Clip path and mask UI patch - committed
I have committed Andrius' patch and a couple of fixes of my own. So, clipping and masking are almost usable now. Use and abuse them, and report the results. So far the UI is limited to 4 command in the Object menu. Of course there are lots of issues, this is to be expected; note that while we appreciate your suggestions for how to make the UI better, for now my personal priority is to iron out all the basic behavior and rendering issues, so that at least the UI that we have works flawlessly.
Several immediate issues are:
- After you moved the clipped/masked object, unclipping/unmasking gives a wrong transform to the clippath/mask.
- Mask display is buggy. If you don't see the masked object, try zooming in or out.
- Upon unclpping/unmasking, the selection must hold the clipped object and the clippath/mask.
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On 3/20/06, bulia byak wrote:
So far the UI is limited to 4 command in the Object menu.
Are there more commands to be expected? If not, would it be possible and reasonable to use checkboxes instead of submenus?
Btw, is there a remarkable difference between a clip and a clipping path? I just git used to the second term and it seems to be used in many other applications.
Alexandre
On 3/20/06, Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre.prokoudine@...400...> wrote:
On 3/20/06, bulia byak wrote:
So far the UI is limited to 4 command in the Object menu.
Are there more commands to be expected? If not, would it be possible and reasonable to use checkboxes instead of submenus?
No, because it's not a state, it's a command. You may have both clipped and not clipped things in selection, in which case the checkbox makes little sense. If you want to find out if the selected object is clipped, look into the statusbar.
Btw, is there a remarkable difference between a clip and a clipping path? I just git used to the second term and it seems to be used in many other applications.
Clip is a verb; clipping path is a noun. We use both as appropriate.
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