Feature Request: Snap node to tangent of curve
Bug #519391 reported by
bkgoodman
This bug affects 2 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Inkscape |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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Diederik van Lierop |
Bug Description
I don't think this was specifically covered in the other request for advanced snapping bugs.
The ability to snap a node, based on the line being drawn to the tangent of another curve is a feature in [I forget if it was in] Illustrator or Corel Draw that I used to use all the time, and really miss in Inkscape!
tags: | added: snapping |
Changed in inkscape: | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Changed in inkscape: | |
assignee: | nobody → Diederik van Lierop (mail-diedenrezi) |
Changed in inkscape: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
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Just reporting the idea expressed in lp:814457; maybe starting with guides can lead to a quicker and simpler (to implement) solution. A well placed guide makes life easier for a lot of tasks even without dedicated Inkscape's features. couple- of-modifiers too much so better if someone finds a different solution to trigger this two behaviours.
Modifier1: the guide origin snaps to a path and the guide is always made tangent (where a tangent is defined).
Modifier2: the guide snaps to the nearest point in the portion of a path inside the snapping area where the tangent is equal to the guide angle (when this point exists).
Both modifiers should be active only if snapping to paths is activated (to prevent excessive overload when not needed).
I don't like the idea of yet-another-