Hi Sveinn,
The problem is not the term "round point". It is used as broader term
for "smooth point" and "symmetric point". So that would be OK for me.
But the description itself is not correct.
The icon ".uno:BezierConvert" toggles that path segment, that follows a
selected point, between Bezier curve and simple line. The start of the
whole sequence of segments, and with that the direction of the line, is
indicated by a slightly larger handle. If several points are selected,
they are treated independently. The last point of a line as no following
segment and therefore the tool is not applicable to that point.
If you convert a simple line to a Bezier curve the end points of this
line segments get control points. They are placed on the line. As this
segment has been a simple line, the end points had been neither "smooth
point" nor "symmetric point". They are turned to kind "corner point" to
keep the direction of the neighbor segments.
If you convert a Bezier curve segment to a simple line, you cannot keep
the kind "smooth point" or "symmetric point" for the endpoints of this
segment. The control points which are associated with that segment are
removed. That makes the endpoints to a corner point, if the neighbor
segment is a Bezier curve segment, and to a simple point, if the
neighbor segment is a simple line.
If you write a bug report, set it to category "Documentation".
Kind regards
Regina
Sveinn í Felli schrieb:
Hi, sorry for cross-posting;
Just stumbled upon a severe inconsistency in libo50_help/shared.po;
Bézier-points in a smoothed line (called smooth transition in LibO) are
sometimes referred to as "round points" [#. jEEYP and #. zrzrx] and
sometimes as "smooth points" [#. rs4eN].
In Inkscape those are "smooth nodes" (not sure if node/point will
confuse users, just keep it consistent).
IMHO we should use "smooth points" in all those messages, and preferably
we should change "Smooth transition" [#. wfmrx] and "Symmetric
transition" [#. 7TELH] to "Smooth curve" and Symmetric curve" - or even
just plain simply "Smooth point" and Symmetric point"
The UI-part of the messages in question resides in
libo50_ui/officecfg/registry/data/org/openoffice/Office/UI.po
Anyone have an opinion?
Should I file a bug? Tagged how?
Best regards,
Sveinn í Felli
Messages in libo50_help/shared.po;
#. jEEYP
#: main0227.xhp
msgctxt ""
"main0227.xhp\n"
"par_id3148420\n"
"63\n"
"help.text"
msgid ""
"<ahelp hid=\".uno:BezierConvert\">Converts a curve into a straight line
or "
"converts a straight line into a curve.</ahelp> If you select a single
point, "
"the curve before the point will be converted. If two points are
selected, the "
"curve between both points will be converted. If you select more than two "
"points, each time you click this icon, a different portion of the curve
will "
"be converted. If necessary, round points are converted into corner
points and "
"corner points are converted into round points."
msgstr ""
#. zrzrx
#: main0227.xhp
msgctxt ""
"main0227.xhp\n"
"par_id3150304\n"
"64\n"
"help.text"
msgid ""
"If a certain section of the curve is straight, the end points of the
line "
"have a maximum of one control point each. They cannot be modified to
round "
"points unless the straight line is converted back to a curve."
msgstr ""
--------------
#. wfmrx
#: main0227.xhp
msgctxt ""
"main0227.xhp\n"
"hd_id3166436\n"
"27\n"
"help.text"
msgid "Smooth Transition"
msgstr ""
#. 7TELH
#: main0227.xhp
msgctxt ""
"main0227.xhp\n"
"hd_id3159622\n"
"30\n"
"help.text"
msgid "Symmetric Transition"
msgstr ""
#. rs4eN
#: main0227.xhp
msgctxt ""
"main0227.xhp\n"
"par_id3155510\n"
"29\n"
"help.text"
msgid ""
"<ahelp hid=\".uno:BezierSmooth\">Converts a corner point or symmetrical
point "
"into a smooth point.</ahelp> Both control points of the corner point are "
"aligned in parallel, and can only be moved simultaneously. The control
points "
"may differentiate in length, allowing you to vary the degree of
curvature."
msgstr ""
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