Inset / outset distorts rectangles

Hi,

This issue is reported in Bug #221049.

Workaround: you can resize your shape with the selector tool's handles and Ctrl+Maj to keep its ratio and center.

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>Hi,
>
>This issue is reported in Bug #221049.
>
>Workaround: you can resize your shape with the selector tool's handles
>and Ctrl+Maj to keep its ratio and center.

Control & Maj ??? This may be a windows/linux keyboard setting I am
not familiar with?

Any help you can give me will be appreciated.

Paul

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Ctrl + Maj + Drag a resizing handle.
(see the keys reference: http://www.inkscape.org/doc/keys.html#id2248258)

I have just come across this problem as well, and I did not think the workaround was particularly clear, but I have worked it out now.

If you scale up your object, say by 500%, then increase your inset/outset amount by 500% as well, apply the outset and then scale it back down again (by 20%), you should get the correct shape with sharp corners.

500% was enough for my shape; you may need more, but will have to figure it out by trial and error.

Hey Thank Jim,

Now if I can remember why I wanted to do that.
OK - I think I remember but the absolute precision has to be maintained so it may or may not work for me.

Thanks again

Paul

Paul Badger
Modern Device
moderndevice.com

On Mar 9, 2012, at 6:55 PM, Jim MacArthur wrote:

> Your question #89592 on Inkscape changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/inkscape/+question/89592
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> Jim MacArthur posted a new comment:
> I have just come across this problem as well, and I did not think the
> workaround was particularly clear, but I have worked it out now.
>
> If you scale up your object, say by 500%, then increase your
> inset/outset amount by 500% as well, apply the outset and then scale it
> back down again (by 20%), you should get the correct shape with sharp
> corners.
>
> 500% was enough for my shape; you may need more, but will have to figure
> it out by trial and error.
>
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> You received this question notification because you asked the question.

With rectangles you could just calculate the new position and size and place it there.