A two-step procedure is needed: - open the "Transform" Dialog (Shift + Ctrl + M) - select the objects - Scale the width (e.g. to 50%), whilst "Scale proportionally" and "Apply to each object separately" are deactivated - Scale the width (e.t. to 200%) whilst "Apply to each object separately" is activated

This results in moving the centres of the objects without deforming them.

Hope this helps, Peter -- Inkscape 0.48, Windows 7 Meier und Partner AG, Switzerland, www.meierpartner.ch

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Albert Cardona [mailto:sapristi@...155...] Gesendet: Dienstag, 16. Oktober 2012 22:47 An: inkscape-user Betreff: [Inkscape-user] is it possible to scale the position of multipleselected objects?

The goal is to bring a bunch of selected objects more closely together in the X axis only.

Thanks for any hints.

Albert

-- http://albert.rierol.net http://www.ini.uzh.ch/~acardona/

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