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Beginners' Questions How do I turn off canvas rotation?
  1. #1
    lazygun84 lazygun84 @lazygun84
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    ItΒ΄s driving me insane, I use pan + ctrl a lot but I donΒ΄t want to rotate the canvas, please just let us turn it off or at least change the keybinding for it.

  2. #2
    Hamdi Rizal Hamdi Rizal @hamdirizald7dfbf0d79684d99
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    Hi.

    I agree with this. And, this starting to annoy me. Please add a feature to turn it off or change the keybinding.

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  3. #3
    Geoff Phillips Geoff Phillips @gphillips
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    Couldn't agree more. Canvas rotation is extremely annoying as it happens frequently when I don't intend it (when I am simply trying to pan like I used to)!

  4. #4
    BFett BFett @BFett
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    Under Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts there is a Reset Rotation command which can be assigned a key command.Β  I set mine to numpad zero which works wonderfully.Β  It's not as good as locking it but at least it can be easily reset to zero.

  5. #5
    lazygun84 lazygun84 @lazygun84
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    Hey Bfett,

    thanks for letting me know, that makes it a bit easier.

  6. #6
    evkamat evkamat @evkamat
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    I think it has a use for some people but I's super annoying when you can't turn it off. Please, Inkscape developers, add feature to turn this of :)

  7. #7
    nikes_ptg nikes_ptg @nikes_ptg
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    There are shortcuts for canvas rotation. I just assigned some crazy shortcuts that I'd never use. Now systemΒ wants me to do these crazy shortcuts (which I never do, of course) to rotate canvas. SInce I don't don it - it doesn't rotate!

    Problem solved! (I know it is ugly but it does the job. So, who cares...as long as it does what I want)

  8. #8
    BFett BFett @BFett
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    I was looking for that option and couldn't find it.Β  Where are those controls hidden?

  9. #9
    nikes_ptg nikes_ptg @nikes_ptg
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    https://i.imgur.com/rf6tRVj.png

  10. #10
    nikes_ptg nikes_ptg @nikes_ptg
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    Edit -> Preferences -> Interface

  11. #11
    BFett BFett @BFett
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    That does not disable the Ctrl+Middle mouse button to rotate problem.Β  But that is where the Reset canvas rotation to zero option is located, as I mentioned that earlier on the 21st.

    https://imgur.com/a/uehcrIo

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  12. #12
    nikes_ptg nikes_ptg @nikes_ptg
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    yes, you are right. sorry for misleading post. It somehow worked first (have no idea how) but later i discovered that it doesn't.Β 
    Now, the only thing that works for me - this one
    https://i.imgur.com/F5Qu6sS.png

    each time I have canvas rotated, i just enter zero here and it is back to normal.

  13. #13
    run_the_race run_the_race @run_the_race
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    CTRL+Mouse scroll is often used for zooming, I find it hard to believe it can't be disabled. Many people do not wish to ever enable this feature as it actually makes them less productive. It was an Impressive piece of programming, but its more gimmicky than useful to many, please don't force unwanted and unhelpful changes on users.

  14. #14
    Ricardo Oliveira Ricardo Oliveira @ward0
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    I agree, there should be an option to at least disable it, it is very annoying indeed.

  15. #15
    JohanPringle JohanPringle @JohanPringle

    I just got back on today and this is driving me insane. We HAVE to be able to turn it off, it's so counter intuitive. It's taking me way longer now to do simple stuff I used to do.

  16. #16
    Theguyman2002 Theguyman2002 @Theguyman20122
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    This is a real burden, has any one found out how to disable it?

  17. #17
    joshcraft3d joshcraft3d @joshcraft3d
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    I have made an AutoHotKey Script that will intercept the Ctrl+MMB if you use it and only send MMB to Inkscape. I have it posted here:

    https://inkscape.org/forums/other/disabling-rotate-canvas-with-autohotkey/

  18. #18
    Muhammad_Ade_Nugraha Muhammad_Ade_Nugraha @Muhammad_Ade_Nugraha

    Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi WabarakatuhΒ 

    thank you everyone for the information provided

  19. #19
    holyoli holyoli @holyoli
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    Just to have this updated for other people.

    Β 

    View>Canvas Orientation>Lock Rotation does the job :)

  20. #20
    Marco Riva Marco Riva @zerocinquanta
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    Just to close the thread, Inkscape 1.0.2 has added the new "Lock rotation" option to prevent unwanted canvas rotations. View/Canvas Orientation/Lock Rotation.

  21. #21
    joshcraft3d joshcraft3d @joshcraft3d

    Is there a way to always have that option on by default?

  22. #22
    Marco Riva Marco Riva @zerocinquanta

    Yes, in Preferences/Interface there is the proper option.

  23. #23
    NOOBMASTER NOOBMASTER @NOOBMASTER

    I hope this feature gets disabled as soon as possible. It's really frustrating when you use mousewheel to pan around.

  24. #24
    Polygon Polygon @Polygonβš–πŸŒΆ

    You can lock that feature as Marco Riva explains above your comment.

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