Re: [artworks] Upgrade path

  • From: Tim Powys-Lybbe <tim@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: artworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 01:00:25 +0100

On 1 May at 23:31, John Rickman Iyonix <rickman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Nick K  wrote
> 
> > > You can be sure that AW users influence what Martin adds to the
> > > package and I suspect implementation depends how high up the
> > > feature list it is.
> 
> > How does that list work ? does the few who ask often get what they
> > want? or is there a small straw poll and the easiest implemented?
> 
> No it does not work like that. Well not for me anyway. I have been
> asking Martin for improved "nudging" support for over 6 years, and
> have made a point of asking Martin at each and every shows over that
> period.
> 
> I would like more control over the moving of selected objects via the
> arrow keys, simmilar to the facilities of Xara and its descendents.

Yes, on the few occasions when I have had to use Xara, the nudging and
selection operations were noticeably easier and more precise.

> Specifically I want to be able to move objects both quickly and also
> very finely, ie one pixel at a time.
> 
> Martin has agreed that it is possible and not even particularly
> difficult. He also will not be surprised to see this note as we
> discussed it at Wakefield last week.

My vote can be added to yours.

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