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Node tool: special case node duplication for endnodes - select new endnode
[inkscape.git] / src / object-snapper.cpp
index 7582a4c171f64292dec1168350c238f3e9622b04..43651f002405e12ced35ea1743a6862668ec5bfb 100644 (file)
@@ -5,19 +5,21 @@
  * Authors:
  *   Carl Hetherington <inkscape@carlh.net>
  *   Diederik van Lierop <mail@diedenrezi.nl>
+ *   Jon A. Cruz <jon@joncruz.org>
+ *   Abhishek Sharma
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2008 Authors
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2010 Authors
  *
  * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
  */
 
 #include "svg/svg.h"
-#include "libnr/nr-path.h"
-#include "libnr/nr-rect-ops.h"
-#include "libnr/nr-point-fns.h"
 #include <2geom/path-intersection.h>
+#include <2geom/pathvector.h>
 #include <2geom/point.h>
 #include <2geom/rect.h>
+#include <2geom/line.h>
+#include <2geom/circle.h>
 #include "document.h"
 #include "sp-namedview.h"
 #include "sp-image.h"
 #include "sp-item.h"
 #include "sp-use.h"
 #include "display/curve.h"
-#include "desktop.h"
 #include "inkscape.h"
-#include "prefs-utils.h"
+#include "preferences.h"
 #include "sp-text.h"
 #include "sp-flowtext.h"
 #include "text-editing.h"
 #include "sp-clippath.h"
 #include "sp-mask.h"
 #include "helper/geom-curves.h"
+#include "desktop.h"
 
-Inkscape::SnapCandidate::SnapCandidate(SPItem* item, bool clip_or_mask, Geom::Matrix additional_affine)
-    : item(item), clip_or_mask(clip_or_mask), additional_affine(additional_affine)
-{    
-}
-
-Inkscape::SnapCandidate::~SnapCandidate()
-{    
-}
-
-Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::ObjectSnapper(SPNamedView const *nv, Geom::Coord const d)
-    : Snapper(nv, d), _snap_to_itemnode(true), _snap_to_itempath(true),
-      _snap_to_bboxnode(true), _snap_to_bboxpath(true), _snap_to_page_border(false),
-      _strict_snapping(true), _include_item_center(false)
+Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::ObjectSnapper(SnapManager *sm, Geom::Coord const d)
+    : Snapper(sm, d)
 {
-    _candidates = new std::vector<SnapCandidate>;
-    _points_to_snap_to = new std::vector<Geom::Point>;
-    _paths_to_snap_to = new std::vector<Geom::PathVector*>;
+    _candidates = new std::vector<SnapCandidateItem>;
+    _points_to_snap_to = new std::vector<Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint>;
+    _paths_to_snap_to = new std::vector<Inkscape::SnapCandidatePath >;
 }
 
 Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::~ObjectSnapper()
@@ -66,43 +57,56 @@ Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::~ObjectSnapper()
     delete _paths_to_snap_to;
 }
 
+/**
+ *  \return Snap tolerance (desktop coordinates); depends on current zoom so that it's always the same in screen pixels
+ */
+Geom::Coord Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::getSnapperTolerance() const
+{
+    SPDesktop const *dt = _snapmanager->getDesktop();
+    double const zoom =  dt ? dt->current_zoom() : 1;
+    return _snapmanager->snapprefs.getObjectTolerance() / zoom;
+}
+
+bool Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::getSnapperAlwaysSnap() const
+{
+    return _snapmanager->snapprefs.getObjectTolerance() == 10000; //TODO: Replace this threshold of 10000 by a constant; see also tolerance-slider.cpp
+}
+
 /**
  *  Find all items within snapping range.
  *  \param parent Pointer to the document's root, or to a clipped path or mask object
  *  \param it List of items to ignore
- *  \param first_point If true then this point is the first one from a whole bunch of points
  *  \param bbox_to_snap Bounding box hulling the whole bunch of points, all from the same selection and having the same transformation
- *  \param DimensionToSnap Snap in X, Y, or both directions.
  */
 
 void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_findCandidates(SPObject* parent,
                                               std::vector<SPItem const *> const *it,
                                               bool const &first_point,
                                               Geom::Rect const &bbox_to_snap,
-                                              DimensionToSnap const snap_dim,
                                               bool const clip_or_mask,
                                               Geom::Matrix const additional_affine) const // transformation of the item being clipped / masked
 {
-    bool const c1 = (snap_dim == TRANSL_SNAP_XY) && ThisSnapperMightSnap();
-    bool const c2 = (snap_dim != TRANSL_SNAP_XY) && GuidesMightSnap();
-    
-    if (!(c1 || c2)) {
-        return;        
+    if (!ThisSnapperMightSnap()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (_snapmanager->getDesktop() == NULL) {
+        g_warning("desktop == NULL, so we cannot snap; please inform the developpers of this bug");
+        // Apparently the etup() method from the SnapManager class hasn't been called before trying to snap.
     }
-    
-    SPDesktop const *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
 
