[squeakland] Re: [etoys-dev] Re: [JIRA] Commented: (SQ-682) 'forward by' when snap to grid is true move one gridspace forward.

[Rita Freudenberg]

'forward by' when snap to grid is true move one gridspace forward.
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               Key: SQ-682
               URL: http://tracker.squeakland.org/browse/SQ-682
           Project: squeakland
        Issue Type: Feature
        Components: etoys
          Reporter: Karl Ramberg

When snap to grid is turned on it would be nice if forward by moved the
player one grid space forward. Like wise for all the height, width turn etc
that they reflected the preference griding and showed the grid values
instead of the pixel values.

>>>> Bert Freudenberg commented on SQ-682:
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>>>> I don't think this would be a good idea. The gridding is for manual
>>>> placement of objects.
>>>>
>>>> But feel free to discuss on the squeakland list (since this is changing
>>>> behavior, it's not just for developers).
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>>> I agree it's a big change and maybe you are right.
>>> Maybe it' just complicates stuff unnecessary.
>>>
>>> But we kind of do this on the pixel grid already by moving one pixel
>>> forward ;-)
>>>
>>> Another related change is defining movement to for example centimeters
>>> instead of pixels.
>>>
>>> But it is a fundamental change and need more discussion.
>>>       
Randy, what do you think, would you like to have that for your perimeter 
lessons? Maybe to write a script to calculate the perimeter?

Rita