Preliminary testing of the strokes framework

[Geoffry Song]

On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 12:14 PM, Dmitry Kazakov <dimula73 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, All!
>
> I've just pushed the preliminary version of the new stroke-based freehand
> tool (Brush Tool). You can test it and say what you think about it! =)
>

I think it's really nice! However...


>
> Improvements:
> 1) Responsiveness of the brush became higher, because the number of threads
> is optimal now.
> 2) The brush does not hang up in the end of every stroke.
> 3) You can start a new stroke even when the previous one has not finished
> processing yet! This has never been possible before!
>

Bug report: If you create a lot of strokes that haven't finished yet (easier
if you use a slow brush like sketch) and then undo them, they don't undo
properly. Probably you need to cancel still-running strokes that get undone.


>
> Question for artists:
> If you try to paint with a big brush, you can see that the tip of the
> stroke is a bit blocky while painting. This happens because the painting and
> updating the image is done in parallel. Is this "blockyness" ok, or I should
> avoid this?
>
> How to test:
> This code is in a branch right now, so if you want to test you should
> switch there. This can be done with a simple command:
>
> git checkout origin/krita_strokes_framework_kazakov
>
> and then build as usual
>
> --
> Dmitry Kazakov
>
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