     if (first_point) {
         _candidates->clear();
     }
-    
+
     Geom::Rect bbox_to_snap_incl = bbox_to_snap; // _incl means: will include the snapper tolerance
     bbox_to_snap_incl.expandBy(getSnapperTolerance()); // see?
-    
-    for (SPObject* o = sp_object_first_child(parent); o != NULL; o = SP_OBJECT_NEXT(o)) {
-        if (SP_IS_ITEM(o) && !SP_ITEM(o)->isLocked() && !(desktop->itemIsHidden(SP_ITEM(o)) && !clip_or_mask)) {
-            // Don't snap to locked items, and
-            // don't snap to hidden objects, unless they're a clipped path or a mask
+
+    for ( SPObject *o = parent->firstChild(); o; o = o->getNext() ) {
+        g_assert(_snapmanager->getDesktop() != NULL);
+        if (SP_IS_ITEM(o) && !(_snapmanager->getDesktop()->itemIsHidden(SP_ITEM(o)) && !clip_or_mask)) {
+            // Snapping to items in a locked layer is allowed
+            // Don't snap to hidden objects, unless they're a clipped path or a mask
             /* See if this item is on the ignore list */
             std::vector<SPItem const *>::const_iterator i;
             if (it != NULL) {
@@ -111,52 +115,49 @@ void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_findCandidates(SPObject* parent,
                     i++;
                 }
             }
-            
+
             if (it == NULL || i == it->end()) {
-                SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(o); 
-                Geom::Matrix transform = Geom::identity();
+                SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(o);
                 if (item) {
                     SPObject *obj = NULL;
-                    if (clip_or_mask) { // If the current item is a clipping path or a mask
-                        // then store the transformation of the clipped path or mask itself
-                        // but also take into account the additional affine of the object 
-                        // being clipped / masked
-                        transform = to_2geom(item->transform) * additional_affine;
-                    } else { // cannot clip or mask more than once                     
+                    if (!clip_or_mask) { // cannot clip or mask more than once
                         // The current item is not a clipping path or a mask, but might
                         // still be the subject of clipping or masking itself ; if so, then
                         // we should also consider that path or mask for snapping to
                         obj = SP_OBJECT(item->clip_ref->getObject());
                         if (obj) {
-                            _findCandidates(obj, it, false, bbox_to_snap, snap_dim, true, item->transform);
-                        } 
+                            _findCandidates(obj, it, false, bbox_to_snap, true, item->i2doc_affine());
+                        }
                         obj = SP_OBJECT(item->mask_ref->getObject());
                         if (obj) {
-                            _findCandidates(obj, it, false, bbox_to_snap, snap_dim, true, item->transform);
+                            _findCandidates(obj, it, false, bbox_to_snap, true, item->i2doc_affine());
                         }
                     }
-                }            
-                
+                }
+
                 if (SP_IS_GROUP(o)) {
-                    _findCandidates(o, it, false, bbox_to_snap, snap_dim, false, Geom::identity());
+                    _findCandidates(o, it, false, bbox_to_snap, clip_or_mask, additional_affine);
                 } else {
-                    boost::optional<NR::Rect> bbox_of_item = NR::Rect();
+                    Geom::OptRect bbox_of_item = Geom::Rect();
                     if (clip_or_mask) {
                         // Oh oh, this will get ugly. We cannot use sp_item_i2d_affine directly because we need to
                         // insert an additional transformation in document coordinates (code copied from sp_item_i2d_affine)
-                        sp_item_invoke_bbox(item, 
-                            &bbox_of_item, 
-                            from_2geom(to_2geom(sp_item_i2doc_affine(item)) * matrix_to_desktop(additional_affine, item)),
+                        item->invoke_bbox(bbox_of_item,
+                            item->i2doc_affine() * additional_affine * _snapmanager->getDesktop()->doc2dt(),
                             true);
                     } else {
-                        sp_item_invoke_bbox(item, &bbox_of_item, sp_item_i2d_affine(item), true);
+                        item->invoke_bbox( bbox_of_item, item->i2d_affine(), true);
                     }
                     if (bbox_of_item) {
-                        // See if the item is within range                                    
-                        if (bbox_to_snap_incl.intersects(to_2geom(*bbox_of_item))) {
+                        // See if the item is within range
+                        if (bbox_to_snap_incl.intersects(*bbox_of_item)
+                                || (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getIncludeItemCenter() && bbox_to_snap_incl.contains(item->getCenter()))) { // rotation center might be outside of the bounding box
                             // This item is within snapping range, so record it as a candidate
-                            _candidates->push_back(SnapCandidate(item, clip_or_mask, additional_affine));
-                        }                        
+                            _candidates->push_back(SnapCandidateItem(item, clip_or_mask, additional_affine));
+                            // For debugging: print the id of the candidate to the console
+                            // SPObject *obj = (SPObject*)item;
+                            // std::cout << "Snap candidate added: " << obj->getId() << std::endl;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -165,37 +166,38 @@ void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_findCandidates(SPObject* parent,
 }
 
 
-void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_collectNodes(Inkscape::Snapper::PointType const &t,
-                                         bool const &first_point) const
+void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_collectNodes(Inkscape::SnapSourceType const &t,
+                                            bool const &first_point) const
 {
     // Now, let's first collect all points to snap to. If we have a whole bunch of points to snap,
     // e.g. when translating an item using the selector tool, then we will only do this for the
     // first point and store the collection for later use. This significantly improves the performance
     if (first_point) {
         _points_to_snap_to->clear();
-        
+
          // Determine the type of bounding box we should snap to
         SPItem::BBoxType bbox_type = SPItem::GEOMETRIC_BBOX;
-        
-        bool p_is_a_node = t & Inkscape::Snapper::SNAPPOINT_NODE;
-        bool p_is_a_bbox = t & Inkscape::Snapper::SNAPPOINT_BBOX;
-        bool p_is_a_guide = t & Inkscape::Snapper::SNAPPOINT_GUIDE;
-        
+
+        bool p_is_a_node = t & Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_NODE_CATEGORY;
+        bool p_is_a_bbox = t & Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_BBOX_CATEGORY;
+        bool p_is_other = t & Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_OTHER_CATEGORY;
+
         // A point considered for snapping should be either a node, a bbox corner or a guide. Pick only ONE!
-        g_assert(!(p_is_a_node && p_is_a_bbox || p_is_a_bbox && p_is_a_guide || p_is_a_node && p_is_a_guide));        
-        
-        if (_snap_to_bboxnode) {
-            int prefs_bbox = prefs_get_int_attribute("tools", "bounding_box", 0);
-            bbox_type = (prefs_bbox == 0)? 
+        g_assert(!((p_is_a_node && p_is_a_bbox) || (p_is_a_bbox && p_is_other) || (p_is_a_node && p_is_other)));
+
+        if (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToBBoxNode() || _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapBBoxEdgeMidpoints() || _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapBBoxMidpoints()) {
+            Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+            bool prefs_bbox = prefs->getBool("/tools/bounding_box");
+            bbox_type = !prefs_bbox ?
                 SPItem::APPROXIMATE_BBOX : SPItem::GEOMETRIC_BBOX;
         }
-        
-        // Consider the page border for snapping
-        if (_snap_to_page_border) {
-            _getBorderNodes(_points_to_snap_to);            
+
+        // Consider the page border for snapping to
+        if (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToPageBorder()) {
+            _getBorderNodes(_points_to_snap_to);
         }
 
-        for (std::vector<SnapCandidate>::const_iterator i = _candidates->begin(); i != _candidates->end(); i++) {
+        for (std::vector<SnapCandidateItem>::const_iterator i = _candidates->begin(); i != _candidates->end(); i++) {
             //Geom::Matrix i2doc(Geom::identity());
             SPItem *root_item = (*i).item;
             if (SP_IS_USE((*i).item)) {
@@ -204,90 +206,137 @@ void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_collectNodes(Inkscape::Snapper::PointType const &
             g_return_if_fail(root_item);
 
             //Collect all nodes so we can snap to them
-            if (_snap_to_itemnode) {
-                if (!(_strict_snapping && !p_is_a_node) || p_is_a_guide) {
-                    std::vector<NR::Point> dummy_vctr;
-                    sp_item_snappoints(root_item, _include_item_center, SnapPointsIter(dummy_vctr));
-                    to_2geom(dummy_vctr, *_points_to_snap_to);
+            if (p_is_a_node || !(_snapmanager->snapprefs.getStrictSnapping() && !p_is_a_node) || p_is_other) {
+                // Note: there are two ways in which intersections are considered:
+                // Method 1: Intersections are calculated for each shape individually, for both the
+                //           snap source and snap target (see sp_shape_snappoints)
+                // Method 2: Intersections are calculated for each curve or line that we've snapped to, i.e. only for
+                //           the target (see the intersect() method in the SnappedCurve and SnappedLine classes)
+                // Some differences:
+                // - Method 1 doesn't find intersections within a set of multiple objects
+                // - Method 2 only works for targets
+                // When considering intersections as snap targets:
+                // - Method 1 only works when snapping to nodes, whereas
+                // - Method 2 only works when snapping to paths
+                // - There will be performance differences too!
+                // If both methods are being used simultaneously, then this might lead to duplicate targets!
+
+                // Well, here we will be looking for snap TARGETS. Both methods can therefore be used.
+                // When snapping to paths, we will get a collection of snapped lines and snapped curves. findBestSnap() will
+                // go hunting for intersections (but only when asked to in the prefs of course). In that case we can just
+                // temporarily block the intersections in sp_item_snappoints, we don't need duplicates. If we're not snapping to
+                // paths though but only to item nodes then we should still look for the intersections in sp_item_snappoints()
+                bool old_pref = _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapIntersectionCS();
+                if (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToItemPath()) {
+                    _snapmanager->snapprefs.setSnapIntersectionCS(false);
                 }
-            }
 
