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= Select, Move, and Rotate Objects =

[[Image(source:trunk/images/mapmode/move/move.png)]] ''Keyboard shortcut:'' '''{{{S}}}'''

**This tool has four possible modes:**

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== Select tool ==

This MapMode enables the user to easy make a selection of different [Concepts/Object objects].

The selected [Concepts/Object objects] are drawn in a different style.

Holding and dragging the left mouse button draws a selection rectangle.
When the left mouse button is released, all [Concepts/Object objects] within the rectangle get
selected.

When the left mouse button is released while the right mouse button pressed,
nothing happens (the selection rectangle will be cleared, however).

When the mouse button is released and either **{{{Alt}}}**, **{{{Shift}}}** or **{{{Ctrl}}}** is held, following selection is made:

* **{{{Alt}}}** : select all [Concepts/Object objects] that are touched by the selection rectangle.
 * If the **{{{Alt}}}** is not held, select only those [Concepts/Object objects] completly within (e.g. for [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/way.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Ways ways] this means: only if all [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/node.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Nodes nodes] of the [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/way.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Ways way] are within).
* **{{{Shift}}}** : the [Concepts/Object objects] are added to the current selection.
 * If **{{{Shift}}}** is not held, the current selection get replaced.
* **{{{Ctrl}}}** : remove all [Concepts/Object objects] under the current rectangle from the active selection (if there were any). Nothing is added to the current selection.

**{{{Alt}}}** can be combined with **{{{Ctrl}}}** or **{{{Shift}}}**.

The user can also only click on the map. All total movements of 2 or less pixel are considered "only click". If that happens, the nearest [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/node.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Nodes node] will be selected if there is any within 10 pixel range. If there is no [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/node.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Nodes node] within 10 pixel, the nearest [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/way.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Ways way] within 10 pixel range is selected. If there is no [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/way.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Ways way] within 10 pixel and the user clicked in or 10 pixel away from an [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/closedway.png)]] [Concepts/Object#ClosedWays area], this [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/closedway.png)]] [Concepts/Object#ClosedWays area] is selected. If there is even no [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/closedway.png)]] [Concepts/Object#ClosedWays area], nothing is selected. {{{Shift}}} and {{{Ctrl}}} apply to this as usual.

This tool has two different modes. Pressing {{{Shift-M}}} toggles between the different modes.

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=== Unselecting ===

To unselect everything you can either click on an empty area of the screen, or press **{{{U}}}** or **{{{Esc}}}** on the keyboard.

If you have more than one [Concepts/Object object] selected, and just want to deselect one particular [Concepts/Object object], them click it with the 'Setect tool' while holding down **{{{Ctrl}}}**.


=== selecting particular ways ===

For help on selecting a certain [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/way.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Ways way] which shares common nodes with one or more other [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/way.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Ways ways] see [wiki:/HowTo here].

== Move ==

You can move selected [Concepts/Object objects] in the main window, by moving the mouse cursor close to one of the selected [Concepts/Object objects] and then left clicking while dragging the mouse.
* If the mouse cursor is near a [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/node.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Nodes node] when performing the move action, then just this [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/node.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Nodes node] is moved.
 * If you move a [Concepts/Object#Nodes node] very close to another node and hold **{{{Ctrl}}}** when releasing the left mouse button the moved [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/node.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Nodes node] will be merged with the other [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/node.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Nodes node].
* If the mouse cursor is near a [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/way.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Ways way] when performing the move action, then the [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/way.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Ways way], together with its associated [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/node.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Nodes nodes], is moved.

== Rotate ==
You can rotate selected [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/way.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Ways ways] while the cursor is near one of them by holding down the **{{{Shift+Ctrl}}}** + left mouse button and moving the cursor. 

== Scale ==
You can scale selected [[Image(source:trunk/images/data/way.png)]] [Concepts/Object#Ways ways] while the cursor is near one of them by holding down the **{{{Ctrl+Alt}}}** + left mouse button and moving the cursor.

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