-----Original Message----- From: bulia byak [mailto:buliabyak@...400...] Sent: dinsdag 6 november 2007 0:23 To: Engelen, J.B.C. (Johan) Cc: inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] Names of LPEs
On 11/5/07, J.B.C.Engelen@...1578... <J.B.C.Engelen@...1578...> wrote:
I think I'll keep one named Pattern along path (in svg now it is called "skeletal"); this one mimics the extension. The
original path
is some curved path. And it has a path *parameter* that is
taken as a
pattern and bent along the original path.
The other one, I am thinking about "Bend path". The
original path is
the fish. And it has a path parameter that defines the
curvature / the
path along which to bend the fish, i.e. the now called
'bend path' parameter.
The extension was called "pattern along path" because it indeed could work with a "pattern", i.e. group, not just single path. So I think we should retain the extension too, for this reason alone. And rename the current "pattern a. p." lpe to "path a.p." because it indeed works on a single path.
Path along path is confusing for me aswell :( sorry. The use of the current pattern along path is to put multiple paths as if they are a pattern along the path onto which the effect is applied. Although it is a matter of taste also; whatever one finds easiest to do, but it has some implications. Groups will never be bend around corners with pattern along path for example. Because then we need group parameters. Pattern along path bends a *parameter* along the original path. 'bend path' bends the original path along a parameter. Giving a group as 'original path' is not a big problem (just repeat it for each path in the group), giving a group as parameter is.
Uff I need to explain this on the wiki i guess. I've explained it too many times :(
To summarize: people should use 'bend path' to bend paths along a path. Not pattern along path. :-)
The other one, agree, let's call "bend path" to avoid confusion.
Will do :)
Another suggestion: "curve stitching" should really be "subpath stitching", and why can't I edit the path that connects subpath - not implemented yet?
Will change the name. Path parameter editing is independent of effects, so it is implemented :) The problem is that it is not possible (yet?) to on-canvas edit the default setting. You have to paste a path onto it first.
Thanks for the feedback, Johan