Hold 'Ctrl' or 'Shift' key to move only in one direction

[kaixoo]

I don't know if this feature is already implemented (possibly is, since I saw it somewhere in the code). Other programs have a feature where you can move an object in only one axis. In Inkscape it's Ctrl, in Figma it's Shift.

I think I saw it somewhere in TransformAnimator, but in the scale property, where there was a prop "onlyXAxis" and "onlyYAxis" and there you would scaleX/Y += scaleBy;. In this case, do the same but for moving.

There's one more thing: the original position of the object is reserved a special place and you can return to it easily by snapping. I don't know how this would look like in code.

[throwing-shade]

It's already implemented; you just click the object you want to move, press G and then press the letter of the axis you want to move it on (so the X and Y key for the x and y axes).
Left-clicking confirms the new position and right-clicking sends the selected object(s) back to their initial position.

[kaixoo]

Oh, alright. Can we implement it with just 'Ctrl' or Shift like all other applications?

If not, a message in the statusbar could help, like on Inkscape: