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The notation of key strokes used in this manual and in the menus is very similar to the one used in GNU-Emacs:
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| Space | space |
| Right, Left, Up, Down | The cursor keys |
| Prev, Next, Home, End | |
| <Shift> <Ctrl> <Meta> | The modifier keys Shift Control and Meta (which may be the Alt key) |
| <Button1> | The left mouse button |
| <Button2> | The middle mouse button |
| <Button3> | The left mouse button |
| C-d | <Ctrl> and lowercase "d", similarly S- for <Shift> and M- for <Meta> |
Unless otherwise noted, "Clicking" means a click with the left mouse button.
Most of the time, Sketch is on one of two major modes: Selection Mode or Edit Mode. You can switch between these modes with Space or the toolbar.
In selection mode, you can select objects and move and transform them as a whole with the mouse. Most commands operate on the currently selected objects (see also Mouse And keyboard). In edit mode, you can edit individual aspects of an object, like the nodes of a bézier curve or the text of a text object.
Sometimes, Sketch is in a temporary minor mode, for instance when selecting a region for zooming, or when creating an object.
To select...
Click on it. It will become the new currently selected object.
Click S-<Button1> on an object to add it to the selected objects.
Click C-<Button1> on an object to deselect it.
You can also select multiple objects by rubberbanding. Click and drag <Button1>, all objects in the dashed rectangle will be selected. Again, holding <Shift> or <Ctrl> add or deselect the indicated objects.
You can also use the cursor keys to navigate through the object hierarchy:
| M-Right | Select the next (higher) object |
| M-Left | Select the previous (next lower) object |
| M-Down | Select the first child (sub-object) of the current object |
| M-Up | Select the parent of the current object (if the current object is a sub-object) |
If you're in selection mode and you've just selected an object, Sketch indicates this with 8 rectangular handles around the object:
Clicking on a handle and dragging it will resize the object. Just clicking on the object and dragging the object, moves the object. Holding <Ctrl> while dragging constrains the resize and move operations.
A single click (and no drag) on the object switches to transformation mode:
Another single click switches back to the resize mode.
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