feature request: different zoom scales for horizontal/vertical

[tpapp]

@snoopi_deep plots have a lot of tall & narrow regions, so zooming in then requires a lot of vertical panning.

I am not sure about the GUI for this, maybe Ctrl-Shift-scroll or something similar could just zoom horizontally.

[timholy]

Does Ctrl-click-drag zoom selection work for you? (It uses rubberband selection to pick the zoom region.)

[tpapp]

Yes, I can get what I want by that and then Ctrl-scrolling, but it would be more convenient to do it directly.

Just a thought, feel free to close.

[tpapp]

Just an explanation why I find the above finicky: zooming out (Ctrl-scroll) resets the aspect ratio to whatever fits in height when the plot fills the window vertically. Then, to go back, I need to rubberband carefully again.

[timholy]

OK, agreed. Re the interface: how about if you hold down the H key while scrolling to zoom just horizontally, and the V key for just vertical zoom?

[tpapp]

You mean Ctrl-V-scroll and Ctrl-H-scroll? That could work for guitar/piano players so I am OK with it 😉 Or just V-scroll and H-scroll? That would be perfect.