From bd472d4bd75926cbf90ccddea63aa0b36294860f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kaalleen <36401965+kaalleen@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:28:53 +0200
Subject: Manual stitch ripples: connector line stitch length (#3661)

---
 lib/stitches/ripple_stitch.py | 22 +++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/stitches/ripple_stitch.py b/lib/stitches/ripple_stitch.py
index b1179bf7..7a2783f7 100644
--- a/lib/stitches/ripple_stitch.py
+++ b/lib/stitches/ripple_stitch.py
@@ -49,15 +49,19 @@ def ripple_stitch(stroke):
 
 def _get_stitches(stroke, is_linear, lines, skip_start):
     if stroke.manual_pattern_placement:
-        if stroke.flip_copies:
-            stitches = []
-            for i, line in enumerate(lines):
-                if i % 2 == 0:
-                    stitches.extend(line[::-1])
-                else:
-                    stitches.extend(line)
-            return stitches
-        return [point for line in lines for point in line]
+        stitches = []
+        for i, line in enumerate(lines):
+            if i % 2 == 0 and stroke.flip_copies:
+                line = line[::-1]
+            if stitches:
+                # even though this is manual stitch placement, we do not want the
+                # connector lines to exceed the running stitch length value
+                # so let's add some points
+                points = LineString([stitches[-1], line[0]]).segmentize(stroke.running_stitch_length).coords
+                if len(points) > 2:
+                    stitches.extend([InkstitchPoint(coord[0], coord[1]) for coord in points[1:-1]])
+            stitches.extend(line)
+        return stitches
     if is_linear and stroke.flip_copies:
         return _get_staggered_stitches(stroke, lines, skip_start)
     else:
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