Jon A. Cruz wrote:
I've just committed the first cut of the new eraser tool.
This first part only adds in the functionality to cut away parts of objects you have selected. It won't do anything if you don't have something selected, and it won't do anything if the first mode is selected (the sub-toolbar has toggles for the two modes). However it does commit all the infrastructure changes including the new icons, new drawing context, verbs, switching, etc. I had been wanting to get that in first to shake down bugs in that support work.
Hopefully I'll be able to get the other mode committed this weekend. That's the main differentiator and works like touch-delete or perhaps pop-the-balloons.
Please let me know if there is anything in that commit that needs fixing, etc. etc.
Very cool...
Initial issues: It isn't very undo friendly at the moment. It requires two undos if you have one object selected, and one additional undo for every additional object you have selected. So, 4 objects require 5 undos to get them to the state prior to doing one eraser stroke. Also, it doesn't appear that the width control does anything.
RFE: Can you make it so width can go to zero so it's like a scalpel/knife mode? This will close some existing rfes with people looking for a dedicated knife tool.
Q: Will you be making the eraser more configurable? Like with assignable profiles? (similar to how the calligraphy tool can do it, but without all of the params... just some presets) I only ask because I don't like the angled line it currently uses. If you have no plans to do this, this Q is really an RFE then. ;)
If you would like formal RFEs filed, please let me know.
Thanks for making working with a tablet even more natural! :)
-Josh