[Gimp-developer] Vector Layers are working, give them a try!

[David Gowers]

On 8/14/06, Henk Boom <lunarcrisis at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've recently finished implementing the saving and loading of these
> layers to the GIMP's XCF files, so they are in a usable state. I would
> very much like any constructive feedback you have, especially with
> regards to how you would like the stroke / fill dialog to behave. This
> dialog is my next focus, as although it works now, it's not anywhere
> near ideal.


While the fill/stroke dialog could stand some improvement, I think that
being able to duplicate vector layers properly is more important for
usability; currently any duplicates behave like ordinary pixel-based layers,
therefore do not keep up to date with changes to their base vector.

paths dialog and select "Path to vector layer". This acts like a
> regular layer except that it auto-updates to reflect changes in the
> path it was made from and its stroke and fill settings.


I suggest delaying updating the vector layers until the user releases the
mouse button as they edit the base path; Editing paths used by vector layers
is currently rather sluggish.

Vector layers are always edited by changing the path they are based
> on, so if you go do other stuff you need to manually double-click the
> path. I am thinking of automating this when you double-click the
> vector layer, but I might reserve that for opening the stroke / fill
> options instead.


While presently vector layers are useful as a drawing tool, they would
approach the usefulness of normal layers if they could be moved. As far as I
understand, information about any necessary transformations can be stored in
the form of a single transformation matrix (as a parasite?)
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