Comment 12 for bug 430745

the skew function didn't pop out at me... I could rotate fine.

Unfortunately--you all seem to misunderstand me. I am a professional artist. I have been using vector applications and photo editing applications for 10 years now. I do have an expertise that I can lend.

Self teaching: The manual should be built into the application and it's various features. So you can get the information in small little chunks. <-- but this is aside from what this post is about.

The L is not a keystroke, but a button that appears next to the selected object to change the mode of transformation. It is a toggle.
You could rename it something else, maybe--"Toggle Transform"

I use a tablet and my keyboard is not always readily available, and having to toggle things so close to the object I am working on--would save a lot of time.

Don't bother getting angry--maybe you are just missing something. We are not in an elite club here, this is the ultimate democracy and a lot of great ideas are floating around, just keep your mind open.

I also work on an open source application as a UI designer (MyPaint), and when we disagree, we table our ideas and try to find a middle ground--we don't freak out. And usually that middle ground is better than both ideas individually. We create synergy.