On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Nik Omul wrote: > 1. (see Attachment A) Is it possible to add Distance and Angle mesurements > to the Paths Tool's /Polygonal mode/? It's what Inkscape does. Sounds like a reasonable request to me. Did you file a bug report? :) > 2. Would be nice to have an option for the Measure Tool to constrain > orientation line to integers other than 15 degrees. Isn't it already configurable in Preferences menu? > 3 (see Attachment B) Three additional marks on each Ruler corresponding to > canvas' exact geometric center and to 'rule of third' imaginary lines. > Could be implemented in Cfig filter preview window as well. That internal vector graphics editor will have to go anyway. In favour of real vector layers. > The ability to snap guides to those marks would also be a must. > Could be displayed as notches different in color and shape from > standard marks to avoid a confusion. Could be opted as Show/Hide in > View/Rulers/hide-show midpoint, thirds. > Allows to immediately find geometric center of a canvas, > rule of third points of intersection by navigating with a cursor > across canvas. Snapping guides to these marks takes less time than: > a. Image/Guides/New Guide (by Percent) - Horizontal, 50% (33.3 then 66.6) > b. Image/Guides/New Guide (by Percent) - Vertical, 50%, etc., > not to mention calculations. I am aware of 3rd party plugin GAT, > but many others may not. In my opinion this sounds like an overkill. You don't need indicators on a ruler for snapping. This perfectly works on canvas. Please try Inkscape to see, how exactly (preferably, trunk build). > 4. This idea was actually proposed by a friend of mine who is > a professional designer and no stranger to GIMP - > a centroid (center of gravity) for irregular shaped selection > as a reference point when using transformation tools. Unified Transform tool has already been merged to Git master with a quite visible pivot mark. Most recent news at gimp.ru has a screenshot ;-) Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list
