On 27-2-2012 15:33, Valerie wrote:
On the topic of Powerstrokes... applying Powerstroke to a group seems to crash Inkscape. Steps to reproduce:
- Create two bezier paths
- Group them
- Apply Powerstroke to group
(inkscape:5119): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid cast from `SPGroup' to `SPShape'
The idea was to first place the lines, then apply powerstroke to all of them to edit the line shapes afterwards...
Do I start another bug report?
Thanks for telling me; please a bit of patience for the fix. :) Powerstroke is not meant to be used on groups (yet?)...
Anyway, on the topic of cusps shapes: it's true that from a technical drawer's perspective, the result may seem too pointy, but maybe such users won't actually generate lines of that angle (thus shapes that pointy) when they're actually drawing.
Of course I showed a somewhat extreme example to make my point clear (pun intended :). You have some control over how extreme the cusp shape will look. In any case, I also implemented the standard SVG miter; fair warning, it will look ugly/non-smooth for thick strokes.
Just to say that we're all likely itching to try it out for ourselves. :P
It's best to try a build after rev. 11046.
Ciao, Johan