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+def process_trim(color_block, next_stitch):
+ """Handle the "trim after" checkbox.
+
+ DST (and maybe other formats?) has no actual TRIM instruction.
+ Instead, 3 sequential JUMPs cause the machine to trim the thread.
+
+ To support both DST and other formats, we'll add a TRIM and two
+ JUMPs. The TRIM will be converted to a JUMP by libembroidery
+ if saving to DST, resulting in the 3-jump sequence.
+ """
+
+ delta = next_stitch - color_block.last_stitch
+ delta = delta * (1/4.0)
+
+ pos = color_block.last_stitch
+
+ for i in xrange(3):
+ pos += delta
+ color_block.add_stitch(pos.x, pos.y, jump=True)
+
+ # first one should be TRIM instead of JUMP
+ color_block.stitches[-3].jump = False
+ color_block.stitches[-3].trim = True