Re: [Gimp-user] Fit Canvas to Path

[akovia <akovia1 eml cc>]

On Sat, Nov 7, 2015, at 09:26 AM, Ofnuts wrote:
> On 07/11/15 12:40, akovia wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 6, 2015, at 06:31 PM, Ofnuts wrote:
> > > On 06/11/15 20:58, akovia wrote:
> > > > Would it be possible to script this in any way? Seems like it should be
> > > > a feature already as I keep looking for it but no matter how many times
> > > > I check, it never appears. :P
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >     akovia
> > > Stroke the path with a 1px brush and autocrop the image
> > >
> > > Without stroking it could be slow because you have to follow the path
> > > pixel by pixel and keep min/max coordinates. To do it a lot faster you
> > > can instead keep the min/max coordinates of anchors and handles but if
> > > this guarantees that you get a rectangle that contains the path, in the
> > > general case it won't be the tightest fit.
> > > _______________________________________________
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for the reply Ofnuts,
> > > What I was looking for was to expand the canvas to accommodate a path.
> > > The inverse is easy as I just load path to selection and then crop to
> > > selection. It has always seemed instantaneous to me.
> > >
> > > I trace out elements in a picture and continue my path outside the
> > > canvas to restore elements that were either cropped off or were never
> > > there. I end up with a path that goes beyond the bounds of the canvas
> > > and have to just take a stab of how big to enlarge the canvas to make it
> > > fit. I usually just go overboard and use the technique I described
> > > above, but I do it enough that a function to expand/fit canvas to path
> > > would be extremely helpful. I'm guessing this just isn't possible with a
> > > script/plugin at this point.
>
> OK, see ofn-fit-canvas-to-path on 
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-path-tools/files/scripts/
>
> Actually a mix of Bodo's ideas and mine. First compute a rough bounding 
> box using path coordinates, resize the canvas to this, then crop using a 
> selection on the path for a tighter fit.
>
> If you want to be able to add a margin just ask.
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!!!
Just tried this now and already can't live without it.
You have my utmost thanks. Truly!

I saw you already added the margin option as well which is extremely
useful for me. 
If I could make one suggestion, it would be to duplicate or replace the
menu items to the vector menu as that's where I would use it from as I
want to select which path to set it to.

No worries if not as I can hack the script for my personal needs, but I
think it would be better served in that menu.
 
Thanks for putting a smile on my face. After your first response I
thought it was kinda hopeless.

Cheers!
-- 
  akovia