[L2Ork-dev] snap-to-grid

[Albert Graef]

That looks awesome, I can't wait to have this! Where's the branch for it?
:))

On Fri, Oct 23, 2020 at 8:59 PM Jonathan Wilkes <jon.w.wilkes at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> On Fri, Oct 23, 2020 at 8:35 AM Mario Sottile - Marionetas Mey <
> mariomey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> It wouldn't be a problem *if* there were clear visual evidence that the
>> objects are indeed connected. Without the GUI offering that clear
>> evidence, I don't think it's a good idea. For example, if the user runs
>> into a really difficult bug, it requires *moving* those objects around or
>> clicking "Tidy up" to confirm the connections.
>>
>> And I have seen stacked objects where it turned out one of the objects
>> wasn't connected. It is similar to perfectly horizontal wires connecting
>> objects-- I've seen a Pd Vanilla patch where the connection crosses
>> over the inlet of an object that wasn't actually connected. The curved
>> wires in Pd-l2ork/Purr Data help somewhat with that, but it should still
>> be avoided IMO.
>>
>> Curved wires gives us a solution! (joke)
>>
>
> Honestly, it's not out of the question to make a special case for when the
> out coordinates match the in coordinates. :)
>
> Attached is a prototype of the "snap to grid" feature. (The default output
> format was mkv-- let me know if you can't read it.)
>
> You can see when I try to position the object at (0, 0) why inkscape
> allows free displacement between the gridelines. Otherwise, the user loses
> responsiveness when trying to "park" the object at a given snap position.
>
> However, it still seems quite usable without that feature. So if there
> aren't any objects I'll go ahead and turn the prototype into a merge
> request.
>
> Also note: the editmode grid is offset by five pixels. Now that we have
> snapping, I *think* users will want to align the snap points to the
> gridlines. So I'll need to change the grid line placement.
>
> -Jonathan
>
>
>> You are right. Snap to objects is, for the moment, a bad idea.
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