Feature suggestion: Travelling from on-curve nodes to segment nodes
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This is brilliant! It is such an efficient way of selecting instead of constantly using the mouse/trackpad to drag. I was looking for something like this so I had started a script that would cycle through the nodes along the outline but then ran into difficulty going across outlines. Your approach cuts through all of that.
If I can make a suggestion/wish.
I constantly find myself either selecting a single on-curve node or both the off-curve nodes of a curved segment.
Would it be possible to add a feature that allows for travelling from an on-curve node to segment nodes? I've been trying the multiple selection feature but it doesn't feel as predictable. If this was possible, I could almost drop the use of a trackpad while editing outlines.
This can go into a script, no plugin needed. I’ll try adding that to my scripts collection. Stay tuned :)
My current idea is to add scripts that you can assign custom shortcuts in preferences. So Keyboard Selection Travel would still work. The scripts would be something like: “Select Handles to the Right/Left/Top/Bottom” and “Select Handles Node to the Right/Left/Top/Bottom”.
Cool. I'll keep my eyes open for those!
The scripts are up! There are four scripts, one for left, right, up, and down.
https://github.com/florianpircher/Glyphs-Scripts/tree/main/Scripts/Selection/Travel
This is what it looks like:
For these scripts to be useful, you’ll need to define shortcuts in the preferences. This my setup:
Installation of the scripts somewhat tricky. If you know what to do, great! If not, I will try to get my scripts collection added to the plugin manager in the following days. That would make the installation a lot easier.
Got the scripts all set-up and working in conjunction with the plugin.
I'll have to share with you how I'm using it once I get a good workflow going.
Thank you, Florian!
The scripts are now downloadable from the Plugin Manager.