Re: Line caps for moveto-movetp path segments(?)

yes, moveto-moveto-moveto should never result in visible strokes or
contribute to some sort of path filling.

The exception is markers where this becomes a trick to draw a marker at a
certain point.


On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 4:19 AM, Dr. Olaf Hoffmann <Dr.O.Hoffmann@gmx.de>wrote:

> Hello,
>
> just to avoid misunderstandings.
> In the definition of the stroke proptery it is defined, that
> "A subpath (see Paths) consisting of a single moveto shall not be stroked."
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/REC-SVG11-20110816/painting.html#StrokeProperty
>
> Of course stroke-linecap applies only to stroked subpaths:
> "‘stroke-linecap’ specifies the shape to be used at the end of open
> subpaths
> when they are stroked.'
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/REC-SVG11-20110816/painting.html#StrokeLinecapProperty
>
>
> Therefore in the following path only the last subpath results in a visible
> presentation, if stroke-linecap is round or square, but not the previous
> moves:
> d="M50,50m1400,-1200m-500,-200 0,0"
> This  notation of two or more m-commands can be pretty useful to move
> around larger amounts of path data containing only relative commands,
> possibly realised with path fragments represented by own entities.
> The rule above ensures, that these additional moves have no
> visual residuals...
>
> On the other hand the following path creates  three stroked subpaths
> of zero length, which become visible, if stroke-linecap is round or
> square:
> d="M50,50 50,50m1400,-1200 0,0m-500,-200 0,0"
>
>
> Olaf
>
>