Re: [[email protected]: Suggesting new feature for Pencil Tool]

Bryce Harrington <[email protected]> Sun, 1 Dec 2019 13:04:22 -0800
Newsgroups gmane.comp.graphics.inkscape.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
[Not sure pghosh is a list member]

On Sun, Dec 01, 2019 at 07:57:33PM +0000, C R wrote:
> Sounds like a cool feature. Would certainly help get more precision using
> an external Tablet. If you're looking for votes, I vote yes :)
> 
> -C
> 
> On Sun, 1 Dec 2019, 18:06 Bryce Harrington, <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> 
> > ----- Forwarded message from pghosh <[email protected]> -----
> >
> > Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2019 14:52:54 +0530
> > From: pghosh <[email protected]>
> > To: inkscape-devel-owner-IAPFreCvJWOGcOH861XKih2eb7JE58TQ@public.gmane.org
> > Subject: Suggesting new feature for Pencil Tool
> >
> > Dear members of Inkscape Development Team,
> >
> > I convey my greetings to all of you.
> >
> > I propose a new feature for interactive path creation by Pencil Tool
> > in Inkscape.
> >
> > This code constructs a final path based on series strokes, each
> > created with the help of mouse/pen/stylus movement. New stroke(s)
> > replaces part of the path created with earlier stroke(s). This
> > feature will help the artists who prefer to draw a figure (path)
> > with small successive pencil strokes.
> >
> > Closest available function is the Tweak tools (e.g., Push/Attract
> > Path) and path averaging option of Pencil Tool.
> >
> > My code needs to work in an interactive manner, as a part of Pencil
> > Tool and I could not embed it in the source code of Inkscape. I
> > would like to collaborate with one of the developers.
> >
> > To show how it works I have written a single Python file using only
> > PyQt5 library. This code has its own simple interactive GUI that I
> > have tested it in MS Windows platform.
> >
> > If the developers find this demo version useful then it will be
> > possible to extract the required functions and integrate them to the
> > main Inkscape code.
> >
> > I shall remain grateful if someone can try this code and give feedback.
> >
> > Please let me know how I can send you the python code and a set of
> > instructions. Should I attach the files with an e-mail to this
> > address?
> >
> > With regards
> >
> > Partha
> >
> > ===================
> > Dr. Parthasarathi Ghosh
> > Professor
> > Geological Studies Unit
> > Indian Statistical Institute
> > 203 B T Road, Kolkata 700108, India
> > ===================================
> >
> > ----- End forwarded message -----
> >
> >
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