FS#824Rectangle and Polygon should (optionally) produce Polylines
- Type
- Feature Request
- Status
- Closed
- Resolution
- Implemented
- Category
- QCAD (main)
- Severity
- Low
- Priority
- Low
- Reported version
- 3.0.0
- Operating system
- All
- Reported
- 2013-06-13 by galio
- Closed
- 2016-09-14 by andrew
First of all it would make it easy to move them in one piece.
And if additionally FS#823 is implemented (with the option to easily stretch orthogonal to the selected line) this would improve the handling of Rectangles and Polygons significantly.
The tools could then be moved to Polyline Tools or maybe get their own category called Polygon Tools with a Rectangle as Icon.
Comments (1)
This is definitely a matter of preference, either on a user basis or on a case to case basis.
Many users prefer not to work with polylines at all (a polyline might be easier to select or move, but also much more cumbersome to handle when it comes to trimming, cutting out segments, etc.). If a rectangle is constructed to remain a rectangle forever, a polyline would probably suffice. If a rectangle is constructed as a base shape to draw something more complex, lines are likely preferable.