small enhancements

extensions/fablabchemnitz/join_paths/join_paths.inx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
                 <vbox>
                 <label appearance="header">Join Paths</label>
                 <param name="optimized" type="bool" gui-text="Optimized joining">true</param>
+                <param name="reverse" type="bool" gui-text="Reverse">true</param>
                 <param name="margin" type="float" min="0.0001" max="99999.0000" precision="4" gui-text="Merge margin">0.0100</param>
                 <label appearance="header">Tabs And Dimples</label>
                 <label>Enable to insert dimples (pressfit noses) into</label> 

extensions/fablabchemnitz/join_paths/join_paths.py

@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ class JoinPaths(inkex.EffectExtension):
 
     def add_arguments(self, pars):
         pars.add_argument("--optimized", type=inkex.Boolean, default=True)
+        pars.add_argument("--reverse", type=inkex.Boolean, default=False)
         pars.add_argument("--margin", type=float, default=0.0100)
         pars.add_argument("--add_dimples", type=inkex.Boolean, default=False)
         pars.add_argument("--draw_dimple_centers", type=inkex.Boolean, default=False)
@@ -146,11 +147,13 @@ class JoinPaths(inkex.EffectExtension):
         pars.add_argument("--tab", default="sampling", help="Tab") 
           
     def effect(self):
-        selections = self.svg.selected
-        if len(self.svg.selected) == 0:
-            self.msg('Please select some paths first.')
-            return
+
         pathNodes = self.document.xpath('//svg:path',namespaces=inkex.NSS)
+        if self.options.reverse is True: #helps debugging some strange Z orders (try out)
+            pathNodes = pathNodes[::-1]
+            #pathNodes[0].path = pathNodes[0].path.reverse()
+            #pathNodes[0].path = pathNodes[-1].path.reverse()
+
         paths = {p.get('id'): getPartsFromCubicSuper(CubicSuperPath(p.get('d'))) for p in pathNodes }
         #paths.keys() Order disturbed
         pathIds = [p.get('id') for p in pathNodes]
@@ -162,7 +165,6 @@ class JoinPaths(inkex.EffectExtension):
             if(self.options.optimized):
                 startPathId = pathIds[0]
                 pathIds = getArrangedIds(paths, startPathId)                
-                
             newParts = []
             firstElem = None
             for key in pathIds:
@@ -373,6 +375,9 @@ class JoinPaths(inkex.EffectExtension):
                 except:
                     pass #elem might come from group item - in this case we need to ignore it
 					
+            if firstElem is None:
+                self.msg('Please select some paths first. Check if you selected a group or an object instead.')
+                exit()  
             newElem = copy.copy(firstElem)
             oldId = firstElem.get('id')
             newElem.set('d', CubicSuperPath(getCubicSuperFromParts(newParts)))

extensions/fablabchemnitz/mirror/meta.json

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "source_url": "https://gitea.fablabchemnitz.de/FabLab_Chemnitz/mightyscape-1.X/src/branch/master/extensions/fablabchemnitz/mirror",
     "fork_url": "https://inkscape.org/~jeko/%E2%98%85mirror",
     "documentation_url": "https://stadtfabrikanten.org/display/IFM/Mirror",
-    "inkscape_gallery_url": "https://inkscape.org/~MarioVoigt/%E2%98%85move-path-node",
+    "inkscape_gallery_url": null,
     "main_authors": [
       "inkscape.org/jeko",
       "github.com/vmario89"

extensions/fablabchemnitz/move_path_node/meta.json

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "source_url": "https://gitea.fablabchemnitz.de/FabLab_Chemnitz/mightyscape-1.X/src/branch/master/extensions/fablabchemnitz/move_path_node",
     "fork_url": null,
     "documentation_url": "https://stadtfabrikanten.org/display/IFM/Move+Path+Node",
-    "inkscape_gallery_url": null,
+    "inkscape_gallery_url": "https://inkscape.org/~MarioVoigt/%E2%98%85move-path-node",
     "main_authors": [
       "github.com/vmario89"
     ]