ClassLineGlobal

1. summary Draw a line between two points, one or both of which in global coordinates
2. labels Reference,Version1

_(This page applies only to the 1.x branch of SVGFig.)_

class !LineGlobal

!LineGlobal draws a line between two points, one or both of which is in global coordinates. (This line will not be curved by curving coordinate systems.)

This is useful for connecting parts of your figure defined in global coordinates with parts defined in a coordinate transform.

Arguments

• !LineGlobal(x1, y1, x2, y2, local1, local2, arrow_start, arrow_end, attribute=value)*

	x1, y1		_*required*_		the starting point
	x2, y2		_*required*_		the ending point
	local1		_default_=False		If True, interpret first point as a local coordinate (that is, apply the transformation)
	local2		_default_=False		If True, interpret second point as a local coordinate (that is, apply the transformation)
	arrow_start		_default_=None		if an identifier string/Unicode, draw a new arrow object at the beginning of the line; if a marker, draw that marker instead
	arrow_end		_default_=None		same for the end of the line
	attribute=value pairs		_keyword list_		SVG attributes

If a coordinate is global, it can be expressed as a string with SVG units, like "2 cm".

To add arrows to the ends of the line, you need to supply a _new_ identifier. If the identifier references another object (SVG `id` attribute), the renderer will attempt to place that object instead (if it's a marker).

Adding an arrow changes the structure of the output SVG.

SVG method

!LineGlobal has an *SVG* method, as described in [GeneralPrimitive General features for all primitives].