Running multiple commands in a row (macro)

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Katz
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Running multiple commands in a row (macro)

Postby Katz » Sat Aug 30, 2014 9:30 pm

Hi,

I need to measure path segment lengths without deleting the path itself. I figured out how to do it manually, but it takes several steps to do it. Is there a way to crete a macro or a script for this operation?

Here is how I do it manually at the moment:

Select Path
------ this following I'd like to happend with one command -------
CTRL-C - copy path
CTRL-PAGE UP - change to upper layer
CTRL-ALT-V - paste path into same location as original
F2 - change to node-tool
CTRL-A - choose all nodes on path
BREAK PATH AT SELECTED NODES - split path into subpaths (is there a keyboard shortcut for this? i couldn't find one)
SHIFT-CTRL-K - separete subpaths into separate objects
------ next would be starting MEASURE PATH-extension, but that can be done manually too ------

I tried to look into scripting, but all the tutorials seem to require quite a lot more experience with eg.python that I really don't understand them.

-Katz

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