-----Original Message----- From: inkscape-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:inkscape-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Maximilian Albert Sent: woensdag 6 augustus 2008 16:57 To: inkscape Subject: [Inkscape-devel] NEW: Paraxial mode in pen tool

Hi,

apart from the recent "zigzag" mode there is now a "paraxial" mode in pen tool. In this mode, the user can only create straight line segments that are parallel to one of the coordinate axes. Normally, each line segment is drawn perpendicular to the previous one. The direction of the line segment being drawn can be toggled with Shift. When clicking on the start anchor, the path is closed with an L-shaped segment (the direction of which can also be flipped with Shift).

Let me know if you have any issues with it. [1]

Can you make it such that it follows the 3D grid when active? :-)

Max

[1] Known bugs: When creating the initial segment with Shift, the second segment is parallel to the first one instead of perpendicular to it (although all subsequent ones get drawn correctly). Moreover, when closing a path the final segment is sometimes drawn slightly slanted.

When closing a path with the pentool by clicking on the start node, the actual created path has a small straight line seg between the start node that was clicked on and the real position of the mouse at that point. I think that is a bug.