That is something we could write as an extension so that people could try it out and see how they like it.
Aaron Spike
Almost all CAD software is capable of such a thing (numeric input). ArchiCAD come in my mind.
Anyway this feature are a bit CAD related, its would be really awesome to have some capabilities.
- a measure tool (I readed something about it on the wiki: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ExtensionArchitecture python extesnion implements a tool, sadly no code yet.) - units should be treated correctly all over the package (things should be exact even if does not look good on the screen). So basically it includes fixes for viewbox, cm, mm, px units and conversion between them. If Im correct inkscape works with px units internally, so conversions would be not exact between pixel and a real unit (like inch (in) or centimeter (cm)) (its really a hard job, requires good knowledge over the inkscape, so I think a core developper is needed here) - any operation (draw a line, move a node, etc) can be input via keyboard (numerically) - the object centers should be placeable, in the middle, at the corners and at the the middle of each side to achieve more easy placements. (maybe via extensions) - trim/extend functionality (new tool) - snapping objects (I already began to write a proposal about it)
I think the best would be to categorize such needs on the wiki, and gather as many informations (with screenshots) about these, as we can.
Is there already a CAD related page on the wiki? I was only able to find some info about CAD features in the Roadmap: http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Roadmap#Milestone_18_-_Inkscape_0.52...
There is a big opportunity in the CAD domain, so some basic functionality would attract many tech people.
(I can specify some use cases, and write down the functionalities what are needed to achieve those tasks, if there is some interests from the developers)
Best regards, Khiraly