Comment 12 for bug 699435

I'dsay, no single behaviour would be quite right. In some situations the arc has to touch specific points. Sometimes, the center is known in advance. Sometimes you know for sure that the arc will be multiples of 90°. Most of the 2D vector graphics applications I know, allow for different modes for arcs and circles. E.g: center, radius, angle / two points on diameter and the center / three points on the diameter / center and two tangent lines.
A perfect solution certainly would allow for more than one way to draw an arc. However, it is now four and a half years since the initial patch by Ineiev. It was a significant improvement from day one. Do we really have to cope with cumbersome 90° arcs until the perfect arc tool patch emerges?

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