note>
1079 </group>
1081 <group>
1082 <title>Kerning and shifting</title>
1083 <mouse><key><alt/><arrows/></key> <action>shift characters by 1 pixel</action></mouse>
1084 <mouse><key><shift/><alt/><arrows/></key> <action>shift characters by 10 pixels</action></mouse>
1085 <note>These commands work when editing a regular text object. Kerning does not work in flowed text.</note>
1086 <note>With no selection, they shift (horizontally or vertically) the characters after the cursor until the end of line.</note>
1087 <note>With selection, they shift the selection relative to the rest of text (by inserting opposite kerns at both ends of selection).</note>
1088 <note>The actual adjustment for pixel movements depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer adjustment.</note>
1089 </group>
1091 <group>
1092 <title>Rotating</title>
1093 <keys><key><ctrl/>[</key> <key><ctrl/>]</key> <action>rotate character(s) by 90 degrees</action></keys>
1094 <keys><key><alt/>[</key> <key><alt/>]</key> <action>rotate character(s) by 1 pixel</action></keys>
1095 <note>These commands rotate the next character (without selection) or all characters in the selection (with selection).</note>
1096 <note>Rotation only works in regular text (not flowed text).</note>
1097 <note>The actual angle for pixel rotation depends on zoom level. Zoom in for finer movement.</note>
1098 </group>
1100 </section>
1101 </column>
1103 </root>