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kimppi wrote:The real question is, how would you implement this in Gimp? Plugin? New tool? Something else?
Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:29 pm
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kimppi wrote:
Quick mock-up for line drawing, numbers indicate the order of clicks.
Maybe setting first point should be separate so that several concentric lines could use same "vanishing point"?
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Thu Jul 07, 2011 4:06 pm
kimppi wrote:Holy... ofnuts, that combination of Ctrl-Shift-clicking, I did not even know it existed!
Wow! Only plain vanilla cross guides and normal paths needed for all the functionality I need!
It must be Christmas!
Thanks again all you wonderful gurus!
Thu Jul 07, 2011 4:40 pm
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Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:20 am
Rod wrote:You know i have asked for diagonal guides but it was never added to Gimp. :\ <-- sad face.
Perhaps a guide tool that adds diagonal guide lines?
Gms9810 wrote:Most CAD applications can do this so I would think it could be added to Gimp or inkscape pretty easily.
Fri Jul 08, 2011 7:10 am
Yes, Inkscape has excellent guide capabilties, you can as you pointed out make them from paths and make them at any angle you want, that's why i think it shouldn't be a big deal to put them into Gimp. It seems that I'm always wanting a guide at an angle other than 90 degrees. I found it interesting that you can make guides at any angle you want with Inkscape which is free but the fairly expensive Xara Xtreme won't do it.kimppi wrote:Rod wrote:You know i have asked for diagonal guides but it was never added to Gimp. :\ <-- sad face.
Perhaps a guide tool that adds diagonal guide lines?Gms9810 wrote:Most CAD applications can do this so I would think it could be added to Gimp or inkscape pretty easily.
In Inkscape you can make guides from paths, so you can have diagonal guides. If that is what you meant.
For my purposes, ofnuts's method is more than sufficient. I'm still astonished how neat solution he found. That method of editing also allows very cool things like curves in perspective which is... well, amazing.
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Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:03 pm
The drawing area is the canvas, that can be bigger than the layer... actually there are some other cases where a large canvas is useful: if you move the selection too close to the border of the canvas, it gets clipped and the clipped part is lost forever.kimppi wrote:bkh1914, I agree!
Also, if someone is planning new guide features, guides outside drawing area would be good idea. Vanishing points tend to creep out of the paper.
Now, I need to approximate or do trigonometry (*aagh*) if I need static points out of drawing area...
Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:10 pm