Dise Composer tools

Dise Composer has a number of tools available. You can find them all in the Tools toolbar in the menu. Selecting a tool will enter the specific tool mode, which is exited by selecting another tool. Tools also have special keyboard shortcuts which allow you to reach them fast.

Selection tool

Selects objects to move and resize.

Path tool

Creates and edits paths.

Zoom tool

Zooms in and out. The default behavior for the mouse scroll-wheel is to zoom in and out. Click and draw a rectangle using the zoom tool to zoom to a specific area.

Rotate tool

Rotates objects. The default behavior for double-clicking an object is to rotate it.

Hand tool

Click and drag to move around in the edit area.

Color picker tool

Click on a point in the edit area. The current color will be set to the point's color.