Changes between Version 2 and Version 8 of Ticket #13978


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Feb 2, 2018, 5:57:41 PM (7 years ago)
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kallisti5
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  • Ticket #13978

    • Property Keywords hvif added
    • Property Summary Icon-O-Matic vector point limitQuier Icon-O-Matic vector point limit
  • Ticket #13978 – Description

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    1 It seems Icon-O-Matic has an artificial vector point limit.  Converting a PNG to an SVG, then trying to import it into Icon-O-Matic results in it dropping points in paths when saving (even though Icon-O-Matic seems content with the image)
     1hvif has a limitation of 256 nodes per path, 256 paths, etc.
     2Icon-O-Matic happily imports svg vectors outside of these constraints.
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     4When saving an hvif, the extra data points are quietly dropped. This can result in lost work and a general feeling that Haiku/Icon-O-Matic is broken.
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    4 This can result in lost work.
     6Since hvif is working as intended, lets try to provide the following feedback:
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    6 EDIT: Occurs for HVIF saves only. I thought native saves encountered it as well... but I was mistaken. This could be a limitation of the HVIF format?
     81) When importing an svg with more than 256 nodes per path, throw a warning dialog about limitations in the hvif format.
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    8 Solutions:
    9   * Fix artificial limit in saving
    10   * Provide an alert when creating more vector points in path than supported.
     102) When exporting a vector as an hvif with more than 256 nodes per path, throw an error. "Paths with more than 256 nodes detected, path nodes will be truncated"
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     12While Icon-O-Matic does support > 256 points, the end goal is generally to produce an hvif.
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     14From a UX experience, placing a warning on import provides a better chance to catch these issues early and warn users to produce better svg graphics before they "work" on their final icons.
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     16"Nobody likes to have to redo stuff"