Drag to resize spacing?

Say I have a number of objects selected, how can I drag to resize the spacing between them, but without resizing the objects? By default resizing a number of selected objects does resize the spacing but also the objects themselves.
Thanks

jdldn,
If all spacings are identical, you may use Align>Distribute Spacing, setting the new value.
Or, in any case, you may select all objects to be moved and move them by the amount of the first change of spacing, then select all but one and move them by the amount of the second change of spacing, etc.
Or something similar.

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            case Rectangle.OUT_BOTTOM:
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            case Rectangle.OUT_BOTTOM + Rectangle.OUT_RIGHT:
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            case Rectangle.OUT_RIGHT + Rectangle.OUT_TOP:
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            default:
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