I like how a transformation can be applied to a selection in the Transformations panel. I like applying trasnformations in the Transformations panel over the side panel because you get a live preview of the transformation and they affect the metrics. However, I would like a control for the transformation orgin like the side panel has. I would also like the addition of rotation controls.
Thanks for your consideration!
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Can you give some use cases ?
Yes please. I can’t remember what the context was but I emailed you (Georg) about this exact issue last week. Sometimes it would be really nice being able to quickly select one of the nodes in the ‘dotted square’ as origin-point. As it is now I have to zoom in until I can see the UPM-grid and place the origin point manually (and it doesn’t even snap to the grid) before I rotate precisely.
When I’m working on a font that is more of a hand written style, I may add sketches/auto traced letters that are in a pretty rough state. To adjust them and get them to harmonize with the rest of the established letters I will use transformations panel. It would be convent to have rotation in the panel for the same reason that slant is in the panel. It’s just another way to make adjustments that produces different results from slant. While I’m thinking about it, it would also be nice to have a reset button in the panel to reset to the zeroed out default settings. Thanks!