Re: [Gimp-developer] Cage-Tool performance

[Anke Lange <gimp-werkstatt gmx de>]

Thanks Alexia
that does help :)
by the way, the examples I made were made on transparent background, I 
only added a white layer to make it easier to see the cage.

Anke

Am 18.05.2012 10:01, schrieb Alexia Death:
> On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Anke Lange<gimp-werkstatt gmx de>  wrote:
> > > First: when I made a cage and want to adjust the knots, I can't. I have to
> > > create a new cage. But when I create the cage new and close it, it cuts my
> > > picture into bits. The only way to avoid this, yet, is to restart Gimp and
> > > load the motiv new.
> > > Is there another way around this?
> Yes you can. Close the cage, then in tool options switch to "Create or
> edit mode". Then you can adjust the cage untill you switch back to
> transform mode.
>
> > > Second: I tried out, whether I get a difference in making a cage closer to
> > > the motif or leaving a wider gap between motif and cage. Using the
> > > adjustment of filling the background with color.
> Cage transform is only defined for the interior of the cage. It's a
> limitation of the algorithm. The fill works based on the pixel under
> your first point. It's ideal operating environment is an element on a
> separate layer of a larger canvas with transparent bg. Cage is
> somewhat special transform. It strives to be shape preserving.

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