Can't draw a freehand or calligraphy dot

[Gabriel R]

This may be related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/452174 but sufficiently different to warrant a new report I think.

Mainly affects tablet users. When drawing freehand or with calligraphy tool, there is no apparent way to draw a single dot. This is distracting when drawing/writing by hand.
With calligraphy, the path doesn't begin before some minimum distance is covered (and I can't see any setting to alter this?).
With freehand, a single click begins a line (and I can't see any way to override this?).

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Pencil tool: Ctrl-Click creates dots. The default size (relative to the current stroke width) can be set in
 'Inkscape Preferences > Tools > Pencil:' Ctrl-click dot size [ ]
Pen tool: with both straight line segments modes you can create dots with Ctrl+click. Size can be set in the pencil tool preferences.

also described in the manual page
<http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Paths-Creating.html#Paths-Pencil>

[Gabriel R (gabriel-rosser)]

Ah, sorry. No idea how I missed that, spent ages looking for it too,
and even asked on the forum!

Thanks for your help!

On 18 March 2010 10:39, ~suv <email address hidden> wrote:
> Pencil tool:  Ctrl-Click creates dots. The default size (relative to the current stroke width) can be set in
>  'Inkscape Preferences > Tools > Pencil:' Ctrl-click dot size [ ]
> Pen tool: with both straight line segments modes you can create dots with Ctrl+click. Size can be set in the pencil tool preferences.
>
> also described in the manual page
> <http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Paths-Creating.html#Paths-Pencil>
>
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> Can't draw a freehand or calligraphy dot
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/540809
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> Bug description:
> This may be related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/452174 but sufficiently different to warrant a new report I think.
>
> Mainly affects tablet users.  When drawing freehand or with calligraphy tool, there is no apparent way to draw a single dot.  This is distracting when drawing/writing by hand.
> With calligraphy, the path doesn't begin before some minimum distance is covered (and I can't see any setting to alter this?).
> With freehand, a single click begins a line (and I can't see any way to override this?).
>
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[Gabriel R (gabriel-rosser)]

Any thoughts on the calligraphy tool? There's a delay of a few pixels before beginning the path, which means you can't draw short dashes or dots, they have to be rendered as minimum length lines.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

dots in calligraphy tool:
bug #263166 “CALLIGRAPHY TOOL: Tool should allow for ink dots / dotting”
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/263166>

delayed beginning of path in calligraphic tool:
You don't mean the pencil tool (aka freehand, Shift+F6) bug #452174 “Draw freehand tool ignores first few nodes” (which is fixed in the devel version)? I don't see it with the calligraphic tool without tablet (0.47, osx), but vaguely remember having read an earlier report or comment about it related to tablet/pen usage (will search for it later tonight).

[Gabriel R (gabriel-rosser)]

Thanks for the link, it describes my problem exactly. I've subscribed to that bug report, will continue posting over there.