Hi!
I'm currently implementing a calligraphy tool, much like the one present in Inkscape, for Karbon as a Google Summer of Code project.
I've heard rumors that there is a plan to rewrite the calligraphy tool of Inkscape, but I couldn't find anything in the ml archives about it. If I understood it correctly the main reason is to make it possible to edit the path in an easier way--actually making it possible to edit the path drawn instead of the final shape created by the tool. I've heard the idea seem to be to use pattern on path, but that doesn't seem to me to be very easy to get right, particularly becase in this case the "pattern" depends on the path.
I would like to hear more about this, is there any concrete idea about how it would be implemented, or is it only a vague idea? Also, if you have any other kind of advice, please share! =)
Thanks, - fela