Align and distribute dialog is broken for nodes (r21627)
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkscape |
Triaged
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
The align and distribute dialog doesn't let you specify the "relative to" node (known bug #171287).
The problem in this revision is that the align dialog seems broken because the first time you get the whole dialog (node-specific options included) and later you get just the node-specific options. Is not consistent with itself.
First, the named bug should be solved; in the meanwhile the dialog should present just the available options to the user. Is really confusing having many options that won't work (the user doesn't know if it is a bug or what).
Steps:
1- Select two nodes.
2-Call the Align... dialog. Observe how all the options appear.
3-Align the nodes vertically.
4-Close dialog.
5-Deselect nodes.
6-Select again.
7-Call dialog again. Observe the lack of options (just node options).
I can't determine what causes this. If it doesn't happen at first, repeat steps 3-7 until you make it.
OS: Win XP.
| jazzynico (jazzynico) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in inkscape: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| tags: | added: ui ui-dialogs-toolbars |
| Pablo Trabajos (pajarico) wrote | #2 |
| tags: |
added: aligning removed: ui-dialogs-toolbars |
| Beluga (buovjaga) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in inkscape: | |
| status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
Confirmed on Windows XP, Inkscape rev.21881.
You don't need to repeat, just select the selection tool and then the node tool between steps 5 and 6.