I think what he really wants is to have the entire coordinate system rotated... not just the graphics.
Yes. It seems this has been discussed and perhaps it's in the works. Dunno.
File dependency is not an entirely bad thing. Being able to modify a graphical widget in one file and have instances of the widget updated in many files can be very useful.
Damn skippy!
The Measure Path effect can already do measurement at any angle. What seems to be missing is some code that updates the measurement text when the measured path is modified.
I never noticed that effect. It's a good start, but it should be bang in the tools on the screen for zippy work; not a dialogue and then a wait and so on.
"spreadsheetyness" Sounds like a great Inkcape offshoot project... CADscape! I'd certainly give it a go when I needed to do some CAD work if somebody wanted to create it... but I would hate it if Inkscape became too much like other CAD tools.
I too have a list of dream apps I would like to write, oh man don't get me started :) I have one project started but this whole moving-home-and-building-a-house thing has killed my concentration for coding. I'll get back to my "itch" app in about a year's time I guess :( In the meantime there are new people taking it over and I hope it goes places.
I think that Inkscape is proving to be so darn flexible that adding a cad-like (optional) overlay is a very very very good idea. It could be a new toolbar for example. Everything is already there to do all the stuff that a simple plan needs, but the tools need to be added and tweaked.
I would add that a library of (open) pre-drawn standard symbols (to-scale) would be totally killer. Need a doorway? drag that sucker from the tray!
Sending selected objects to a new file isn't all that difficult or complicated. Select your objects > CTRL/C > CTRL/N > CTRL/V. Presto... all selected objects are now exported to a new document.
Yes, I have just learned about that. V. cool. A little counter-intuitive, but as long as it works.
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