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Hi again!

I now have a different question. This time it has to do with rotating
objects. Is there a way to control how much an object is rotated other
than the 90° function? Something similar to the GIMP's rotation tool
where you can choose the actual number of degrees by which you want to
rotate a given object? Dealing with patterns (see my other post) I am
attempting to generate a pattern off different rotation angles of some
paths, however I find it very difficult to obtain the desired effect by
manually turning every shape into the position I want it/need it to be
100% symmetrical. Is there a way to assess the rotation of objects?
(sorry if my n00bishness shows, but I'm a n00b!). Just for the record,
I'm attempting this in Inkscape 0.46 on Fedora 8.

On Thu, 2008-08-07 at 17:54 -0500, Gian Paolo Mureddu wrote:
> Hi again!
> 
> I now have a different question. This time it has to do with rotating 
> objects. Is there a way to control how much an object is rotated other 
> than the 90° function?

Yes.  Use the menu tool Object->Transform... and select the Rotate tab.


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On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 7:54 PM, Gian Paolo Mureddu <thetargos@gmail.com> 
wrote:
> 100% symmetrical. Is there a way to assess the rotation of objects?
> (sorry if my n00bishness shows, but I'm a n00b!). Just for the record,
> I'm attempting this in Inkscape 0.46 on Fedora 8.
>
You can also press [Ctr] key while rotating to constraint the angles
to 15 deg. increments.
Alternatively you can use angled guides. Drag from a ruler to make a
guide, double clikc on it and select the angle you wish. Then you can
set the snapping preferences in the "Document Properties"
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+D dialog.

Thank you all for your assistance. Most helpful.

Further to Hystrix's tip about holding the ctrl key while rotating,
you can also change that 15 degree default increment to anything you
want in the Inkscape preferences: File->Inkscape
Preferences->Steps->Rotation Snaps



RQ