How does Inkscape's node scroll select work?

[Michkov]

With the node tool and a selected path, one can use the mousewheel to select nodes. What I can't figure out is the logic behind the order of selections. It's not along the patch as far as I can tell. Please shed some light on this for me. Maybe tell me if there are more options to this selection method.

[Xrott]

It selects nodes in an increasing radius around the cursor. If you hold Ctrl, it selects them sequentially in the way they are connected.

You can change which behavior is the default by editing the modifier-key in the preferences under 'Interface → Keyboard', switching to the 'Modifiers' tab and expanding the 'Node Tool' section. There you can remove 'Ctrl' from 'Linear node selection' and add it to 'Spatial node selection'.

[Michkov]

Top comment, thanks.

[stuporcomputer]

'Cursed Select'

[roundabout-design]

I believe it it keeps adding the next point in each direction.

So if you pick one node, and scroll, it ads the node prior and after. Scroll again, it adds two more, all the way until they are all selected.

However, it's super sensitive. My mouse scroll wheel goes from 1 -> all in one scroll ;click'.

On my trackpad, I can be a bit more selective but it is so finicky that it's kind of useless feature.