Alexander Larsson wrote:
>
> On Sat, 15 Jan 2000, Ben Greear wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to make a network cloud shape, and having a hard
> > time! I was able to draw a fairly nice one out using only
> > arcs, but I can't see any way to transfer that into a shape
> > object so I can re-use it at will.
>
> I gather you got it compiled then.
Actually, no, I never got the CVS to compile, but I did download
the source .8.2 and compiled it w/out any problems. I was using that
to experiment with...
>
> > So, is there any planned support for ARCs in the
> > SVG syntax? (By ARC I mean the object that is under the 'T'
> > icon.)
>
> I don't know, is there an ARC tag in SVG? You really have to ask james
> about this, as shapes are his stuff. He should be back from vacation soon.
>
> But you can try using bezier curves to draw the cloud. That should work.
I tried that, but couldn't get anything to look like I wanted it... I did notice
that you can export a section (selected) to SVG, like I wanted to do. However,
it uses an 'A' argument in the path description, which is almost certainly an
arc.
>
> > Also, would it be possible to surround a portion of the canvas
> > in a square/rectangle, and have that be saved as a shape, or
> > some sort of library object that you could load through a menu
> > and treat it as an individual entity?
>
> There is no such functionality right now, but you can export your drawing
> to SVG and then manually edit the file into a shape (as shapes are pretty
> close to SVG).
That's plenty close enough for me, if only the shape code could handle ARCs.
Thanks,
Ben
>
> / Alex
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