Sven Neumann wrote: > > Hi, > > I think we aggreed that for the paint tools it would be nice to have > only one modifier key to restrict lines to certain angles. Before I > implement this, I want you to give me your opinion, how this > restriction to multiples of 15 degrees should feel like. Since this > is quite difficult to explain, I have just checked in a modification > to the blend tool: > > Holding <Shift> restricts you to 15 degrees and puts the endpoint > on the circle you are defining with your mouse and the startpoint. > > Holding <Ctrl> restricts you to 15 degrees too, but puts the endpoint > on a rectangle defined by your mouse and the closest 15-degrees angle. > > The latter mimics the behaviour of the selection tools (which I think > shouldn't be changed). So please give this a try and tell me which > version you prefer. And please, don't tell me to make it configurable... Feels good. However I'm not quite sure what the circle <-> rectangle distinction is good for. The rectangle mode snaps to guides, whereas the circle mode doesn't. Is this a bug in circle mode or the reason for this distinction? Or am I just too dumb to get the point ?-) bye, --Mitch
