On 10-09-07 19:05 , Jasper van de Gronde wrote:
I'm working on Diffusion Curves
Hey, this gave me the goosebumps! :) Just saw the video presentation on the YouTube. Incredible power! I admire...
Not linked directly to Inkscape, but as a general rule of innovation, I think that when your brain is in the 'tool-building' mode, you should not worry about the existing tool taxonomies and terminologies. No matter how cool and smart they are! It might limit the imagination. :)
You know... Blur or/and color? Who knows? You might code something so cool that it can replace several existing tools, with elegance! Or, you might code something that can be 'split' to 'blur' and 'color' in the UI layer to make it easier for the user. Or maybe, it would make the most sense to add it to the existing tools... Who knows...
But in any case, I would like to know more of your thoughts on this!
When you are asking about applying diff.curves to strokes, do you mean, apply them as Inkscape's stroke paint? Maybe I misunderstood how diff.curves work, but to me it seems that they are always applied 'on path'. The YouTube video from siggraph shows open and closed curves, but the diff.curves are over the paths, look like strokes. But, maybe the terminology is escaping me...
If you don't mind working with a graphic designer turned UX/UI/interaction designer on Phd. with humble brain-power and a tendency to trust the real observation data, more than his own (f)artistic impulses, I'd like to volunteer on all things UI! ;) When/If needed, of course...