On Sat, 15 Jan 2000, Ben Greear wrote:
> I'm trying to make a network cloud shape, and having a hard
> time! I was able to draw a fairly nice one out using only
> arcs, but I can't see any way to transfer that into a shape
> object so I can re-use it at will.
I gather you got it compiled then.
> So, is there any planned support for ARCs in the
> SVG syntax? (By ARC I mean the object that is under the 'T'
> icon.)
I don't know, is there an ARC tag in SVG? You really have to ask james
about this, as shapes are his stuff. He should be back from vacation soon.
But you can try using bezier curves to draw the cloud. That should work.
> Also, would it be possible to surround a portion of the canvas
> in a square/rectangle, and have that be saved as a shape, or
> some sort of library object that you could load through a menu
> and treat it as an individual entity?
There is no such functionality right now, but you can export your drawing
to SVG and then manually edit the file into a shape (as shapes are pretty
close to SVG).
/ Alex