-            //Collect the bounding box's corners so we can snap to them
-            if (_snap_to_bboxnode) {
-                if (!(_strict_snapping && !p_is_a_bbox) || p_is_a_guide) {
-                    // Discard the bbox of a clipped path / mask, because we don't want to snap to both the bbox
-                    // of the item AND the bbox of the clipping path at the same time
-                    if (!(*i).clip_or_mask) {  
-                        boost::optional<NR::Rect> b = sp_item_bbox_desktop(root_item, bbox_type);
-                        if (b) {
-                            for ( unsigned k = 0 ; k < 4 ; k++ ) {
-                                _points_to_snap_to->push_back(to_2geom(b->corner(k)));
-                            }
+                // We should not snap a transformation center to any of the centers of the items in the
+                // current selection (see the comment in SelTrans::centerRequest())
+                bool old_pref2 = _snapmanager->snapprefs.getIncludeItemCenter();
+                if (old_pref2) {
+                    for ( GSList const *itemlist = _snapmanager->getRotationCenterSource(); itemlist != NULL; itemlist = g_slist_next(itemlist) ) {
+                        if ((*i).item == reinterpret_cast<SPItem*>(itemlist->data)) {
+                            // don't snap to this item's rotation center
+                            _snapmanager->snapprefs.setIncludeItemCenter(false);
+                            break;
                         }
                     }
                 }
+
+                root_item->getSnappoints(*_points_to_snap_to, &_snapmanager->snapprefs);
+
+                // restore the original snap preferences
+                _snapmanager->snapprefs.setSnapIntersectionCS(old_pref);
+                _snapmanager->snapprefs.setIncludeItemCenter(old_pref2);
+            }
+
+            //Collect the bounding box's corners so we can snap to them
+            if (p_is_a_bbox || !(_snapmanager->snapprefs.getStrictSnapping() && !p_is_a_bbox) || p_is_other) {
+                // Discard the bbox of a clipped path / mask, because we don't want to snap to both the bbox
+                // of the item AND the bbox of the clipping path at the same time
+                if (!(*i).clip_or_mask) {
+                    Geom::OptRect b = root_item->getBboxDesktop(bbox_type);
+                    getBBoxPoints(b, _points_to_snap_to, true, _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToBBoxNode(), _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapBBoxEdgeMidpoints(), _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapBBoxMidpoints());
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
 void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_snapNodes(SnappedConstraints &sc,
-                                         Inkscape::Snapper::PointType const &t,
-                                         Geom::Point const &p,
-                                         bool const &first_point,
-                                         std::vector<Geom::Point> *unselected_nodes) const
+                                         Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint const &p,
+                                         std::vector<SnapCandidatePoint> *unselected_nodes,
+                                         SnapConstraint const &c,
+                                         Geom::Point const &p_proj_on_constraint) const
 {
     // Iterate through all nodes, find out which one is the closest to p, and snap to it!
-    
-    _collectNodes(t, first_point);
-    
-    if (unselected_nodes != NULL) {
+
+    _collectNodes(p.getSourceType(), p.getSourceNum() <= 0);
+
+    if (unselected_nodes != NULL && unselected_nodes->size() > 0) {
+        g_assert(_points_to_snap_to != NULL);
         _points_to_snap_to->insert(_points_to_snap_to->end(), unselected_nodes->begin(), unselected_nodes->end());
-    }   
-    
+    }
+
     SnappedPoint s;
     bool success = false;
-    
-    for (std::vector<Geom::Point>::const_iterator k = _points_to_snap_to->begin(); k != _points_to_snap_to->end(); k++) {
-        Geom::Coord dist = Geom::L2(*k - p);        
-        if (dist < getSnapperTolerance() && dist < s.getDistance()) {
-            s = SnappedPoint(*k, SNAPTARGET_NODE, dist, getSnapperTolerance(), getSnapperAlwaysSnap());
+
+    for (std::vector<SnapCandidatePoint>::const_iterator k = _points_to_snap_to->begin(); k != _points_to_snap_to->end(); k++) {
+        Geom::Point target_pt = (*k).getPoint();
+        Geom::Coord dist = NR_HUGE;
+        if (!c.isUndefined()) {
+            // We're snapping to nodes along a constraint only, so find out if this node
+            // is at the constraint, while allowing for a small margin
+            if (Geom::L2(target_pt - c.projection(target_pt)) > 1e-9) {
+                // The distance from the target point to its projection on the constraint
+                // is too large, so this point is not on the constraint. Skip it!
+                continue;
+            }
+            dist = Geom::L2(target_pt - p_proj_on_constraint);
+        } else {
+            // Free (unconstrained) snapping
+            dist = Geom::L2(target_pt - p.getPoint());
+        }
+
+        if (dist < getSnapperTolerance() && dist < s.getSnapDistance()) {
+            s = SnappedPoint(target_pt, p.getSourceType(), p.getSourceNum(), (*k).getTargetType(), dist, getSnapperTolerance(), getSnapperAlwaysSnap(), false, true, (*k).getTargetBBox());
             success = true;
         }
     }
 
     if (success) {
-        sc.points.push_back(s);    
+        sc.points.push_back(s);
     }
 }
 
-void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_snapTranslatingGuideToNodes(SnappedConstraints &sc,
-                                         Inkscape::Snapper::PointType const &t,
+void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_snapTranslatingGuide(SnappedConstraints &sc,
                                          Geom::Point const &p,
                                          Geom::Point const &guide_normal) const
 {
     // Iterate through all nodes, find out which one is the closest to this guide, and snap to it!
-    _collectNodes(t, true);
-    
+    _collectNodes(SNAPSOURCE_GUIDE, true);
+
+    if (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToItemPath() || _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToBBoxPath() || _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToPageBorder()) {
+        _collectPaths(p, SNAPSOURCE_GUIDE, true);
+        _snapPaths(sc, Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint(p, SNAPSOURCE_GUIDE), NULL, NULL);
+    }
+
     SnappedPoint s;
-    bool success = false;
-    
+
     Geom::Coord tol = getSnapperTolerance();
-    
-    for (std::vector<Geom::Point>::const_iterator k = _points_to_snap_to->begin(); k != _points_to_snap_to->end(); k++) {
+
+    for (std::vector<SnapCandidatePoint>::const_iterator k = _points_to_snap_to->begin(); k != _points_to_snap_to->end(); k++) {
+        Geom::Point target_pt = (*k).getPoint();
         // Project each node (*k) on the guide line (running through point p)
-        Geom::Point p_proj = project_on_linesegment(*k, p, p + Geom::rot90(guide_normal));
-        Geom::Coord dist = Geom::L2(*k - p_proj); // distance from node to the guide         
+        Geom::Point p_proj = Geom::projection(target_pt, Geom::Line(p, p + Geom::rot90(guide_normal)));
+        Geom::Coord dist = Geom::L2(target_pt - p_proj); // distance from node to the guide
         Geom::Coord dist2 = Geom::L2(p - p_proj); // distance from projection of node on the guide, to the mouse location
-        if ((dist < tol && dist2 < tol || getSnapperAlwaysSnap()) && dist < s.getDistance()) {
-            s = SnappedPoint(*k, SNAPTARGET_NODE, dist, tol, getSnapperAlwaysSnap());
-            success = true;
+        if ((dist < tol && dist2 < tol) || getSnapperAlwaysSnap()) {
+            s = SnappedPoint(target_pt, SNAPSOURCE_GUIDE, 0, (*k).getTargetType(), dist, tol, getSnapperAlwaysSnap(), false, true, (*k).getTargetBBox());
+            sc.points.push_back(s);
         }
     }
-
-    if (success) {
-        sc.points.push_back(s); 
-    }
 }
 
