On 2 Jun 2003, at 3:02, kenny.law@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I have been cracking my head for the past day trying to think of a way > to draw a vertical line with just a simple click of the mouse. > > Basically, what I have is this: > > On my image, I have two horizontal lines, I want a tool that will > allow me to just click anywhere between these two lines and draw a > vertical line(width of 1 pixel) connecting both horizontal lines. > > I have tried to think of ways to do it, like creating my own brush(too > inaccurate), or writing a script to do it(no idea where to find the > function to handle mouse events). > > Basically, the best idea that has come to me is to sort of go into the > gimp source code and write a tool that basically works like the bucket > fill tool(the button that has a paint bucket on it). I will just click > anywhere between the two lines and this tool automatically helps me > draw a straight vertical line across the two lines. > > Can anyone please advice me on a better way to do this(basically > simpler way since I have no experience checking out gimp's source > code), or maybe even telling me if the way I'm going is feasible. I > really need some input here so if you need any clarifications, feel > free to ask. Click the first point. Shift-click the second point. For a more elaborate explanation, please read <http://www.gimp.org/~sjburges/straightline/straightline.html>. -- branko collin collin@xxxxxxxxx
