ctrl resize on circle should allow ellipsis of x2 x3

[v1nce]

[maybe duplicate as launchpad crashes]

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Isn't this already implemented?

«To force a circle to be drawn, hold down the Ctrl while dragging the mouse. This also allows ellipses with a height to width or width to height ratio that is either an integer or in the “Golden Ratio” to be drawn.»
<http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Shapes-Arcs.html#Shapes-Arcs>

Else could you explain in more detail what is missing?

some other reports about enhancing the ui for ellipses and circles:
Bug #299692 “Improvement to how an elipse is created”
Bug #481506 “Ellipse tool should display a tiny dot in the middle of the ellipse while drawing”

[dan pidcock (dan-pidcock)]

Using Inkscape 0.47 on Windows XP Ctrl does not behave as described in the manual. What I see when using the select tool:
- Holding down Ctrl forces the current ratio to be maintained
- Holding down Alt forces the current ellipse to be scaled by integer amounts vertically/horizontally
- Holding down Ctrl+Alt behaves the same as just holding down Alt

When using the ellipse tool Ctrl only constrains the shape to be a circle as long as it has not been turned into an ellipse with the select tool. After that it forces the current ratio to be maintained instead. I also think I saw a situation where Ctrl was maintaining the ratio, but inversely (rotated 90 degrees). If I can find behaviours that reproduce this I will file a bug.

[v1nce (vincent-pennec)]

To make it clear:

When you CREATE a new ellipsis you can force special ratios by pressing ctrl.
I want to do the same when RESIZING an existent circle.

"test case":
Create new ellipsis with a "random" ratio (say 2.86). release mouse button.
Select the shape created (space)
drag one handle while pressing ctrl, the shape is resized and the ratio (2.86) is preserved.

I think this could be improved by allowing resizing to integer or golden ratio.
eg if you move 100% on the right and 0% to the bottom then the ratio should become 5.72
eg if you move 100% to the bottom and 0% to the right then the ratio should become 1.43

[su_v (suv-lp)]

sorry - I misread the bug summary…