 
@@ -295,19 +344,8 @@ void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_snapTranslatingGuideToNodes(SnappedConstraints &s
  * Returns index of first NR_END bpath in array.
  */
 
-/* Obsolete
-static unsigned sp_bpath_length(NArtBpath const bpath[])
-{
-    g_return_val_if_fail(bpath != NULL, FALSE);
-    unsigned ret = 0;
-    while ( bpath[ret].code != NR_END ) {
-        ++ret;
-    }
-    ++ret;
-    return ret;
-}*/
-
-void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_collectPaths(Inkscape::Snapper::PointType const &t,
+void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_collectPaths(Geom::Point /*p*/,
+                                         Inkscape::SnapSourceType const source_type,
                                          bool const &first_point) const
 {
     // Now, let's first collect all paths to snap to. If we have a whole bunch of points to snap,
@@ -315,27 +353,29 @@ void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_collectPaths(Inkscape::Snapper::PointType const &
     // first point and store the collection for later use. This significantly improves the performance
     if (first_point) {
         _clear_paths();
-        
+
         // Determine the type of bounding box we should snap to
         SPItem::BBoxType bbox_type = SPItem::GEOMETRIC_BBOX;
-        
-        bool p_is_a_node = t & Inkscape::Snapper::SNAPPOINT_NODE;
-        
-        if (_snap_to_bboxpath) {
-            int prefs_bbox = prefs_get_int_attribute("tools", "bounding_box", 0);
-            bbox_type = (prefs_bbox ==0)? 
+
+        bool p_is_a_node = source_type & Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_NODE_CATEGORY;
+        bool p_is_other = source_type & Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_OTHER_CATEGORY;
+
+        if (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToBBoxPath()) {
+            Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+            int prefs_bbox = prefs->getBool("/tools/bounding_box", 0);
+            bbox_type = !prefs_bbox ?
                 SPItem::APPROXIMATE_BBOX : SPItem::GEOMETRIC_BBOX;
         }
-        
+
         // Consider the page border for snapping
-        if (_snap_to_page_border) {
+        if (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToPageBorder() && _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapModeBBoxOrNodes()) {
             Geom::PathVector *border_path = _getBorderPathv();
             if (border_path != NULL) {
-                _paths_to_snap_to->push_back(border_path);
+                _paths_to_snap_to->push_back(Inkscape::SnapCandidatePath(border_path, SNAPTARGET_PAGE_BORDER, Geom::OptRect()));
             }
         }
-        
-        for (std::vector<SnapCandidate>::const_iterator i = _candidates->begin(); i != _candidates->end(); i++) {
+
+        for (std::vector<SnapCandidateItem>::const_iterator i = _candidates->begin(); i != _candidates->end(); i++) {
 
             /* Transform the requested snap point to this item's coordinates */
             Geom::Matrix i2doc(Geom::identity());
@@ -346,15 +386,15 @@ void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_collectPaths(Inkscape::Snapper::PointType const &
                 root_item = sp_use_root(SP_USE((*i).item));
                 g_return_if_fail(root_item);
             } else {
-                i2doc = sp_item_i2doc_affine((*i).item);
+                i2doc = (*i).item->i2doc_affine();
                 root_item = (*i).item;
             }
-            
+
             //Build a list of all paths considered for snapping to
 
             //Add the item's path to snap to
-            if (_snap_to_itempath) {
-                if (!(_strict_snapping && !p_is_a_node)) {
+            if (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToItemPath() && _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapModeNode()) {
+                if (p_is_other || !(_snapmanager->snapprefs.getStrictSnapping() && !p_is_a_node)) {
                     // Snapping to the path of characters is very cool, but for a large
                     // chunk of text this will take ages! So limit snapping to text paths
                     // containing max. 240 characters. Snapping the bbox will not be affected
@@ -375,11 +415,16 @@ void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_collectPaths(Inkscape::Snapper::PointType const &
                     }
 
                     if (!very_lenghty_prose && !very_complex_path) {
-                        SPCurve *curve = curve_for_item(root_item); 
+                        SPCurve *curve = curve_for_item(root_item);
                         if (curve) {
-                            // We will get our own copy of the path, which must be freed at some point
-                            Geom::PathVector *borderpathv = pathvector_for_curve(root_item, curve, true, true, Geom::identity(), (*i).additional_affine); 
-                            _paths_to_snap_to->push_back(borderpathv); // Perhaps for speed, get a reference to the Geom::pathvector, and store the transformation besides it.
+                            // We will get our own copy of the pathvector, which must be freed at some point
+
+                            // Geom::PathVector *pv = pathvector_for_curve(root_item, curve, true, true, Geom::identity(), (*i).additional_affine);
+
+                            Geom::PathVector *pv = new Geom::PathVector(curve->get_pathvector());
+                            (*pv) *= root_item->i2d_affine() * (*i).additional_affine * _snapmanager->getDesktop()->doc2dt(); // (_edit_transform * _i2d_transform);
+
+                            _paths_to_snap_to->push_back(Inkscape::SnapCandidatePath(pv, SNAPTARGET_PATH, Geom::OptRect())); // Perhaps for speed, get a reference to the Geom::pathvector, and store the transformation besides it.
                             curve->unref();
                         }
                     }
@@ -387,192 +432,216 @@ void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_collectPaths(Inkscape::Snapper::PointType const &
             }
 
