You can have the midpoint marker displayed while shifting circles or other objects in Inkscape 0.47:
«other options can be found under the Snapping section of the Inkscape Preferences dialog:
* Only snap the node closest to pointer: If this option is enabled, only one node is used as a snapping point on a target. This node will be highlighted as an object is dragged. Useful if an object has many snapping points. Note: if an object has too many nodes, and this option is disabled, a “convex hull” is used for snapping. »
<http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Snapping.html#Snapping>
Please report back if this is what you are looking for or if you still think there's something missing when highlighting the active snapping point.
You can have the midpoint marker displayed while shifting circles or other objects in Inkscape 0.47:
«other options can be found under the Snapping section of the Inkscape Preferences dialog: tavmjong. free.fr/ INKSCAPE/ MANUAL/ html/Snapping. html#Snapping>
* Only snap the node closest to pointer: If this option is enabled, only one node is used as a snapping point on a target. This node will be highlighted as an object is dragged. Useful if an object has many snapping points. Note: if an object has too many nodes, and this option is disabled, a “convex hull” is used for snapping. »
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Please report back if this is what you are looking for or if you still think there's something missing when highlighting the active snapping point.