- From: Dr. Olaf Hoffmann <Dr.O.Hoffmann@gmx.de>
- Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:37:35 +0100
- To: www-svg@w3.org
Hello, I want to suggest to allow not only angles in degree for the path B/b command, but some notation of fractions like 1/7 as well. With this, this command can get quite useful to draw simple star like symmetrical objects, in general objects with discrete rotation symmetry as already discussed several times in the past years. In detail: Alternatively to a number representing an angle in degree, it would be useful to be able to note number1/number2. This expression represents a fraction of a full turn. In case number2 is accidently noted as 0, one can define 0 degree as rotation. Advantages: a) Authors do not have to calculate the approximate angle in degrees and do not have to bother about residuals from rounding this number. b) This gives more accurate (semantical) information about the intended shape than rounded numbers, therefore it is simpler to identify the intented meaning or purpose of a shape. Olaf
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