On k, 2008-06-10 at 16:51 +0200, Maximilian Albert wrote:
Valerie schrieb:
The concept is pretty simple: you take two nodes, you have them "stick" together (think snapping), and when you move the other node directly or indirectly (moving the whole object), the other node stuck to it moves along.
I like this very much. Although you mentioned it in the context of animation, I believe something like this could be very favorable for tech drawing, too (unfortunately it is probably beyond the scope of GSoC).
It would be best if implemented as in Visio or Dia. (I think its called "smart shape")
The idea is simple. Attache a "snapping points" to a group. If you draw a line it would snap to this specific point. So you could define for a rectangle 8 snapping points (4 in the corner and another 4 in the middle of each edges). It would be really handy for diagramming especially if a box is not jusa box but a complex graphics with blur and image, and the snapping would become non-obvious. In that case you could just define some snapping points and the diagramming would be simple and easy and not time consuming.
If this idea is not clear (sorry for my english) I can draw a little mockup to better show it.
Best regards, Khiraly