On Sunday 19 September 2010 02:35:07 Owen wrote: > > On 19/09/2010 00:33, Owen wrote: > >> Why not use the Bezier Curve tool. > > > > It doesn't seem easy to get a precise arc. I've never really > > found Beziers intuitive. > > > >> Make a line with say 5 control points > >> > >> X------------------X---X---X---------------------------X > > > > OK, done that. > > > >> Then simply edit the shape. > > > > Using the Bezier tool seems to get me a sort of poly line with 3 > > sharp corners. Indeed, properties refers to it as "Polyline3". Is > > there a way > > to convert it to a smooth curve ? > > Just another idea, if you would like to learn another language, is > to use postscript to generate your lines. > > An example is at > http://members.pcug.org.au/~rcook/Scribus/scribus-ps.pdf
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