I actually have a need for both "transform = " and "apply transform" (I see no need for "remove transform"). I would prefer that when I transform an object, I get a "transform = " and then have the ability to apply that transform.
Lets say I want to draw a regular hexagon. I will draw 3 identical lines, rotate one 60, another -60, then apply the transformations. The endpoints of these paths will give me the control points to draw the hexagon. This is a simplified example, but I do things like this a lot to get accurate points.
In inkscape, currently, I combine paths to apply a transformation. I'd really like to see an apply transform button.
Rob. http://members.rogers.com/rcrosbie
From: "bulia byak" <archiver_1@...19...> To: inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-devel] remove/apply transformations? Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 16:08:38 +0000
Another confusing concept. SVG allows to store transformations (moves, rotates, etc) both "natively" (in the object's own coordinates) and as a transform= attribute that is applied "after the fact". Of the many commands that move/rotate objects, some (most) write the new coordinates directly into the object, but some just add a transform= attribute without changing anything else in the object. I see no apparent logic behind this difference in behavior.
Now, the "remove transformations" command simply erases the transform= attribute if it is present. Recent Sodipodi adds "apply transformations" which writes the transform= into the object and then removes it (i.e. no visible change). I think this mess is very confusing and serves no useful purpose. To an artist, "remove transformations" works as a weird sort of undo whose results are generally unpredictable, and "apply transformations" does nothing at all. So I propose:
remove the "remove transformations" command.
fix the remaining commands that add transform= so that they always
"apply" their transformations to the objects at once. (In particular, scaling a text object must affect its font size; transforming a group must write transformations into the group's members instead of adding transform= to the entire group.)
I may have missed something, so please argue.
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