             //Add the item's bounding box to snap to
-            if (_snap_to_bboxpath) {
-                if (!(_strict_snapping && p_is_a_node)) {
+            if (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToBBoxPath() && _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapModeBBox()) {
+                if (p_is_other || !(_snapmanager->snapprefs.getStrictSnapping() && p_is_a_node)) {
                     // Discard the bbox of a clipped path / mask, because we don't want to snap to both the bbox
                     // of the item AND the bbox of the clipping path at the same time
-                    if (!(*i).clip_or_mask) { 
-                        NRRect rect;
-                        sp_item_invoke_bbox(root_item, &rect, i2doc, TRUE, bbox_type);
-                        Geom::Rect const rect2 = to_2geom(*rect.upgrade());
-                        Geom::PathVector *path = _getPathvFromRect(rect2);
-                        _paths_to_snap_to->push_back(path);                        
+                    if (!(*i).clip_or_mask) {
+                        Geom::OptRect rect;
+                        root_item->invoke_bbox( rect, i2doc, TRUE, bbox_type);
+                        if (rect) {
+                            Geom::PathVector *path = _getPathvFromRect(*rect);
+                            rect = root_item->getBboxDesktop(bbox_type);
+                            _paths_to_snap_to->push_back(Inkscape::SnapCandidatePath(path, SNAPTARGET_BBOX_EDGE, rect));
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 }
-    
+
 void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_snapPaths(SnappedConstraints &sc,
-                                     Inkscape::Snapper::PointType const &t,
-                                     Geom::Point const &p,
-                                     bool const &first_point,
-                                     std::vector<Geom::Point> *unselected_nodes,
+                                     Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint const &p,
+                                     std::vector<Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint> *unselected_nodes,
                                      SPPath const *selected_path) const
 {
-    _collectPaths(t, first_point);
+    _collectPaths(p.getPoint(), p.getSourceType(), p.getSourceNum() <= 0);
     // Now we can finally do the real snapping, using the paths collected above
-    
-    /* FIXME: this seems like a hack.  Perhaps Snappers should be
-    ** in SPDesktop rather than SPNamedView?
-    */
-    // TODO Diederik: shouldn't we just make all snapping code use document
-    // coordinates instead? Then we won't need a pointer to the desktop any longer
-    // At least we should define a clear boundary between those different coordinates,
-    // now this is not well defined
-    
-    SPDesktop const *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;    
-    Geom::Point const p_doc = desktop->dt2doc(p);
-    
-    bool const node_tool_active = _snap_to_itempath && selected_path != NULL;
-    
-    if (first_point) {
-        /* While editing a path in the node tool, findCandidates must ignore that path because 
-         * of the node snapping requirements (i.e. only unselected nodes must be snapable).
+
+    g_assert(_snapmanager->getDesktop() != NULL);
+    Geom::Point const p_doc = _snapmanager->getDesktop()->dt2doc(p.getPoint());
+
+    bool const node_tool_active = _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToItemPath() && selected_path != NULL;
+
+    if (p.getSourceNum() <= 0) {
+        /* findCandidates() is used for snapping to both paths and nodes. It ignores the path that is
+         * currently being edited, because that path requires special care: when snapping to nodes
+         * only the unselected nodes of that path should be considered, and these will be passed on separately.
          * This path must not be ignored however when snapping to the paths, so we add it here
-         * manually when applicable. 
-         * 
-         * Note that this path must be the last in line!
-         * */        
-        if (node_tool_active) {        
-            SPCurve *curve = curve_for_item(SP_ITEM(selected_path)); 
+         * manually when applicable.
+         * */
+        if (node_tool_active) {
+            SPCurve *curve = curve_for_item(SP_ITEM(selected_path));
             if (curve) {
                 Geom::PathVector *pathv = pathvector_for_curve(SP_ITEM(selected_path), curve, true, true, Geom::identity(), Geom::identity()); // We will get our own copy of the path, which must be freed at some point
-                _paths_to_snap_to->push_back(pathv);
+                _paths_to_snap_to->push_back(Inkscape::SnapCandidatePath(pathv, SNAPTARGET_PATH, Geom::OptRect(), true));
                 curve->unref();
             }
         }
     }
-    
-    for (std::vector<Geom::PathVector*>::const_iterator it_p = _paths_to_snap_to->begin(); it_p != _paths_to_snap_to->end(); it_p++) {
-        bool const being_edited = (node_tool_active && (*it_p) == _paths_to_snap_to->back());            
+
+    int num_path = 0;
+    int num_segm = 0;
+
+    for (std::vector<Inkscape::SnapCandidatePath >::const_iterator it_p = _paths_to_snap_to->begin(); it_p != _paths_to_snap_to->end(); it_p++) {
+        bool const being_edited = node_tool_active && (*it_p).currently_being_edited;
         //if true then this pathvector it_pv is currently being edited in the node tool
-        
-        // char * svgd = sp_svg_write_path(**it_p);
-        // std::cout << "Dumping the pathvector: " << svgd << std::endl;        
-        
-        for(Geom::PathVector::iterator it_pv = (*it_p)->begin(); it_pv != (*it_p)->end(); ++it_pv) {
-            std::vector<double> anp;
-            
+
+        for(Geom::PathVector::iterator it_pv = (it_p->path_vector)->begin(); it_pv != (it_p->path_vector)->end(); ++it_pv) {
             // Find a nearest point for each curve within this path
-            // (path->allNearestPoints() will not do this for us! It was originally 
-            // intended to find for example multiple equidistant solutions)
-            unsigned int num_curves = (*it_pv).size();
-            if ( (*it_pv).closed() ) ++num_curves;
-            for (double t = 0; (t+1) <= double(num_curves); t++) {
-                // Find a nearest point with time value in the range [t, t+1]
-                anp.push_back((*it_pv).nearestPoint(p_doc, t, t+1)); 
-            }
-            
-            for (std::vector<double>::const_iterator np = anp.begin(); np != anp.end(); np++) {
+            // n curves will return n time values with 0 <= t <= 1
+            std::vector<double> anp = (*it_pv).nearestPointPerCurve(p_doc);
+
+            std::vector<double>::const_iterator np = anp.begin();
+            unsigned int index = 0;
+            for (; np != anp.end(); np++, index++) {
+                Geom::Curve const *curve = &((*it_pv).at_index(index));
+                Geom::Point const sp_doc = curve->pointAt(*np);
+
                 bool c1 = true;
                 bool c2 = true;
-                Geom::Point start_pt = desktop->doc2dt((*it_pv).pointAt(floor(*np))); 
-                Geom::Point end_pt = desktop->doc2dt((*it_pv).pointAt(ceil(*np)));
-                
                 if (being_edited) {
                     /* If the path is being edited, then we should only snap though to stationary pieces of the path
-                     * and not to the pieces that are being dragged around. This way we avoid 
+                     * and not to the pieces that are being dragged around. This way we avoid
                      * self-snapping. For this we check whether the nodes at both ends of the current
-                     * piece are unselected; if they are then this piece must be stationary 
-                     */                    
+                     * piece are unselected; if they are then this piece must be stationary
+                     */
                     g_assert(unselected_nodes != NULL);
+                    Geom::Point start_pt = _snapmanager->getDesktop()->doc2dt(curve->pointAt(0));
+                    Geom::Point end_pt = _snapmanager->getDesktop()->doc2dt(curve->pointAt(1));
                     c1 = isUnselectedNode(start_pt, unselected_nodes);
                     c2 = isUnselectedNode(end_pt, unselected_nodes);
+                    /* Unfortunately, this might yield false positives for coincident nodes. Inkscape might therefore mistakenly
+                     * snap to path segments that are not stationary. There are at least two possible ways to overcome this:
+                     * - Linking the individual nodes of the SPPath we have here, to the nodes of the NodePath::SubPath class as being
+                     *   used in sp_nodepath_selected_nodes_move. This class has a member variable called "selected". For this the nodes
+                     *   should be in the exact same order for both classes, so we can index them
+                     * - Replacing the SPPath being used here by the the NodePath::SubPath class; but how?
+                     */
                 }
-                
-                Geom::Point const sp_doc = (*it_pv).pointAt(*np);
-                Geom::Point const sp_dt = desktop->doc2dt(sp_doc);
-                
+
+                Geom::Point const sp_dt = _snapmanager->getDesktop()->doc2dt(sp_doc);
                 if (!being_edited || (c1 && c2)) {
                     Geom::Coord const dist = Geom::distance(sp_doc, p_doc);
                     if (dist < getSnapperTolerance()) {
-                        double t = MIN(*np, (*it_pv).size()); // make sure that t is within bounds;
-                        Geom::Curve const *curve = &((*it_pv).at_index(int(t)));                         
-                        sc.curves.push_back(Inkscape::SnappedCurve(from_2geom(sp_dt), dist, getSnapperTolerance(), getSnapperAlwaysSnap(), curve));   
+                        sc.curves.push_back(Inkscape::SnappedCurve(sp_dt, num_path, num_segm, dist, getSnapperTolerance(), getSnapperAlwaysSnap(), false, curve, p.getSourceType(), p.getSourceNum(), it_p->target_type, it_p->target_bbox));
                     }
                 }
-            }        
-        } // End of: for (Geom::PathVector::iterator ....)        
-    }    
+            }
+            num_segm++;
+        } // End of: for (Geom::PathVector::iterator ....)
+        num_path++;
+    }
 }
 
