I use the path tool in gimp extensively so maybe I'm more sensitive to these nuances, but I wondered if any one else has run into these problems.
1. Can't add intermediate nodes. There are times when I'll go to add a node between existing nodes and it won't allow me to do so. I have to walk the path until I can find a spot will it will let me and delete all the nodes to that point and build the path again. The last time this happened I had copied a path from a different gimp image and pasted it into my new drawing. I'm not sure if this always follows a paste operation or not, but will try to troubleshoot it further the next time it happens. 2. Node selection precision. I very often have trouble grabbing a node to move it. It's as if the calibration of my mouse if off as I have to hover in the vicinity of the node till I get the move cursor to show. Sometimes this is very tricky indeed. This can be very annoying when trying to move quickly and I know it's not my mouse as I don't have this trouble in any other program including inkscape. 3. Path strokes. Quite often on big complicated paths that I try to stroke, there will be a few sharp angles that won't protrude out to a point and will just look like it was cut off. If I add handles or manipulate existing handles a little bit in some way I can usually find a way to get some sort of acceptable result. Conversely, there are times when a sharp inner angle, (like the upper part of the letter "A") will protrude out past the rest of the path stroke and I will have to manually edit the result. I can't seem to find the determining factors for these behaviors so that I can get predictable results when creating my paths. Any insight on these problems would be most helpful. Many Thanks. -- akovia -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Send your email first class _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: [email protected] List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
