Morning guys!!
On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 20:20 -0700, Joshua A. Andler wrote:
- With Illustrator, when you pull the handles out of a node, it is
symmetric until you release the mouse button.
Just make it symmetric (Shift+Y) if you want symmetry.
I probably didn't explain myself well... It's not that the nodes are truly symmetric, it's that they are "equal" on first pull/extension of the handles. If I use the angle node tool on a non-modified node in Illustrator it "creates" the handles, and pulls the "mirror handle" out from the object automatically. And on first "creation" of handles it will create an "opposite" handle that is equal (it's mirrored and basically like how our symmetric ones work). It doesn't remain symmetric, but it saves time on having to pull a second handle from the other side of the node (yes we don't have to pull a second one as is, but you have no control of placement/distance either).
Frankly: I _hate_ this about illustrator! Maybe it's because I'm coming from Corel and can't really handle the illustrator way of modifying nodes, but I always screw up my curves because I get the nodes to be symmetrical when I don't want them to.... and then there's like three tools for node editing, that's plain weird.
Bulia, I love your work... you honestly add the most useful stuff to inkscape of any of the devs (for my workflow at least)... but this is one area, where I think that suggestions from users of software other than Xara will benefit YOUR workflow as well.
Yes, have a look at Corel Draw :)
Take care!
David