-/* Returns true if point is coincident with one of the unselected nodes */ 
-bool Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::isUnselectedNode(Geom::Point const &point, std::vector<Geom::Point> const *unselected_nodes) const
+/* Returns true if point is coincident with one of the unselected nodes */
+bool Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::isUnselectedNode(Geom::Point const &point, std::vector<Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint> const *unselected_nodes) const
 {
     if (unselected_nodes == NULL) {
         return false;
     }
-    
+
     if (unselected_nodes->size() == 0) {
         return false;
     }
-    
-    for (std::vector<Geom::Point>::const_iterator i = unselected_nodes->begin(); i != unselected_nodes->end(); i++) {
-        if (Geom::L2(point - *i) < 1e-4) {
+
+    for (std::vector<Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint>::const_iterator i = unselected_nodes->begin(); i != unselected_nodes->end(); i++) {
+        if (Geom::L2(point - (*i).getPoint()) < 1e-4) {
             return true;
-        }   
-    }  
-    
-    return false;    
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
 }
 
 void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_snapPathsConstrained(SnappedConstraints &sc,
-                                     Inkscape::Snapper::PointType const &t,
-                                     Geom::Point const &p,
-                                     bool const &first_point,
-                                     ConstraintLine const &c) const
+                                     Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint const &p,
+                                     SnapConstraint const &c,
+                                     Geom::Point const &p_proj_on_constraint) const
 {
-    
-    _collectPaths(t, first_point);
-    
+
+    _collectPaths(p_proj_on_constraint, p.getSourceType(), p.getSourceNum() <= 0);
+
     // Now we can finally do the real snapping, using the paths collected above
-    
-    /* FIXME: this seems like a hack.  Perhaps Snappers should be
-    ** in SPDesktop rather than SPNamedView?
-    */
-    SPDesktop const *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;    
-    Geom::Point const p_doc = desktop->dt2doc(p);    
-    
+
+    g_assert(_snapmanager->getDesktop() != NULL);
+    Geom::Point const p_doc = _snapmanager->getDesktop()->dt2doc(p_proj_on_constraint);
+
     Geom::Point direction_vector = c.getDirection();
     if (!is_zero(direction_vector)) {
         direction_vector = Geom::unit_vector(direction_vector);
     }
-    
-    Geom::Point const p1_on_cl = c.hasPoint() ? c.getPoint() : p;
-    Geom::Point const p2_on_cl = p1_on_cl + direction_vector;
-    
-    // The intersection point of the constraint line with any path, 
-    // must lie within two points on the constraintline: p_min_on_cl and p_max_on_cl
-    // The distance between those points is twice the snapping tolerance
-    Geom::Point const p_proj_on_cl = project_on_linesegment(p, p1_on_cl, p2_on_cl);
-    Geom::Point const p_min_on_cl = desktop->dt2doc(p_proj_on_cl - getSnapperTolerance() * direction_vector);    
-    Geom::Point const p_max_on_cl = desktop->dt2doc(p_proj_on_cl + getSnapperTolerance() * direction_vector);
-    
-    Geom::Path cl;
-    std::vector<Geom::Path> clv;    
-    cl.start(p_min_on_cl);
-    cl.appendNew<Geom::LineSegment>(p_max_on_cl);
-    clv.push_back(cl);
-    
-    for (std::vector<Geom::PathVector*>::const_iterator k = _paths_to_snap_to->begin(); k != _paths_to_snap_to->end(); k++) {
-        if (*k) {                        
-            Geom::CrossingSet cs = Geom::crossings(clv, *(*k));
-            if (cs.size() > 0) {
-                // We need only the first element of cs, because cl is only a single straight linesegment
-                // This first element contains a vector filled with crossings of cl with *k
-                for (std::vector<Geom::Crossing>::const_iterator m = cs[0].begin(); m != cs[0].end(); m++) {                    
-                    if ((*m).ta >= 0 && (*m).ta <= 1 ) {
-                        // Reconstruct the point of intersection
-                        Geom::Point p_inters = p_min_on_cl + ((*m).ta) * (p_max_on_cl - p_min_on_cl);
-                        // When it's within snapping range, then return it
-                        // (within snapping range == between p_min_on_cl and p_max_on_cl == 0 < ta < 1)                        
-                        Geom::Coord dist = Geom::L2(desktop->dt2doc(p_proj_on_cl) - p_inters);
-                        SnappedPoint s(desktop->doc2dt(p_inters), SNAPTARGET_PATH, dist, getSnapperTolerance(), getSnapperAlwaysSnap());
-                        sc.points.push_back(s);
-                    }  
-                } 
+
+    // The intersection point of the constraint line with any path, must lie within two points on the
+    // SnapConstraint: p_min_on_cl and p_max_on_cl. The distance between those points is twice the snapping tolerance
+    Geom::Point const p_min_on_cl = _snapmanager->getDesktop()->dt2doc(p_proj_on_constraint - getSnapperTolerance() * direction_vector);
+    Geom::Point const p_max_on_cl = _snapmanager->getDesktop()->dt2doc(p_proj_on_constraint + getSnapperTolerance() * direction_vector);
+    Geom::Coord tolerance = getSnapperTolerance();
+
+    // PS: Because the paths we're about to snap to are all expressed relative to document coordinate system, we will have
+    // to convert the snapper coordinates from the desktop coordinates to document coordinates
+
+    std::vector<Geom::Path> constraint_path;
+    if (c.isCircular()) {
+        Geom::Circle constraint_circle(_snapmanager->getDesktop()->dt2doc(c.getPoint()), c.getRadius());
+        constraint_circle.getPath(constraint_path);
+    } else {
+        Geom::Path constraint_line;
+        constraint_line.start(p_min_on_cl);
+        constraint_line.appendNew<Geom::LineSegment>(p_max_on_cl);
+        constraint_path.push_back(constraint_line);
+    }
+    // Length of constraint_path will always be one
+
+    // Find all intersections of the constrained path with the snap target candidates
+    std::vector<Geom::Point> intersections;
+    for (std::vector<Inkscape::SnapCandidatePath >::const_iterator k = _paths_to_snap_to->begin(); k != _paths_to_snap_to->end(); k++) {
+        if (k->path_vector) {
+            // Do the intersection math
+            Geom::CrossingSet cs = Geom::crossings(constraint_path, *(k->path_vector));
+            // Store the results as intersection points
+            unsigned int index = 0;
+            for (Geom::CrossingSet::const_iterator i = cs.begin(); i != cs.end(); i++) {
+                if (index >= constraint_path.size()) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                // Reconstruct and store the points of intersection
+                for (Geom::Crossings::const_iterator m = (*i).begin(); m != (*i).end(); m++) {
+                    intersections.push_back(constraint_path[index].pointAt((*m).ta));
+                }
+                index++;
+            }
+
+            //Geom::crossings will not consider the closing segment apparently, so we'll handle that separately here
+            //TODO: This should have been fixed in rev. #9859, which makes this workaround obsolete
+            for(Geom::PathVector::iterator it_pv = k->path_vector->begin(); it_pv != k->path_vector->end(); ++it_pv) {
+                if (it_pv->closed()) {
+                    // Get the closing linesegment and convert it to a path
+                    Geom::Path cls;
+                    cls.close(false);
+                    cls.append(it_pv->back_closed());
+                    // Intersect that closing path with the constrained path
+                    Geom::Crossings cs = Geom::crossings(constraint_path.front(), cls);
+                    // Reconstruct and store the points of intersection
+                    index = 0; // assuming the constraint path vector has only one path
+                    for (Geom::Crossings::const_iterator m = cs.begin(); m != cs.end(); m++) {
+                        intersections.push_back(constraint_path[index].pointAt((*m).ta));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Convert the collected points of intersection to snapped points
+            for (std::vector<Geom::Point>::iterator p_inters = intersections.begin(); p_inters != intersections.end(); p_inters++) {
+                // Convert to desktop coordinates
+                (*p_inters) = _snapmanager->getDesktop()->doc2dt(*p_inters);
+                // Construct a snapped point
+                Geom::Coord dist = Geom::L2(p.getPoint() - *p_inters);
+                SnappedPoint s = SnappedPoint(*p_inters, p.getSourceType(), p.getSourceNum(), k->target_type, dist, getSnapperTolerance(), getSnapperAlwaysSnap(), true, k->target_bbox);;
+                // Store the snapped point
+                if (dist <= tolerance) { // If the intersection is within snapping range, then we might snap to it
+                    sc.points.push_back(s);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -580,116 +649,140 @@ void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_snapPathsConstrained(SnappedConstraints &sc,
 
