Post ARUI6mBafBeLyuALa4 by zemarmot@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #ARTL2f0NWbwzFxgt1c by prokoudine@mastodon.social
       2023-01-09T15:40:16Z
       
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       Vector layers for @GIMP have just been rescheduled to v3.0.2. So it's not coming to the big v3.0 update, but it's going to make its subsequent update really big :)
       
 (DIR) Post #ARTmF2Pf1DvQ5kdunw by prokoudine@mastodon.social
       2023-01-09T21:36:38Z
       
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       @falktx @GIMP some form of vector graphics, yes
       
 (DIR) Post #ARTuHv3pbq7fn9JjZw by zemarmot@fosstodon.org
       2023-01-09T23:06:49Z
       
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       @falktx @prokoudine @GIMP It's special layers tied to paths for non-destructive path rendering. So you can change the line color/width/shapes or the fill for instance. And you can edit the path anytime independently.So yes, it's vector graphics in GIMP. Like "stroke path" on steroids, because unlike the "stroke" feature, it's non-destructive (you can change the render anytime without undoing).
       
 (DIR) Post #ARUI6mBafBeLyuALa4 by zemarmot@fosstodon.org
       2023-01-09T23:08:53Z
       
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       @falktx @prokoudine @GIMP GIMP 3.0.2 (might be another version if we have urgent bugs to fix or whatever after 3.0.0) should have link layers too. I.e. linking an external image as a layer in GIMP. Link layers can be used e.g. when you want to share an image across several artworks, or if you want to edit the image in an external software. To stay in the vector world, you could load an external SVG file as a link layer, keep editing it in @inkscape and have the render update in GIMP.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARUvwza9zv8UneY1LM by zemarmot@fosstodon.org
       2023-01-10T11:00:09Z
       
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       @falktx @prokoudine @GIMP @inkscape If you mean, having both vector and link layers in a same image, sure.If you mean having a link layer which you convert into a vector layer (editable in GIMP), it's of course theoretically possible, but the problem is that GIMP is not a full-featured vector-first program. Our path tool is quite limited and if you were to link a complex SVG file with advanced vector feature, we'd likely lose some of these in a conversion.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARVHxwc0ixUyrxGwts by zemarmot@fosstodon.org
       2023-01-10T15:06:50Z
       
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       @falktx @prokoudine @GIMP @inkscape Yes being able to import SVG images and not bother about their size while being able to resize them at will inside GIMP while always have the perfect render is definitely one of the use case I had in mind when I implemented this. This already works in my code.Actually look at the demo video I made in 2020, as I demonstrate exactly what you talk about (resizing the link layer re-renders the external SVG at the target size): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5oyqbD7zyQ