GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 313252
path tool missing union icon
Last modified: 2005-08-20 20:46:12 UTC
Distribution/Version: debian sid make three or four segment connected points with the path tool and try to join two of the points. i managed to join the points, so the tool is not broken. it is just not displaying the icon.
So you are saying that there should be a cursor change if you press Ctrl? Did we have such a cursor earlier and it got lost recently or is this actually an enhancement request?
not an enhancement request. it used to be easier to see when the mouse was at a location that the points could be united. after i filed the report, i was told that the cursor does indeed indicate when you are hovering in a position where two points can be united -- i just could not see it. having the cursor change when you press control is not good information. the way the paths work, the area in which you can unite points is really small. if the cursor only reports what you did -- you know what you did. have you ever united two points with gimp? you might understand better.
Well, you need to press Ctrl in order to close a path. Isn't that you are trying to do?
yes. i press control to close a path. i need for gimp to be clearer about when to click to close the path.
The current cursor shown when you can connect two strokes shows the "segment" symbol and the "plus" symbol, because you are creating a new segment when doing that. I agree that this is not exactly obvious. Perhaps we should replace the "plus" by a "connect" or "join" symbol, I guess that would be more obvious. I just wonder how a "connect" or "join" symbol would look like, perhaps two intersecting circles?
the plus means something else. when i tried this, i had to guess when i had the cursor in the right position for the join, the cursor did not tell me. simon said that it did tell me, but it was too subtle if this is true. it used to be indicated with a U. simon said he got the icon from the selection stuff. i don't need to have that back, but some indication of when to make the click -- it is really picky about having the exact spot.
Fixed in CVS: 2005-08-18 Michael Natterer <mitch@gimp.org> * cursors/Makefile.am * cursors/gimp-tool-cursors.xcf * cursors/modifier-join.png * cursors/xbm/modifier-join-mask.xbm * cursors/xbm/modifier-join.xbm: images for a "join" cursor modifier. * app/widgets/widgets-enums.h * app/widgets/gimpcursor.c: add the cursor. * app/tools/gimpvectortool.c: use it for connecting strokes. Fixes bug #313252.
it worked really well here. thank you :)