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Super-Alt in Windows

Asked by Michael Gregoire

I have been watching various tutorials and some of them refer to a 'Super-Alt' key in Linux. I was wondering if there is similar Windows key available in the Windows Version (0.91) of Inkscape? I have not been able to find any answers available in any of the published literature on the program.

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Hachmann (marenhachmann) said : 		#1

Hi Michael,

can you post a link to one of those tutorials? What do you want to use the key for?

I only have an Alt key (and Alt Gr, and Ctrl, and Menu, and a key with a Windows symbol...), but I needed to change some settings so it works with Inkscape, because it's usually snatched away by the functionality for dragging windows on my Linux desktop.

Regards,
 Maren

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Michael Gregoire (michaelg7355) said : 		#2

This is inreply to Maren's request: Here is a link to a video on 'Touch Selection' at screencasters.heathenx.org the link is: http://screencasters.heathenx.org/wp-content/videos/microsodes/ms006.ogv.

In the video they mention Ubuntu running Gnome using the 'Super' + Alt key' aka superalt.

I want to be able to do this same functionality within Windows.

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Michael Gregoire (michaelg7355) said : 		#3

I discovered the answer for myself. Using the Alt + left click drag performs the function I was searching for, touch selection.

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Hachmann (marenhachmann) said : 		#4

Right, glad you found out :) Sometimes just trying things out works best ;-)

(Btw. in the tutorial, he says it's Alt for everyone, and only under Ubuntu/Gnome, you need to additionally press Super (that's the 'Windows' key on the keyboard) so you don't move the window instead of selecting objects.)

Regards,
 Maren