maoschanz / maoschanz/drawing

Make it clearer when something is a preview

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Description

## Use case

for all these things:

- drawing free shape or polygon
- 2-steps curves
- rotating
- ...?

it's not clear that the preview is indeed just a preview

## Suggested solution

- 8-handled dashed overlay for:
- [ ] skew
- [ ] rotate
- [ ] design and implement dashed overlays for paths, and use it for:
- [ ] 2-steps curves
- [ ] polygons
- [ ] free shapes
- [ ] preview the expected tool thickness when pressing ctrl

### Possible drawbacks

im not a big fan of dashed overlays for paths

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by tracing how previews are handled for free shapes, polygons, two-step curves, skew, and rotation, then define completion against the listed overlay and thickness-preview ideas while resolving the stated concern about dashed path overlays.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
design, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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