Hi Inkscape folks,
I'll skip the part, of thanking you for the great software in my emails from now on (I haven' in most so far...). I want to make point out that inkscape has become my favourite vector graphics program... just for one last time :)
So anyways, I could be writing this each time I use it... and of course each time I use it, there are things that I like to complain about. Don't take it personally or anything, I just believe that pointing out what I don't like will eventually help improving the software.
Well... navigation. I always liked the navigation in inkscape. I was very much used to it and know it from other programs. The mouse wheel scrolls up and down, when holding ctrl (or is it shift?) left and richt, for alt it is zoom in and out. Now I have been using autoCAD for a while, and while I first was very much annoyed with it's behaviour, I now think it's superior. It's simple... the mousewheel zooms by default. I zoom out turning it towards me and in, rotating it away. It's crutial that it zooms in, right where the cursor points! Well... to navigate on the canvas you zoom out, drag the canvas (pressing middlebutton) and zoom in. This is very efficient, and the best way to navigate on the canvas, I have used so far, as soon, as one is a little used to it.
Also compare RFE [ 950537 ].
What do you think? Is the rendering to slow, maybe? Has any of you experience with this kind of navigation? And: could it be implemented, either as default (it's a very good default!) or as an option? Also: should I file an RFE?
Other problems:
- How do I add a pattern. The only way I have found so far is to import an image... that is kinda stupid. the pattern dialog has to allow one to import a new pattern.
- Inkscape crashes on me frequently (mostly while trying to copy objects)... I can't tell the reason, and I don't care too much, since I have wonderful backups. But opening these backups is quite complicated... could inkscape ask, if I want to restore the files, when I restart it?
- And, of course: How is the progress on text editing? I think text is the weakest part of inkscape atm.
Take care
David