Gimp is a bitmap image manipulation program, so adding vector graphics for other task than supporting image manipulation procedures (i.e. selecting) is quite out of place. IIrc some primitive shapes are already provided by plugins using xfig, and you can easily create some vector shapes using the path tool (wich is excellent in Gimp, btw) in combination with the tools for converting paths into strokes or selections. If it isn't enough for you, you can import SVG files (which is an standard format supported by most of the modern vector graphics applications) as paths. If it's still not enough for you, it's clear that you're looking for a vector illustration/design program. As you've been told, Inkscape is a great program. If you think is that far behind Corel Draw or Illustrator I guess you haven't used it enough. Using Inkscape in combination with Gimp is like using Photoshop+Illustrator, or Corel Draw+Corel Photopaint. Even those mainstream programs didn't go that way (mixing vectors and raster in the same program) and when they tried to do it, they became ugly bloatware. Corel Draw is one. I wouldn't see Gimp become a 200 MB package with lots of unuseful features that obstaculize its main goal, which is the manipulation of bitmap images. There's a lot of features and enhancements that Gimp needs, but this, imho, is not one of them. Anyway, feel free to follow this discussion off-list with if you want to. I have intentions of opening an unofficial space for functionality discussion (maybe a wiki), to avoid disturbing developers in this list. Regards, Gez. _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
