On So, 2005-01-16 at 10:30 -0500, MenTaLguY wrote:
On Sun, 2005-01-16 at 09:53, David Christian Berg wrote:
- Real clipping paths for images (and svg objects)
Already implemented (I use it for my comic work), but it needs a UI.
Any suggestions for the best UI for this?
Cool! Me want, me want :) Hmm, not quite the best, maybe, since I haven't thought about it for long... I'd go for a second select tool like in Adobe InDesign (and nodetool?). You should also have a "Paste Into" function (like copy, select a shape, paste into). Besides import (mainly svg, ai and the such) you'll have a "Place" (Adobe-speak) or rather "Import into" option in the File menu, for which you have to have a shape selected first (or maybe you can drag a rect while placing as well). This "Import into" will be for images and svg, ai etc as well. The second select tool is for editing placed stuff within an object. Instead of the second select tool this could be handled as somthing "layer-like" select an object and mark it "want to edit places stuff inside" in an object tree or via keyboard shortcut and you'll see the all objects placed within it. Everything is a little whitish, while within the "outside object" it's totally visible... (actually I like that idea. that way you can't hide objects and forget about them.)
David