diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
index bfa83d4a9..fa88e8d23 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs.rs
@@ -2380,10 +2380,14 @@ pub fn command_fields(doc: &str) -> Vec<CommandField> {
     let ident = |s: &str| !s.is_empty() && s.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || c == '_') && !s.starts_with(|c: char| c.is_ascii_digit());
     let mut out = Vec::new();
     for part in parts {
+        // `key`, `key?`, `key: spec` or `key (spec)`: the key is the leading word.
         let part = part.trim();
-        let (k, spec) = match part.split_once(':') {
-            Some((k, v)) => (k.trim(), v.trim()),
-            None => (part, ""),
+        let k_end = part.find(|c: char| c.is_whitespace() || c == ':' || c == '(').unwrap_or(part.len());
+        let (k, rest) = part.split_at(k_end);
+        let rest = rest.trim_start();
+        let spec = match rest.strip_prefix(':') {
+            Some(v) => v.trim(),
+            None => rest.strip_prefix('(').and_then(|r| r.strip_suffix(')')).unwrap_or(rest).trim(),
         };
         let optional = k.ends_with('?');
         let key = k.trim_end_matches('?');
@@ -2643,6 +2647,18 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(f[4].boolean);
         assert!(command_fields("{}").is_empty());
         assert!(command_fields("no params").is_empty());
+        // A parenthetical after the key describes the value.
+        let f = command_fields("{angle (degrees, CCW), ids?}");
+        let keys: Vec<&str> = f.iter().map(|f| f.key.as_str()).collect();
+        assert_eq!(keys, ["angle", "ids"]);
+        assert!(!f[0].optional && f[1].optional);
+        assert_eq!(f[0].hint, "degrees, CCW");
+        let f = command_fields("{scaleX? (%), ref?: 0..8, ids?: parent items (default: all)}");
+        let keys: Vec<&str> = f.iter().map(|f| f.key.as_str()).collect();
+        assert_eq!(keys, ["scaleX", "ref", "ids"]);
+        assert!(f.iter().all(|f| f.optional));
+        assert_eq!(f[0].hint, "%");
+        assert_eq!(f[2].hint, "parent items (default: all)");
         // Every command with a "…" label parses without panicking.
         for c in designcraft_engine::command_specs() {
             let _ = command_fields(c.params);
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
index c7b9f1928..1b50bafc6 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
@@ -1996,6 +1996,16 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn transform_menu_items_open_their_dialogs() {
+        for id in ["transform.move", "transform.scale", "transform.rotate", "transform.shear"] {
+            let mut app = crate::DesignApp::new(designcraft_engine::Session::new(), crate::Services::default());
+            activate(&mut app, id, &Value::Null);
+            let dialog = app.ui.dialog.as_ref().map(|d| d.id.clone());
+            assert_eq!(dialog.as_deref(), Some(format!("cmd:{id}").as_str()), "{id} opens its dialog");
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn snap_preferences_are_a_command() {
         let mut app = crate::DesignApp::new(designcraft_engine::Session::new(), crate::Services::default());
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/toolbar.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/toolbar.rs
index 4f110df4d..a3d495479 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/toolbar.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/toolbar.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 use designcraft_tools::TOOL_GROUPS;
 use egui::{Color32, Sense, Stroke, StrokeKind, vec2};
-use serde_json::json;
+use serde_json::{Value, json};
 
 use crate::theme::Tokens;
 use crate::{DesignApp, icons};
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut DesignApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
                                     let cur = app.session.execute("tool.polygonSettings", &json!({})).unwrap_or_default();
                                     app.ui.dialog = Some(crate::dialogs::Dialog::new("polygonSettings", cur));
                                 }
+                                // Double-click a transform tool: its Object › Transform dialog.
+                                if resp.double_clicked()
+                                    && let Some(cmd) = transform_dialog_of(shown.id)
+                                {
+                                    crate::menus::activate(app, cmd, &Value::Null);
+                                }
                                 if g.len() > 1
                                     && (resp.secondary_clicked()
                                         || resp.long_touched()
@@ -343,6 +349,17 @@ fn fill_stroke_proxy(app: &mut DesignApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, width: f32) {
     });
 }
 
+/// The Object › Transform command a double-clicked tool opens (the Selection tool opens Move).
+fn transform_dialog_of(tool: &str) -> Option<&'static str> {
+    match tool {
+        "selection" => Some("transform.move"),
+        "rotate" => Some("transform.rotate"),
+        "scale" => Some("transform.scale"),
+        "shear" => Some("transform.shear"),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
 fn flyout_triangle(p: &egui::Painter, r: egui::Rect, c: Color32) {
     let q = r.right_bottom() - vec2(2.0, 2.0);
     p.add(egui::Shape::convex_polygon(vec![q, q - vec2(4.0, 0.0), q - vec2(0.0, 4.0)], c, Stroke::NONE));