Re: [Gimp-developer] Sample points

[Ofnuts <ofnuts gmx com>]

I wondered about that at the time, but the Path technique has several 
advantages over the sample points:

 * you are not limited to 4 points
 * you can keep points and target layer in synch using the links
 * you have sub-pixel accuracy


On 08/03/15 14:54, Bill Skaggs wrote:
> It would be straightforward to add that functionality, though.  All that
> would be needed is to add a function gimp_image_get_sample_points_invoker()
> to app/pdb/image-cmds.c, which would call gimp_image_get_sample_points(),
> and then glue it to a procedure called gimp-image-get-sample-points.  That
> would be a good exercise for a developer who wants to gain familiarity with
> the pdb.  (It would also be necessary to add documentation, of course.)
>
> Bill
>
> On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 6:56 AM, Ofnuts <ofnuts gmx com> wrote:
>
> > On 08/03/15 09:42, Kevin Payne wrote:
> >
> > > Is is possible to access the position of the sample points from within a
> > > script? I can't find any reference to them in the Procedure browser.
> > No way AFAIK. Scripts that require image coordinates usually ask the user
> > to draw a path and use the path anchor coordinates.
> >
> > _