Lock axis of part movement/rotation in editor or set them manually

[cicatrix]

Hi, I sometimes get simply frustrated by the way the parts are moving in the VAB. When you drag them they move in wrong directions, rotate at some weird angle and snap (or not snap) incorrectly.

What I am seeking is a way to find a way to restrict the part movement when I drag them along any of X/Y/Z axes (or their combination) - for example - when I restrict the movement along Z-axis I could only drag in in the X/Y plane.

It would be also nice if I could set the pos manually (by typing in the coordinates of the part, ie: X:0.25, Y:0.15, Z:-6.2) and their angle of rotation.

Is there a way to create such a mod?

[Padishar]

Well, the improvements to the editor that are coming in 0.90 should help considerably but you may also find Part Angle Display useful. It allows you to change the rotation increments and switch between building-relative and part-relative rotation axes.

I have been working on translation adjustment too but have put it on hold until 0.90 as the way the editor code works will be changing considerably and I don't want to have to do it twice...