Hello,
I *really* like the new "on canvas" gradient editing mode. However, the gradient editing still has a feature that I find puzzling. Maybe it's part of the svg standard or something and then it can't be changed I suppose.
When editing a linear gradient, the line between the handles seems like it should represent the actual direction of the gradient, but it doesn't, exactly, unless the object has a perfectly square bounding box. If the bounding box is rectangular, the only directions in which the line and the direction of the gradient are the same are horizontal and vertical; all other directions the gradient appears "sheared" ('m not sure if this is the correct term); it is not parallel to the line. (This is a bit hard to explain, perhaps I should make a screen shot to demonstrate what I mean?)
Even more confusing is the fact that this behaviour does not change even if the object is resized to have a square bounding box.
This sometimes makes it difficult, for example to fine-tune a gradient on a very long and thin object, depending on its orientation.
I don't know it I should report this as a bug or if there is some rational explanation :)
Cheers,
Johan Forsberg