Things that happen as you interact with the gradient manager What also makes for a nice feature is you can re-use the reference gradients for exact-gradient positioning based off other objects :) The Gradient Manager provides a way to manage the names of both reference type gradient defs and also the gradient defs that contrain colour stop information. This def will then xlink:href to the existing gradient so that it can assume the colours and stops as the users. Currently it's just hard to do, as it's not simple to select a layer.Ĭurrently when an object uses an existing gradient, inkscape will create a new lineargradientXXXX def id so that the x1y1 x2y2 coords can be changed. Probably it'd be useful in other ways, too.Ĭlipping, masking and filter effects can be used on layers, too. 'Promote group to layer' would then be a great thing to do. When importing SVG from other applications - or even Inkscape-generated plain SVG - layers are lost. Same goes for objects with completely transparent fill and stroke. When making objects sensitive and insensitive, users shouldn't have to go deep into the dark pits of the XML editor to make objects sensitive again. This means the more semantic their documents, the more the user is rewarded with a logical 'object manager'.īecause it's as simple as double clicking your object in the manager to rename it, users will be not only encouraged too name objects for

As users rename the objects they see in the manager they will be in-fact renaming the ID's in the XML. Many Users will identify this manager as a type of 'Object Library' for their SVG documents. cloning objects does that now, and we are able to clone groups This will initiate a Use function to duplicate that group ( can we do this ? it would do wonders for economising file-size and graphics! ) Objects can be dragged from the list to the canvas.Each list item has a visibility and sensitive check button.Groups can be expanded down to object level and each list item can be renamed.Previews of what is within that group is handy but not essential ( like in the XML editor: when groups are selected, the relative items on the canvas are selected ) An expandable list of the groups and objects within your SVG.4.1 Things that happen as you interact with the gradient manager.

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