How would you control drawing aids like grid, guides and snapping for that extra preview window? The nice thing about editing the pattern on-canvas is that you can use all drawing aids from the main document window, and even snap to existing objects while adjusting the pattern source.
> The issue I have, and I'm sure others have mentioned it, is that when you click
> on the Edit-On-Canvas button the pattern appears in the top left corner
> of the drawing and is extremely tiny.
How would you control drawing aids like grid, guides and snapping for that extra preview window? The nice thing about editing the pattern on-canvas is that you can use all drawing aids from the main document window, and even snap to existing objects while adjusting the pattern source.
> The issue I have, and I'm sure others have mentioned it, is that when you click
> on the Edit-On-Canvas button the pattern appears in the top left corner
> of the drawing and is extremely tiny.
Related earlier feature requests: /bugs.launchpad .net/inkscape/ +bug/518703> /bugs.launchpad .net/inkscape/ +bug/682851>
- Bug #518703 “Pattern Source for "Pattern Along Path" should automatically be visible, regardless of canvas zoom depth”
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- Bug #682851 “Shape in "pattern along the path" yould be in top left of the shape”
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