[Gimp-developer] Freehand paths

[peter sikking]

saul wrote:

> The enhancements made to the Free Select tool in version 2.6 are quite
> phenomenal. The implementation is powerful yet intuitive and I
> congratulate those involved in its development (from the Changelog I
> am led to believe that Martin Nordholts handled the brunt of the
> coding effort).

here is 'the making of', how Martin and I did it:

<http://www.mmiworks.net/eng/publications/2008/06/gimp-new-free-tool.html 
 >

> I was wondering if it would be feasible to use that same tool
> interface in order to implement similar hybrid polygonal/freehand
> segments as a new Paths type.

if I have to summarise my goals for the path tool, it is
make it as uncomplicated and powerful as the new free/poly tool.

Kamila and I, Pippin, Simon, and others are exploring this from
our individual viewpoints.

     --ps

         founder + principal interaction architect
             man + machine interface works

         http://mmiworks.net/blog : on interaction architecture