Comment 10 for bug 184550

you're not really supposed to change the threshold all the time. you're supposed to set it to the lowest useful value, and then use repeated ctrl+l if you need stronger simplification.

i agree that the dependency of simplification force on object size is not perfect. yet i think you will agree that in general, such dependency is necessary. it's just that we need a better and more meaningful way to determine the size of the object for that purpose, taking into account the compactness of the shape. for example a long but narrow calligraphic stroke must use the same force as a short stroke of the same length; on the other hand, a big round lump needs stronger force than a small lump. it's an interesting mathematical problem to develop a measure of size for the purposes of simplifying that would always make visual sense.