Comment 2 for bug 171673

Originator: YES

Repeat function applies only to translation, move/leave copy, delete,
color application, scaling, grouping/ungrouping objects, converting a base
object to path, aligning objects.

Repeating is not applicable on text manipulation.

If the repeat action is performed on a group or on more than one selected
object, it will apply only on the applicable objects. For exemple, if a
group or many selected objects containing one bitmap receive a "fill red"
command the bitmap will not be filled (obviously) but the others will be.

Repeating a translation, resize or "move/leave copy" action on a group or
on an abject that contains other objects, will apply on all the objects.

You thought right : repeating a "move" action would lead to translating
the new object with the same translation and not moving the object to the
same place as the first one. Same for rotating. Resizing will use the same
magnification parameters. So the new object will not necessarily have the
same size as the original but rather will be magnified at the same
percentage.

In all cases the translation or the alignment does not place the new
object in the same place as the original one. It it only uses the
parameters of the previous action For exemple: move 4 pixels left, 10
pixels up. Or rotate 23 degrees clockwise with the center of rotation in
the center of the object or the center of rotation at 10 px right 20 px
top.

If the action is not applicable in a certain context, the function is
greyd out in the menu or does not respond when the shortcut key combinaison
is pressed.

I don't fully understand what would be a complex move.