I strongly agree that tile editing should be done as a tool.
I have a concern about the approach of changing the selected wallpaper group
by direct manipulation of handles on the canvas.
Changing the selected wallpaper group is something the user will do a few
times and there are a fixed, small number of choices. Yes it would be very
nice to show the user that many of the groups are similar and to make the
user aware of the differences. However, I think there may be other ways to
do this and they may even be more clear. (Still thinking about what these
ways may be - have to come back to you on this.)
In contrast, changing the size, orientation, in some cases angle of the base
tile with respect to the group being tiled is something the user will need
fine control over. They will want to accurately position the base tile
guides relative to the selected object or group, change the orientation of
the base tile by flipping or rotating etc. Here is an example to illustrate
what I mean:
http://i.imgur.com/keFlN.png
So I assumed that in Tile Edit mode, the tile would by default show the
size/move handles and a second click would reveal the rotate/skew handles
(skew only if that is allowed by the wallpaper group). So when do the
handles for changing wallpaper group appear? Will it be another mode or
will it be superimposed on the other handles?
-----Original Message-----
From: Valerie
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 9:34 AM
To: inkscape-devel@...
Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] New tiling interface proposal
Alright, I haven't made a full diagram of guide transformations
using handles, but looking at the different tiling types, I am
now convinced at least that it is at least possible. So, with that
in mind, I bring you YATTIP (Yet Another Tiling Tool Interface
Proposal):
http://postimage.org/image/nhwdn9x29/
http://postimage.org/image/m1lvj06sn/
By popular (?) demand, this is now a tool again! (with a possible
extra dialogue for extra options). The "handles" approach actually
resolves a number of things. In fact, when choosing a guide, you
now simple start with the following defaults:
- P1 for wallpaper
- Simple-rotation and scaling for radial tiling
- Simple translation for line tiling (but all Frieze types are available)
Double-clicking a "tile" changes the toolbar into the tile edit mode.
Using either the handle or a drop-down in the toolbar, you can then
change the tiling type. Since for wallpapers, most people will be
using P1 anyway, this approach should be satisfactory.
Other features I had proposed are still there:
- Guide points and other guide types
- Excluding parts of a tile's exterior and fusing all the tiles
- Tile stacking should be still possible from a dialogue
Any major comments before I completely redo the wiki content
again?
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