This is an early version of the KickStart Draw editor. It is based on the ODFDraw sample part written by the ODF team.
Note that to run KickStart Draw, you must have the file “ODFLibrary”, version 1.0 or later, installed. ODFLibrary can reside either in the Extensions folder or in the Editors folder with KickStart Draw.
This Build
This is not a final build of KickStart Draw. Therefore, there are some features that have not yet been implemented, and there are some known bugs and limitations. Also, it is a debug version of the part, so it would be a good idea to have a debugger such as Macsbug installed when running this part.
Features
The basic features are the same as those of ODFDraw. Several changes have been made to KickStart Draw from the original ODFDraw editor, however. Most notably, the user interface is different. Also, there are several internal changes to the way the part works to facilitate an improved user experience. This version also has alignment menu items, constraining of shape drawing to the Shift key, nudging shapes, background color control, etc.
Because of some of the changes that were made, you might notice that the Draw editor is slower than ODFDraw in certain activities (for instance, selecting several objects). Some speed decrease is inevitable, but the speed will improve in the future as certain optimizations are made. Also, there are some lengthy operations where a watch cursor is not shown and should be. This will also be improved in the future.
Features that have not yet been implemented
• Round corners dialog.
• Document size dialog.
• Snap-to-grid size dialog.
Known Bugs and Limitations
• Drag highlight doesn’t show up when the background isn’t white.
• Grouping has a couple glitches.
• Floating windows don’t maintain their positions across documents/launches.
• Changes to z-order of content are not undoable. (Because of this, undoing a Cut or Clear will not restore the z-order location of the removed content, undoing a group will not restore shape locations, etc.)
