On Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 08:27:46PM -0400, bulia byak wrote:
I think what Kwixon is saying is that if one starts drawing anywhere other than at a path end then he'd prefer not to be in add mode. I think I agree.
I disagree because being unable to node-edit more than one path at a time is one of the important limitations of the node tool, and therefore automatically combining new paths as subpaths to the selected one when drawing eases this problem because subpaths can be edited all at once.
An advantage of having them as separate objects is that it makes them easier to manipulate independently: delete, move, and especially change fill/stroke.
(Though conversely, having them as part of the same object makes it easier to make the same manipulation to all the subpaths at once.)
What do you mean by node-editing more than one path at a time? Can this limitation be addressed in the node tool instead?
Currently the functionality is sort of like grouping but without allowing nested groups, and without an easy way of changing group membership or of changing properties of some parts independent of the group.
pjrm.