 
 void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::freeSnap(SnappedConstraints &sc,
-                                            Inkscape::Snapper::PointType const &t,
-                                            Geom::Point const &p,
-                                            bool const &first_point,
-                                            boost::optional<Geom::Rect> const &bbox_to_snap,
+                                            Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint const &p,
+                                            Geom::OptRect const &bbox_to_snap,
                                             std::vector<SPItem const *> const *it,
-                                            std::vector<Geom::Point> *unselected_nodes) const
+                                            std::vector<SnapCandidatePoint> *unselected_nodes) const
 {
-    if (_snap_enabled == false || getSnapFrom(t) == false || _named_view == NULL) {
+    if (_snap_enabled == false || _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapFrom(p.getSourceType()) == false ) {
         return;
     }
 
     /* Get a list of all the SPItems that we will try to snap to */
-    if (first_point) {
-        Geom::Rect const local_bbox_to_snap = bbox_to_snap ? *bbox_to_snap : Geom::Rect(p, p);
-        _findCandidates(sp_document_root(_named_view->document), it, first_point, local_bbox_to_snap, TRANSL_SNAP_XY, false, Geom::identity());
+    if (p.getSourceNum() <= 0) {
+        Geom::Rect const local_bbox_to_snap = bbox_to_snap ? *bbox_to_snap : Geom::Rect(p.getPoint(), p.getPoint());
+        _findCandidates(_snapmanager->getDocument()->getRoot(), it, p.getSourceNum() <= 0, local_bbox_to_snap, false, Geom::identity());
     }
-    
-    if (_snap_to_itemnode || _snap_to_bboxnode || _snap_to_page_border) {
-        _snapNodes(sc, t, p, first_point, unselected_nodes);
+
+    // TODO: Argh, UGLY! Get rid of this here, move this logic to the snap manager
+    bool snap_nodes = (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapModeNode() && (
+                            _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToItemNode() ||
+                            _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapSmoothNodes() ||
+                            _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapLineMidpoints() ||
+                            _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapObjectMidpoints()
+                        )) || (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapModeBBox() && (
+                            _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToBBoxNode() ||
+                            _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapBBoxEdgeMidpoints() ||
+                            _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapBBoxMidpoints()
+                        )) || (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapModeBBoxOrNodes() && (
+                            _snapmanager->snapprefs.getIncludeItemCenter() ||
+                            _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToPageBorder()
+                        ));
+
+    if (snap_nodes) {
+        _snapNodes(sc, p, unselected_nodes);
     }
-    
-    if (_snap_to_itempath || _snap_to_bboxpath || _snap_to_page_border) {
+
+    if ((_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapModeNode() && _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToItemPath()) ||
+        (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapModeBBox() && _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToBBoxPath()) ||
+        (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapModeBBoxOrNodes() && _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToPageBorder())) {
         unsigned n = (unselected_nodes == NULL) ? 0 : unselected_nodes->size();
         if (n > 0) {
-            /* While editing a path in the node tool, findCandidates must ignore that path because 
+            /* While editing a path in the node tool, findCandidates must ignore that path because
              * of the node snapping requirements (i.e. only unselected nodes must be snapable).
              * That path must not be ignored however when snapping to the paths, so we add it here
              * manually when applicable
-             */            
+             */
             SPPath *path = NULL;
             if (it != NULL) {
-                g_assert(SP_IS_PATH(*it->begin()));
-                g_assert(it->size() == 1);
-                path = SP_PATH(*it->begin());
+                if (it->size() == 1 && SP_IS_PATH(*it->begin())) {
+                    path = SP_PATH(*it->begin());
+                } // else: *it->begin() might be a SPGroup, e.g. when editing a LPE of text that has been converted to a group of paths
+                // as reported in bug #356743. In that case we can just ignore it, i.e. not snap to this item
             }
-            _snapPaths(sc, t, p, first_point, unselected_nodes, path);                
+            _snapPaths(sc, p, unselected_nodes, path);
         } else {
-            _snapPaths(sc, t, p, first_point, NULL, NULL);   
-        }        
+            _snapPaths(sc, p, NULL, NULL);
+        }
     }
 }
 
 void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::constrainedSnap( SnappedConstraints &sc,
-                                                  Inkscape::Snapper::PointType const &t,
-                                                  Geom::Point const &p,
-                                                  bool const &first_point,
-                                                  boost::optional<Geom::Rect> const &bbox_to_snap,
-                                                  ConstraintLine const &c,
-                                                  std::vector<SPItem const *> const *it) const
+                                                  Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint const &p,
+                                                  Geom::OptRect const &bbox_to_snap,
+                                                  SnapConstraint const &c,
+                                                  std::vector<SPItem const *> const *it,
+                                                  std::vector<SnapCandidatePoint> *unselected_nodes) const
 {
-    if (_snap_enabled == false || getSnapFrom(t) == false || _named_view == NULL) {
+    if (_snap_enabled == false || _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapFrom(p.getSourceType()) == false) {
         return;
     }
 
