brynn previously: Ok, so it seems that snapping to group centers can only work when snapping to nodes is disabled (and the only option enabled is snap to center).
Diederik previously: Not for me though. Whether snapping to nodes is disabled or not doesn't matter at my machine.
brynn current reply: No, for me, snapping group centers can only happen when snapping to nodes is off. I've also just tested in Inkscape 0.91 64 bit (7z version). For the 32 bit version, I used exe installer. Windows 7, 64-bit.
brynn previously: Since 0.91, it seems that snapping to nodes is required for many more situations, so I've been keeping them generally always "on".
Diederik previously: Can you provide a bit more detail?
brynn current reply: Yes. We've been getting questions in forums about this, since 0.91 came out. For example, in 0.48.x, a node on a path would snap to another path, with having only Snap to path enabled. Now, Snap to nodes must be enabled too. And it's a good idea to have snapping to both cusp and smooth, because in 0.91, Inkscape can't always tell the difference which type of node is which. I think I made a bug report about that.....can't remember for sure.
brynn previously: And the idea that certain options only "work" when other options are disabled, did not occur to me.
Diederik previously: That shouldn't happen. If you can show me what breaks for you, then I'll try to fix it
brynn current reply: As I said, the center of groups can only snap (to anything) if snapping to nodes is disabled.
brynn previously: Even with the options set up properly, it looks like the group centers can only snap to guides or grids. Is that correct?
Diederik previously: No, that's not correct. They can snap to paths, bounding boxes, nodes, etc. Can you show me your settings? A screendump will do, and you can send it off-list.
brynn current reply: I could send you a screenshot, but I'm not sure if it's needed. With further testing, I was wrong about that.
I can snap a group center to: path, path intersection, bounding box corner, bb side, bb side midpt., guides and grids
I cannot snap a group center to nodes, bounding box center or line midpoint.
And as I said before, group centers won't snap to anything, unless snapping to nodes is disabled.
Details: When I try to snap to bbcenter, just nothing happens. When I grab the group with the mouse, the group center becomes a red dot. But it never recognizes the bb center.
When I try to snap to line midpt, when I grab the group, the red dot does not replace the group center. It replaces the line midpt closest to where I grabbed with mouse. So the group center can't snap because there's no red dot there.
If you need anymore details, let me know. I can send screenshots if you need. Although I don't have a very good program, and it can't catch the mouse or tooltips. But Prnt Scrn catches the red dot.
That's all for snapping group centers to something. I'll test snapping something else to group centers after I send this.
Thank you very much, brynn
___________________________________ From: Diederik van Lierop Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 12:36 PM To: Brynn Cc: Inkscape User Community Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] snap, snap to: center, rotation center of groups
On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 11:48 PM, Brynn <brynn@...3089...> wrote:
Ok, so it seems that snapping to group centers can only work when snapping to nodes is disabled (and the only option enabled is snap to center).
Not for me though. Whether snapping to nodes is disabled or not doesn't matter at my machine. I can snap a rotation center to a grid or guide regardless. Tested on both rev. 14044 from April 2015, as well as a very recent revision.
Since 0.91, it seems that snapping to nodes is required for many more situations, so I've been keeping them generally always "on".
Can you provide a bit more detail?
And the idea that certain options only "work" when other options are disabled, did not occur to me.
That shouldn't happen. If you can show me what breaks for you, then I'll try to fix it
Even with the options set up properly, it looks like the group centers can only snap to guides or grids. Is that correct?
No, that's not correct. They can snap to paths, bounding boxes, nodes, etc. Can you show me your settings? A screendump will do, and you can send it off-list.
Thanks again,
You're welcome!
Diederik