Comment 2 for bug 170825

About 1: This is not only wrong, it is only inconsistent:

Wrong:
In gimp too, +/- are used for zoom. But not when typing
text. This bug will hit everyone typing numbers (maybe not
artists but technical/scientific users). When you type a
text, the keyboard keys should produce the character written
on them.

Inconsistent:
Compare with other keys, such as # or `. They are reserved
for the grid display and some zoom (next, previous)
according to the menus. But when typing text, they do work
as expected. And what about the numbers ? when I type "1" or
"3", should inkscape zoom 1:1 or zoom to selection ? Why are
some keys working in text tool and not others ?

Additionally, it is a very surprising option: there are no
entries in the "View" menu for zoom in and zoom out, thus it
is not visible to the user that + and - keys are for these
functions, contrarily to the previously mentioned examples.