diff --git a/src/star-context.cpp b/src/star-context.cpp
index d6e9f85837cdb08590db09e35d3491f7afdc59f5..bb002ec893215ff57d463aa650336be6ab7f4d36 100644 (file)
--- a/src/star-context.cpp
+++ b/src/star-context.cpp
@@ -364,6 +364,21 @@ static gint sp_star_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_star_finish(sc);
+ }
+ // do not return true, so that space would work switching to selector
+ }
+ break;
+
default:
break;
}