Inkscape

Comment 7 for bug 399604

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su_v (suv-lp) wrote on 2009-10-08:

example of unexpected results with precision=1, new document with otherwise prestine preferences Edit (4.7 KiB, image/svg+xml)

Inkscape 046+devel r22435 on OS X 10.5.8
confirmed: Inkscape launches without crash when numeric precision is set to '1' or '2'.

Strange things though happen when using these low precision values. First tests show e.g.
- objects can not be placed at will on canvas
- dragging them snaps to seemingly random positions (all snap modes disabled)
- using the 'Align and Distribute…' dialog doesn't align the objects correctly or only after applying the command repeatedly
- Circles converted to path get deformed unevenly
- …

What exactly is supposed to happen when using a lower numeric precision?

As a user I would assume that this setting doesn't influence the behavior of objects on canvas but only affects the SVG output - i.e. the precision (0.02 instead of 0.0198567) of coordinates and lengths written to the SVG file.