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Bug 61786 - IDEA: improve the path editing abilities
IDEA: improve the path editing abilities
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: GIMP
Classification: Other
Component: Tools
1.x
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
: Future
Assigned To: GIMP Bugs
GIMP Bugs
: 93348 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2001-10-05 10:52 UTC by markush
Modified: 2004-06-12 18:01 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description markush 2001-10-05 10:52:05 UTC 
currently it's not possible to undo an mistakingly edited path. it should
be able to press ctrl+z to undo this. this is very nasty.

also: it is very frustrating to get to know the load of key combinations to
move paths. maybe an extra window with appropriate edit tools could be able
to implement, or maybe it would be clever to swap the main toolbar widgets
to path editing widgets when in path edit mode 

(you don't need other widgets in this mode - escape could leave the edit
mode, and additionally a button on the toolbar would exit path-edit mode)

it should be possible to have a seperate tool to draw non-bezier paths. for
geometrical forms like rectangle, line, circle/oval, and polygon.

text should be able to be converted to paths. don't know how far this is
possible.

all key combinations like copy, paste, and cut should be applicable to
paths and nodes, in path-edit-mode.

thats it, i hope this is of help to anyone.
Comment 1 Raphaël Quinet 2001-10-30 17:24:59 UTC 
Hmmm...  Many suggestions in one bug report.  See also bug #51108 for
the problems with the key combinations that are hard to remember.
Comment 2 Dave "Novalis" Turner 2002-05-08 04:44:05 UTC 
A "edit points only" mode for paths would be nice.  I hate editing
points and accidentally clicking too far from something and having
GIMP create a point.  Ugh.  

Also, when you close a curve, there is (AFAICT) no way to open it
again.  Oops, there goes all your work on that curve down the tubes. 
Maybe add a scissors tool which would let you cut a curve.

Off in wishlist land, greater vector support in GIMP would be nice --
have paths stroked but still editable...
Comment 3 Raphaël Quinet 2002-09-16 08:30:23 UTC 
*** Bug 93348 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4 Alan Horkan 2003-07-23 18:39:02 UTC 
Changes at the request of Dave Neary on the developer mailing list.  
I am changing many of the bugzilla reports that have not specified a target
milestone to Future milestone.  Hope that is acceptable.
Comment 5 Sven Neumann 2003-09-30 15:59:44 UTC 
A lot of the ideas mentioned here have been implemented in the
meantime. I suggest we close this report as FIXED. New reports for
missing path tool features can then be opened if they aren't covered
yet (see for example bug #115427).
Comment 6 Simon Budig 2004-06-12 18:01:12 UTC 
Agreed. Closing. Most things are adressed now, especially Undo works now.
Please feel free to open new bugs for the stuff not adressed yet.