diff --git a/src/rect-context.cpp b/src/rect-context.cpp
index b6c3315384918635cfac39ade944a4493d7b04c6..c8f9bf0f101d0b1e2cc9e3b50a79bf49b5f3dc13 100644 (file)
--- a/src/rect-context.cpp
+++ b/src/rect-context.cpp
@@ -400,6 +400,21 @@ static gint sp_rect_context_root_handler(SPEventContext *event_context, GdkEvent
case GDK_Escape:
sp_desktop_selection(desktop)->clear();
//TODO: make dragging escapable by Esc
+ break;
+
+ case GDK_space:
+ if (dragging) {
+ sp_canvas_item_ungrab(SP_CANVAS_ITEM(desktop->acetate),
+ event->button.time);
+ dragging = false;
+ if (!event_context->within_tolerance) {
+ // we've been dragging, finish the rect
+ sp_rect_finish(rc);
+ }
+ // do not return true, so that space would work switching to selector
+ }
+ break;
+
default:
break;
}