Nodes. Use Strumento Nodo to manipulate.

Strumento Ellisse.

Use Vettorizza Bitmap dialog.

Use Interpolate effect.

Use Pattern Along Path effect or Crea Cloni in Serie dialog.

Strumento Contagocce.

Use Middle Mouse Drag with any tool.

Draw a «Cutting» path, then use Tracciato → Taglia Tracciato (Ctrl+Alt+/) or Tracciato → Divisione (Ctrl+/). See Path Operations.

Use elastico selection.

Use Measure Path effect.

Strumento Pennino.

Paint Bucket Tool (coming in v0.46).

Dialogs.

Strumento Stella.

Draw a Rettangolo, then use the Grid Effect.

Use Strumento Selettore (see Transformations), or from the keyboard, use h and v.

Use Strumento Nodo; see node sculpting.

Use Strumento Selettore (double click on object to get rotation handles: see Transformations), or from the keyboard, use [ and ].

Use Strumento Selettore (see Transformations), or from the keyboard, use > and <.

Draw a «Cutting» path, then use Tracciato → Taglia Tracciato (Ctrl+Alt+/) See Path Operations. If you just want to open a path in one place, create a new node (double click on path with Strumento Nodo) and then click on the icon.

Use Strumento Selettore (double click on object to get skew handles: see Transformations).

Use Tracciato → Semplifica (Ctrl+L) command.

Strumento Testo.

Strumento Ingrandimento. You don't need to hold Ctrl down when using + and − keys.