On 2015-06-16 13:18 (+0200), Tavmjong Bah wrote:
- What is the purpose of the "domino" like icon in the Objects dialog?
Is it just to open the color dialog? Is there an easy way to close the color dialog once open? Is it really useful to be able to open the color dialog from this dialog?
Quoting the description of the initial implementation (Ponyscape 0.3): “(…) You can also set a custom outline colour for any item by clicking on the fourth column and selecting a colour with an alpha > 0. If the outline is not set (alpha = 0), then it inherits from the parent group/layer. You can make this outline visible by toggling the last button on the toolbar when you are using the node tool (F2). (…)” http://ponyscape-vectors.deviantart.com/journal/Ponyscape-v0-3-346183955
Quoting from the submission in the bug tracker: “• I included the highlight color selector and the highlight/outline color rendering routines. I know originally each outline color in the node-edit tool held a specific meaning (red for path, green for clip, etc), but to be able to change the outline color might be a nice inclusion in Inkscape. Currently, to set the outline you must select a color which has an alpha value greater than 0. When the alpha is set to 0 the outline color is inherited from the parent. I'm working on creating a new color selection dialog which has a checkbox for setting or inheriting the color instead of using the alpha value. The highlight color is currently stored in the inkscape:highlight attribute as an unsigned integer, but this could easily be converted to a css/hex style color value.” https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1157024
Below are the full descriptions about the Objects dialog as originally implemented in Ponyscape by Ted Janeczko (Liam P. White might know which details had been changed or omitted when ported back to Inkscape):
Ponyscape 0.3 ============= Screenshot: http://sta.sh/0zb66ec8hyk
Description: This is a dialog which can be accessed by going to the Object menu and selecting Objects, or by pressing ctrl-shift-o. It displays all of your layers, paths, and objects. You can show/hide, lock/unlock, and rename any item in the list. You can also set a custom outline colour for any item by clicking on the fourth column and selecting a colour with an alpha > 0. If the outline is not set (alpha = 0), then it inherits from the parent group/layer. You can make this outline visible by toggling the last button on the toolbar when you are using the node tool (F2). Additionally, you can turn groups into layers and vice-versa by clicking on the icon in the third column.
You can also select multiple items within this dialog, and drag-n-drop works, so you can move whole groups of items to a different layer. Page-Up/Down and Shift-Page-Up/Down also work within the dialog, as do the buttons at the bottom of the list. Additionally, you can set the blend mode, blur, and opacity for any selected object.
URL: http://ponyscape-vectors.deviantart.com/journal/Ponyscape-v0-3-346183955
Ponscape 0.4 ============ Screenshot: http://sta.sh/02unmnmvbiq
Description: Two new functions have been added to the objects dialog. First, you can change the insert order of new objects into a group or layer by clicking the up or down arrow. If the arrow is pointing up, new objects will be inserted above other objects. If it is pointing down, new objects will be inserted below. Secondly, there is a new column which shows which objects are clipped, inverse clipped, or masked. This is very useful for getting an idea which objects in your image are clipped. Additionally, the drop-down menu in the objects dialog has been updated so you can now group/clip/mask right from within it! This makes creating complex shaded vectors a whole lot easier.
URL: http://ponyscape-vectors.deviantart.com/journal/Ponyscape-v0-4-351369830