I want to know if it's possible to use LPE sort of like an extension. Here's my problem, I want to use lpe-angle_bisector, but it's not in the official Ubuntu package (using Ubuntu). Do I have to manage my own fork or I can simply compile it in a Shared Object and have it loaded... It would be a kind of extension and I did not see any information on making path effect extensions ?
I don't see any angle bisector LPE, even in 1.0 beta. So it must not be installed in Inkscape yet. Where did you find it?
However, there probably is a way to install it for yourself locally. There are a lot of things, like extensions, palettes, templates, which may be made by a 3rd party, that need to be installed locally. These are the instructions for installing those, but I have a feeling that installing LPEs would be different. Maybe it is something like making an extension - I'm not really sure.
But I'll be interested to find out. Someone else should be along pretty soon, who can tell you (and us all) how.
I can't understand the code you referenced, but from what I can gather looking at that page, it's part of the B-Spline LPE. And the B-Spline LPE is certainly built into Inkscape. It's even part of the functionality of the Pen and Pencil tools, if you choose that mode.
But if you're using the angle bisector as a separate thing (somehow), someone else will definitely have to tell you how to do what you want. That's way over my head. Probably Jabier will have to tell you. Let's see if we can "call him".... @jabiertxof
I did not see any reference to b-spline within the code, thought I might have missed something, but if it's part of b-spline, trying it, I did not see how to use it.
So what I'm actually working on is origami designs. As such, I need to bisect angles quite often. I manage to do it, but it would be much easier with an angle bisector tool.
@Kbenoit I'm not sure, I think it could be possible to load those at runtime. Can you ask the user @jabiertxof in the Inkscape developer chat? He'll be able to tell you.
Well, I did finally wrote him a personnal message, let's hope there'll be an answer. In the mean time, I first got the information about the tool here. The way it's presented, it seems to be possible to snap where paths crosses, but it is not the case, at least, according to my settings, which should be the default for snapping. Is this normal ? So what I do, is described in this SVG.
It exists, but it's been experimental, and thus not been in official releases up to now. 1.0 has a switch for displaying experimental LPEs, and includes many of those that have been excluded before.
Beyond the Basics Access LPE compiled externally ?
Inkscape.org
Hi,
I want to know if it's possible to use LPE sort of like an extension. Here's my problem, I want to use lpe-angle_bisector, but it's not in the official Ubuntu package (using Ubuntu). Do I have to manage my own fork or I can simply compile it in a Shared Object and have it loaded... It would be a kind of extension and I did not see any information on making path effect extensions ?
Kristian
Welcome to the forum!
I don't see any angle bisector LPE, even in 1.0 beta. So it must not be installed in Inkscape yet. Where did you find it?
However, there probably is a way to install it for yourself locally. There are a lot of things, like extensions, palettes, templates, which may be made by a 3rd party, that need to be installed locally. These are the instructions for installing those, but I have a feeling that installing LPEs would be different. Maybe it is something like making an extension - I'm not really sure.
But I'll be interested to find out. Someone else should be along pretty soon, who can tell you (and us all) how.
Thanks, it has been there for 11 years. https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/blob/INKSCAPE_0_92_3/src%2Flive_effects%2Flpe-angle_bisector.cpp
11 years! LPEs haven't been around that long.
I can't understand the code you referenced, but from what I can gather looking at that page, it's part of the B-Spline LPE. And the B-Spline LPE is certainly built into Inkscape. It's even part of the functionality of the Pen and Pencil tools, if you choose that mode.
But if you're using the angle bisector as a separate thing (somehow), someone else will definitely have to tell you how to do what you want. That's way over my head. Probably Jabier will have to tell you. Let's see if we can "call him".... @jabiertxof
What I see as the 1st commit of the file:
16 Jun, 2008 1 commit
New LPE: Angle bisector · 2c7574d7
maxalbertauthored 11 years ago
I did not see any reference to b-spline within the code, thought I might have missed something, but if it's part of b-spline, trying it, I did not see how to use it.
So what I'm actually working on is origami designs. As such, I need to bisect angles quite often. I manage to do it, but it would be much easier with an angle bisector tool.
@Kbenoit I'm not sure, I think it could be possible to load those at runtime. Can you ask the user @jabiertxof in the Inkscape developer chat? He'll be able to tell you.
Well, I did finally wrote him a personnal message, let's hope there'll be an answer. In the mean time, I first got the information about the tool here. The way it's presented, it seems to be possible to snap where paths crosses, but it is not the case, at least, according to my settings, which should be the default for snapping. Is this normal ? So what I do, is described in this SVG.
Kristian
The reason I thought it might be part of the b-spline LPE, is because this is the description for the code you referenced
It exists, but it's been experimental, and thus not been in official releases up to now. 1.0 has a switch for displaying experimental LPEs, and includes many of those that have been excluded before.