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0004610ScribusStylespublic2016-03-31 20:56
Reporterchristoph_s Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityfeatureReproducibilityalways
Status newResolutionopen 
PlatformanyOSanyOS Versionany
Product Version1.3 
Summary0004610: Line Styles: Mockup for future versions
DescriptionTsoots, this is independent of your current work on the style editor. It's more like a look at how line styles might look in the future, so please don't be angry :) I'll try to explain what I intend to achieve in this case.

The dialog consists of three tabs. Number three is the current one for shortcuts, which is why I didn't re-create it here. Number two would be a dialog to edit arrowheads, but I'm not sure how far Scribus should go in this case, so I left it open. However, I think there should be an option to edit existing arrowheads _and_ to import arrows in OO.o's *.soe format.

This leaves tab one open, called "Line". The left group box contains most of the current line style settings. "Line Type" would contain the currently available preset line "styles". There are also three new checkboxes: "Synchronise Arrows" would make sure that start and end arrow are always the same. Then we have "Sticky" and "Print" for lines that are only drawn as non-rectangular guides. This requires some new code, of course.

The "Preview" group box is almost self explaining: It will display a preview of the new line. One would also have the opportunity to add the line "style" as a regular line to the user's Scribus directory, and to send the line to the scrapbook.

More important and probably a lot more work for the coders would be group box three, "Edit Line". I'm sure it'd require some major enhancements to the current code, but I think the efforts are worth it :) "Edit Line" is separated into two parts, "Horizontal" and "Vertical".

Given that probably most people in the world are used to draw lines horizontally, I assigned the properties accordingly. "Number of Segments" would allow to split the line into separate segments (which means separate lines within the boundaries set by "Width" in "General"). "Edit Segment" lets the users choose which segment to edit. "Value" would set the size of the segment (in percent?!) in the line. Next we have radio buttons for the choice between a solid colour, a gradient, and a "Fill Style" (which has to be defined separately, see RFE 4609). Whatever the choice may be, the user will then be able to select from a combo box.

"Vertical" would provide a way for detailed configuration of dashes and dots in a _segment_. "Number Of Elements" is intended to define the number of elements within a line/segment, e.g. dot, short dash, long dash. The combo box "Edit Element" would serve to choose the part of the line/segment to be edited. "Size" means the horizontal size ("length") of the line element, and "Spacing" the space _behind_ the element. This is IMHO extremely flexible and intuitive, provided the preview works.

Any thoughts?
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Relationships

related to 0004651 new Import of OOo gradients, hatchings, lines and arrows 
related to 0012246 new Provide more "out" line ends (arrows) 
related to 0009937 new More options in line styles 
related to 0010102 new Line style doesn't have custom line setting 
related to 0010130 new Feature Request: Add support for custom arrows 

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mkoren

2006-11-24 22:34

reporter   ~0013553

Er, interesting. Where's the mockup? :)

2006-11-29 14:55

 

line-style.ui (46,094 bytes)

christoph_s

2006-11-29 14:56

administrator   ~0013632

VoilĂ !

Kunda

2015-07-10 16:51

updater   ~0035751

.ui file in need of upgrade to Qt5

Kunda

2016-01-19 15:55

updater  

line-style-qt4.ui (24,182 bytes)

Kunda

2016-01-19 15:56

updater  

Line-Tab.png (108,293 bytes)   
Line-Tab.png (108,293 bytes)   

Kunda

2016-01-19 15:56

updater  

Arrowhead-Tab.png (36,501 bytes)   
Arrowhead-Tab.png (36,501 bytes)   

Kunda

2016-01-19 15:56

updater   ~0038272

Uploaded Qt4 .ui that can be opened in Qt5 Designer.
Also uploaded screenshots of proposed mockups for convenience
(Thanks to Christoph for providing compatible .ui files)

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2006-11-24 14:58 christoph_s New Issue
2006-11-24 22:34 mkoren Note Added: 0013553
2006-11-29 14:55 christoph_s File Added: line-style.ui
2006-11-29 14:56 christoph_s Note Added: 0013632
2015-07-10 16:51 Kunda Note Added: 0035751
2016-01-19 15:55 Kunda File Added: line-style-qt4.ui
2016-01-19 15:56 Kunda File Added: Line-Tab.png
2016-01-19 15:56 Kunda File Added: Arrowhead-Tab.png
2016-01-19 15:56 Kunda Note Added: 0038272
2016-01-20 21:35 Kunda Relationship added related to 0012246
2016-01-21 18:38 Kunda Relationship added related to 0009937
2016-01-21 18:39 Kunda Relationship added related to 0010102
2016-03-31 20:54 Kunda Relationship added related to 0010130
2016-03-31 20:56 Kunda Relationship added related to 0004651