On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 04:57:22AM -0700, [email protected] wrote:
> teeemcee
> 2010-08-23 04:57:22 -0700 (Mon, 23 Aug 2010)
> 708
> The ellipse function gives ugly results and I'm sick of it, so I rewrote it, 
> taking the opportunity to pull a neglected maths textbook from the shelf.
> 
> The new ellipse:
> -draws symmetric circles!
> -allows sub-pixel specification of centre and radius (something we need)
> -its lines are always of minimum thickness, rather than depending on radius
> -lets you specify an exact angle and semiminor axis rather than crude x/y 
> squish parameters
> -doesn't clip against the edge of the screen (which I think was a bug, not a 
> feature)
> -is absurdly more complicated than Ironhoof's version, but only slightly 
> slower (I did not bother to optimise it)
> 
> However, only 30% of the crappiness of the Oval tool is due to ellipse.

This, combined with your later fix of the oval tool, are fantastic. 
Kudos!

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James
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