Re: [Gimp-docs] rotating path?

[Kolbjørn Stuestøl <kolbjoern stuestoel no>]

Den 12.12.2012 22:25, skreiv scl:
> On 12.12.12 at 8:59 PM Kolbjørn Stuestøl wrote:
> > In gimp-tool-transform.html (src/toolbox/transform/common-features.xml)
> > there is a note:
> >
> >       "When rotating a path, Preview options are not valid: only Outline
> >     is active."
> >
> > What does this mean?
>
> I'm not completely sure, but it sounds like an outdated information, 
> that the Rotate tool wouldn't show the rotating path itself, but the 
> rectangle outline of the image.
I think you are right. If nobody protests I will omit this note.
> > I am not able to rotate any path set with the path tool.
> > Perhaps I have missed, forgot  or misunderstood something?
>
> You are able to rotate a path and to have a visual feedback for finer 
> adjustment with the following steps:
>
> 1. Create the desired path.
> 2. In the Paths tab click the first field before the path to make it 
> visible -> the eyeball like in the Layers tab will appear before the 
> path and the path is shown on the canvas.
> 3. Choose the Rotate tool.
> 4. In the Rotate tool options dialog: behind the text 'Transform' are 
> some toggle buttons -  select the Path toggle button (the last in that 
> row). To make the rotating path more recognizable you could select 'No 
> guides' from the Guides list box.
> 5. Start rotating and confirm.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Sven
Thank you.
I will give it a try and perhaps rewrite the documentation if necessary.
Kolbjørn