Hello > Yes, we have to overwork the modifier keys! HeHe ;-), it is more or less impossible to know what all of them do. I'd propose to use only a > single modifier for constraining the movement into a special direction. > The gradient/blend tool already offers this. Strg/Ctrl are bound to > horizontal/vertical movements as usual. Shift shows what I am thinking > of here: It limits you to 15 degrees steps. IMHO this works quite well > and would free up one modifier. It should be possible to find one key > that can then be used explicitely for constraints and would never have > a different meaning. > So my proposal is: > <Shift> is used for line mode in all paint tools > <Ctrl> is the default tool toggle key > <Alt> limits your moevent to 15 degree directions > > We would have to drop <Alt> for "Allow Enlarging" in the Crop&Resize tool, > but I think we could live without that. I think that would be a _very_ nice solution !!! Lets go for it!! Cheers Olof