New tool: Quick XForm

[Eric Jiang]

I've been working an a drawing that involves a lot of little objects
that have to be placed in the right spots, and I've found that it's
cumbersome using the regular transform tools.

I have a new idea (please tell me if it's been done before) for a tool
that will make this much easier.

Basic synopsis: a tool that transforms an object based on a single
mouse drag, combining moving, rotating, and scaling into one. This
makes transforming an object much quicker and more natural. It's even
more useful when creating multiple randomish clones but with finer
control.

Please, see the full explanation in the attachment or at
http://files.aztekera.com/images/Quick%20XForm.svg
Inkscape recommended, because the file uses flowed text.

Tell me what you think,
Mazin

(I was going to post this on the inkscape-devel list, but sourceforge kept
rejecting my emails)

[Eric Jiang (erjiang)]

Slightly updated