Ok, for startting:
Closing paths should definitely be a matter of one click
starightforward thing.
So it must be doable on the default "extending mode" without any extra
modifier key. I know you have beiong strugling with it - the previous
ctrl_alt_shift_click, and the current ctrl + drag show you have being
trying around.
However, while I think the ctrl+click+drag as it is could be usable,
it gives margin to gratuitous undefensable gimp bashing to whoever is
learning it.
So here is my proposes solution: your "mode 2" add-insert point is not
too feature loaded. It works correctly, I'd propose that in this mode
it would be possible to extend the path, just as in mode 1. I mean,
when one clicks in apont not already ona node or on a segment, that
a new node would be created there.
And, on this (insert/delete) node:
if one clicks on an existing node, wihtout a modifier for deleting:
if the current curve is open, then
it would close the current curve on that node.
if that node already had two segments going out
add a new node overlapping it, with the same
coordinates.
the mode extend/move could stay as it is. The ability to add new nodes
when clicking outside the curve would be avaliable on both this mode
and the add/isnert, but I don't think that would be a problem. If it
becomes a problem, them leave this mode to move only, and let
extending the path up to the insert delete mode.
In any case, the default mode should become the insert/delete (now a
insert/extend/delete) mode.
Please, give this a serious though ... I think the ability to
straightforward closing a curve segement is worth it.
A different issue is:
On the MOVE mode, if there is a node with the handles collapsed, they
won't come out unless you grab and bend one segment that connects to
that node. However, clicking on a node, holding shift, and dragging
is "unused"- I mean, it has got the same behaviour than clicking and
draggin without shift. Therefore, I suggest that shift clicking on a
node with collapsed handles and dragging become equivalent to
shift-click on a handle of that node.
Shift click on the "move/stroke mode" is yet unnused. I suppose you
will link that to stroking, as it is on the mode name.
I think that is it for now.
I think that it is obvious, but since I am writting I will mention
that there seens to be no way of currently making the GIMP redisplay
a vector once it is hidden. I will assume you are working on that.
Another issue is that, as in the 1.2 series, maybe even worse, working
wirth vectors leave dirty pixels everywere on the image, until it is
refreshed. It is of nearly ultimate importance that this doesn't
happen in gimp 2.0 final. Mark those tiles as dirt with no mercy.
:-)
Also I hope you are aware that selecting another vector on the paths
toolbox is all but ignored by the editing tool right now.
Best regards,
JS
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