16.2 Transforming Clones
In general, as we have seen, a clone can be transformed in any way you want; this transform is applied on top of the transform it inherits from its original. You can use any transformation method: Dragging by mouse, transforming by keys (6.5 Transforming with Keyboard Shortcuts), aligning, distributing, and snapping all work on clones exactly as they do on regular objects.
On the other hand, transforms of the original are classified—by how they affect the clones of that original—into two groups: simple moves and everything else. For “everything else” (scales, rotates, and skews) the transform is passed directly on to all clones. Simple moves, however, are treated differently.
By default, Inkscape tries to isolate clones ...
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