[Solved] Adjusting nudge in DRAW

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petermann
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[Solved] Adjusting nudge in DRAW

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Re moving any object using up, down, left, right keys. In CoaralDRAW one can adjust (They call it Nudge) the number of pixels a keystroke gives right down to tiny movements. I cannot seem to adjust these movements in OpenOffice DRAW. Please advise. Thank you. Peter

Using the ALT button worked a treat. Thanks
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Use the arrow keys. and Shift arrow for larger movement.
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What I see is that the arrow key moves an object by 1 mm, Shift + arrow moves an object by 10 mm, Alt + arrow moves by a smaller amount that depends on the zoom setting. At 100% zoom the movement is 0.18 mm on my system, at 200% it is 0.09 mm. Is that a pixel?
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Re: Adjusting nudge in DRAW

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Hi, and welcome to the forum.
petermann wrote:Re moving any object using up, down, left, right keys. I cannot seem to adjust these movements in OpenOffice DRAW.
When I hold the Option key (symbol ⌥ on the Mac keyboad) I find the "nudge" amount to be smaller. When I hold the Shift key I find the "nudge" amount to be larger. Option is the Mac equivalent of the Alt key on other platforms.
petermann wrote:In CoaralDRAW one can adjust … the [nudge] a keystroke gives right down to tiny movements.
I do not know of a setting to specify the amount in pixels. You are welcome to look in Draw Guide. After an object is selected, press F4 to open a dialog where you can specify the exact position and size of the object.
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petermann wrote:… adjust … the number of pixels …
I think one would not expect that in Draw, since Draw is a vector graphics editor and not a raster graphics editor, and a pixel is a raster graphics concept. Perhaps you should use a different tool if you need to work with pixels.
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The "arrows nudge" seems to be preset to 0.1 inch.

Try using Snap to grid. See Tools >Options > Draw > Grid.

Also, Draw uses Align functions. Select multiple objects > r-click > Alignment.

r-click > Position and size ..., allows you to edit the position.

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