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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/svg')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/svg/path.py | 15 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/svg/path.py b/lib/svg/path.py index 6c2cbe35..878d2a7c 100644 --- a/lib/svg/path.py +++ b/lib/svg/path.py @@ -53,11 +53,18 @@ def get_node_transform(node): def get_correction_transform(node, child=False): - """Get a transform to apply to new siblings or children of this SVG node""" + """Get a transform to apply to new siblings or children of this SVG node - # if we want to place our new nodes in the same group/layer as this node, - # then we'll need to factor in the effects of any transforms set on - # the parents of this node. + Arguments: + child (boolean) -- whether the new nodes we're going to add will be + children of node (child=True) or siblings of node + (child=False) + + This allows us to add a new child node that has its path specified in + absolute coordinates. The correction transform will undo the effects of + the parent's and ancestors' transforms so that absolute coordinates + work properly. + """ if child: transform = get_node_transform(node) |