well I thought so Paul, but I am trying to get head around John's argument by asking him for clarification [edit: reply to post 20]
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so what you are saying is that the line would need to be converted to shape in order for there to be nodes to define the outline that was left after erase?
yes I can see that John, if you are erasing a line's width and not just it's length
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Here's a question for someone who actually has the program in front of them at the moment (I do not, as I'm on my work PC): If you draw one or more lines, then draw a shape that partially overlaps, and subtract the shape from the lines, are the remaining portions of the lines automatically converted to shapes?
The way I would imagine an eraser tool working is in Xara would be to simplify/automate the following steps:
1. You have lines and/or shapes drawn on the page.
2. You draw a line or shape over them.
3. You subtract the top object from every object it overlaps.
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Hi Paul,
That /is/ a great video and we know that an eraser tool, in one form or another, would be a powerful tool that would give artists new creative possibilities.
@John: There are many different ways in which an eraser tool could be implemented that would be consistent with the program's hybrid bitmap/vector ethos. Not all of those solutions would require stroked lines to be converted permanently to shapes, leading to the problems that you have pointed out.
Phil
Paul - your image does not show erasing a line's [outline's] width - only it's length
I think the point John is making is a good one if we are talking about a true eraser, and not just 'a remover of already exisiting nodes'
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