[Bug 161555] Missing shape algebra operation: Fragment

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=161555

Eyal Rozenberg <eyalroz1 at gmx.com> changed:

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--- Comment #2 from Eyal Rozenberg <eyalroz1 at gmx.com> ---
(In reply to Regina Henschel from comment #1)
> I do not think, that such "Fragment" operation is so often requested, that a
> special command is necessary.

As opposed to XOR-combine? Come on....

> Mark the two objects together and create two copies of the pair. With first
> pair do "Subtract", with second pair do "Intersect". In third pair put front
> object back and do "Subtract".

This won't even work as described, because the overlapping copies will prevent
me from making the right selections. But if I do move the shape copies out of
the way, I will then need to move the operated-on shapes back, and make sure
they line up perfectly - which also means having to write down the exact
coordinates. And that might not even be possible, since the shape properties
limits the accuracy of coordinate entry. And I haven't even mentioned the need
to make sure that where I move the copy, it's all clear so that I don't drag
other shapes back by mistake...

So, that's not even effectively a solution - and if it were, it would require a
inordinate amount of effort.


Also, let's also look at MS Visio's shape operations:

https://youtu.be/jPocgphVUyE?si=-eVvBj9dFkxLip-K&t=76

Union, Combine, Fragment, Intersect, Subtract

guess which one we're missing? :-(

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