Re: [Gimp-developer] Merging visible paths via scripts

[Ofnuts <ofnuts laposte net>]

On 05/24/2012 04:05 PM, Joao S. O. Bueno wrote:
> Indeed - there are no vectors merging calls whatsoever on the PDB - 
> for the time being, the only way to merge vectors using a script or 
> plug-on is to explictly adding strokes read from other vectors to 
> another vector. (using gimp-vectors-stroke-new-from-points ). Coding 
> an algorithm that loops through an image vectors, cehck which are 
> visible, and for each visible vectors object, read its strokes, and 
> add them to the target vectors is the way to go. Other, higher level 
> languages, can make this task easier than in scheme - like Python. 

Indeed, this is a piece of cake/SMOP in Python.

> On the other hand, indeed, there should be some support for that on 
> the PDB - could you open a bug at https://bugzilla.gnome.org/ asking 
> for this feature? Maybe you could even come to do some work on its 
> developement on a nearby future, in order for it to be in gimp 2.10. 
> js -><- 

If the PBD emulates the current "manual" version  (all paths are 
replaced by a single, merged one) scripts will often have to copy the 
paths first, so we are back to square one :)