[Ipe-discuss] is it possible to click on object to select?

[Otfried Cheong]

We had a discussion about this on the list in April (see posts with subject "Proposed change of current translation mode behavior").   The change was implemented in Ipe 7.2.27 (see also https://github.com/otfried/ipe/issues/459), so now any transformation tool will always move the currently selected object.  If no object is selected, it will move the nearest object to where you press the mouse.

And, as Olivier says, you can always select without leaving the current mode using the Control-Key, see https://otfried.github.io/ipe/20_concepts.html#mouse-shortcuts

Cheers,
Otfried

On Tue, Oct 31, 2023, at 05:15, Nathaniel Cunningham via Ipe-discuss wrote:
> Actually, just trying it out now (Ipe 7.2.28 on Mac) I find:
> If there is no selection (for example, use Select Objects mode and 
> click far from any objects; or choose Edit-->Deselect All): Then with 
> Stretch Object tool active, I can stretch any object by clicking and 
> dragging on it--no selection needed.
>
> Works similarly with Rotate Objects, Shear Objects...
>
> This sounds like approximately the behavior you're looking for Nasser, 
> but perhaps unexpectedly it works only with no active selection.
>
> Nathaniel
>
> On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 2:46 PM Olivier Devillers via Ipe-discuss 
> <ipe-discuss at lists.science.uu.nl> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> Le 28 oct. 2023 à 07:25, Nasser M. Abbasi via Ipe-discuss <ipe-discuss at lists.science.uu.nl> a écrit :
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Is there a way to select line B 
>> 
>> Ctrl click
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