On 5/18/06, Kevin Cannon wrote:
A significant portion of people will never use it if they can't find out how to pan, zoom and rotate effectively in that time period. And it's really those people I'm speaking for. If someone is really motivated to learn Inkscape they will of course, but most people will be trying it out for a few minutes to see if they like it.
I don't get it.
Rotating:
1. Select rectangle tool 2. Draw rectangle 3. Hover the Selector icon, see the "Select and transform objects". 4. Choose selector 5. Look at the bottom of the window (at least Xara users WILL look). See "Rectangle in Layer 1. Click to toggle between scaling and rotating" 6. Click. Rotate.
Zooming:
Most apps use Ctrl+Mousewheel. So does Inkscape
Panning:
Many apps use middle mouse button for that (IE, Visio etc.). So does Inkscape/
Do you really think they won't figure it out within 5-10 minutes? I think you are underestimating "most people".
We have much more chances to lose users because of not supporting AI, CDR, WMF or EPS in a way they would like. How come you don't tell that we need supporting them Right Now (tm) ? :)))
Alexandre