Who needs shape tool when we have text tool

    • @[email protected]M
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      1925 days ago
      1. Because it’s a photo editing tool, not a painter. Different priorities.
      2. Because a shape tool requires non-destructive vector layers.
      3. …and implementing that would require a fundamental overhaul of the current vector backend from 2006.

      The development of 3.0 was focused on GEGL and non-destructive editing. Working on the shape tool in parallel would’ve taken away resources and pushed back the release date even further.

      • cally [he/they]
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        1224 days ago

        Because a shape tool requires non-destructive vector layers.

        No it doesn’t, why not a bitmap shape tool?

      • @[email protected]
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        1924 days ago

        Why can a shape tool not be pixel based? There’s no intrinsic requirement for vectors.