+    // project the mouse pointer onto the constraint. Only the projected point will be considered for snapping
+    Geom::Point pp = c.projection(p.getPoint());
+
     /* Get a list of all the SPItems that we will try to snap to */
-    if (first_point) {
-        Geom::Rect const local_bbox_to_snap = bbox_to_snap ? *bbox_to_snap : Geom::Rect(pp);
-        _findCandidates(sp_document_root(_named_view->document), it, first_point, local_bbox_to_snap, TRANSL_SNAP_XY, false, Geom::identity());
+    if (p.getSourceNum() <= 0) {
+        Geom::Rect const local_bbox_to_snap = bbox_to_snap ? *bbox_to_snap : Geom::Rect(pp, pp);
+        _findCandidates(_snapmanager->getDocument()->getRoot(), it, p.getSourceNum() <= 0, local_bbox_to_snap, false, Geom::identity());
     }
-    
+
     // A constrained snap, is a snap in only one degree of freedom (specified by the constraint line).
-    // This is usefull for example when scaling an object while maintaining a fixed aspect ratio. It's
+    // This is useful for example when scaling an object while maintaining a fixed aspect ratio. It's
     // nodes are only allowed to move in one direction (i.e. in one degree of freedom).
-    
-    // When snapping to objects, we either snap to their nodes or their paths. It is however very
-    // unlikely that any node will be exactly at the constrained line, so for a constrained snap
-    // to objects we will only consider the object's paths. Beside, the nodes will be at these paths,
-    // so we will more or less snap to them anyhow.   
-
-    if (_snap_to_itempath || _snap_to_bboxpath || _snap_to_page_border) {
-        _snapPathsConstrained(sc, t, p, first_point, c);
+
+    // TODO: Argh, UGLY! Get rid of this here, move this logic to the snap manager
+    bool snap_nodes = (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapModeNode() && (
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToItemNode() ||
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapSmoothNodes() ||
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapLineMidpoints() ||
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapObjectMidpoints()
+                            )) || (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapModeBBox() && (
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToBBoxNode() ||
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapBBoxEdgeMidpoints() ||
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapBBoxMidpoints()
+                            )) || (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapModeBBoxOrNodes() && (
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getIncludeItemCenter() ||
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToPageBorder()
+                            ));
+
+    if (snap_nodes) {
+        _snapNodes(sc, p, unselected_nodes, c, pp);
+    }
+
+    if (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToItemPath() || _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToBBoxPath() || _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToPageBorder()) {
+        _snapPathsConstrained(sc, p, c, pp);
     }
 }
 
 
 // This method is used to snap a guide to nodes, while dragging the guide around
-void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::guideSnap(SnappedConstraints &sc,
+void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::guideFreeSnap(SnappedConstraints &sc,
                                         Geom::Point const &p,
                                         Geom::Point const &guide_normal) const
 {
-    if ( NULL == _named_view ) {
-        return;
-    }
-    
     /* Get a list of all the SPItems that we will try to snap to */
     std::vector<SPItem*> cand;
     std::vector<SPItem const *> const it; //just an empty list
-    
-    DimensionToSnap snap_dim;
-    if (guide_normal == to_2geom(component_vectors[Geom::Y])) {
-        snap_dim = GUIDE_TRANSL_SNAP_Y;
-    } else if (guide_normal == to_2geom(component_vectors[Geom::X])) {
-        snap_dim = GUIDE_TRANSL_SNAP_X;
-    } else {
-        snap_dim = ANGLED_GUIDE_TRANSL_SNAP;
-    }
-    
-    // We don't support ANGLED_GUIDE_ROT_SNAP yet. 
-    
-    // It would be cool to allow the user to rotate a guide by dragging it, instead of
-    // only translating it. (For example when CTRL is pressed). We will need an UI part 
-    // for that first; and some important usability choices need to be made: 
-    // E.g. which point should be used for pivoting? A previously snapped point,
-    // or a transformation center (which can be moved after clicking for the
-    // second time on an object; but should this point then be constrained to the
-    // line, or can it be located anywhere?)
-    
-    _findCandidates(sp_document_root(_named_view->document), &it, true, Geom::Rect(p, p), snap_dim, false, Geom::identity());
-    _snapTranslatingGuideToNodes(sc, Inkscape::Snapper::SNAPPOINT_GUIDE, p, guide_normal);
-    // _snapRotatingGuideToNodes has not been implemented yet. 
+
+    _findCandidates(_snapmanager->getDocument()->getRoot(), &it, true, Geom::Rect(p, p), false, Geom::identity());
+    _snapTranslatingGuide(sc, p, guide_normal);
+
+}
+
+// This method is used to snap the origin of a guide to nodes/paths, while dragging the origin along the guide
+void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::guideConstrainedSnap(SnappedConstraints &sc,
+                                        Geom::Point const &p,
+                                        Geom::Point const &guide_normal,
+                                        SnapConstraint const &/*c*/) const
+{
+    /* Get a list of all the SPItems that we will try to snap to */
+    std::vector<SPItem*> cand;
+    std::vector<SPItem const *> const it; //just an empty list
+
+    _findCandidates(_snapmanager->getDocument()->getRoot(), &it, true, Geom::Rect(p, p), false, Geom::identity());
+    _snapTranslatingGuide(sc, p, guide_normal);
+
 }
 
 /**
@@ -697,49 +790,82 @@ void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::guideSnap(SnappedConstraints &sc,
  */
 bool Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::ThisSnapperMightSnap() const
 {
-    bool snap_to_something = _snap_to_itempath || _snap_to_itemnode || _snap_to_bboxpath || _snap_to_bboxnode || _snap_to_page_border;
-    return (_snap_enabled && _snap_from != 0 && snap_to_something);
-}
-
-bool Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::GuidesMightSnap() const
-{
-    bool snap_to_something = _snap_to_itemnode || _snap_to_bboxnode;
-    return (_snap_enabled && (_snap_from & SNAPPOINT_GUIDE) && snap_to_something);
+    bool snap_to_something = (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapModeNode() && (
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToItemPath() ||
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToItemNode() ||
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapSmoothNodes() ||
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapLineMidpoints() ||
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapObjectMidpoints()
+                            )) || (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapModeBBox() && (
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToBBoxPath() ||
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToBBoxNode() ||
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapBBoxEdgeMidpoints() ||
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapBBoxMidpoints()
+                            )) || (_snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapModeBBoxOrNodes() && (
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getSnapToPageBorder() ||
+                                _snapmanager->snapprefs.getIncludeItemCenter()
+                            ));
+
+    return (_snap_enabled && snap_to_something);
 }
 
-void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_clear_paths() const 
+void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_clear_paths() const
 {
-    for (std::vector<Geom::PathVector*>::const_iterator k = _paths_to_snap_to->begin(); k != _paths_to_snap_to->end(); k++) {
-        g_free(*k);
+    for (std::vector<Inkscape::SnapCandidatePath >::const_iterator k = _paths_to_snap_to->begin(); k != _paths_to_snap_to->end(); k++) {
+        delete k->path_vector;
     }
     _paths_to_snap_to->clear();
 }
 
 Geom::PathVector* Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_getBorderPathv() const
 {
-    Geom::Rect const border_rect = Geom::Rect(Geom::Point(0,0), Geom::Point(sp_document_width(_named_view->document),sp_document_height(_named_view->document)));
-    return _getPathvFromRect(border_rect);        
+    Geom::Rect const border_rect = Geom::Rect(Geom::Point(0,0), Geom::Point((_snapmanager->getDocument())->getWidth(),(_snapmanager->getDocument())->getHeight()));
+    return _getPathvFromRect(border_rect);
 }
 
 Geom::PathVector* Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_getPathvFromRect(Geom::Rect const rect) const
 {
-    SPCurve const *border_curve = SPCurve::new_from_rect(rect);
+    SPCurve const *border_curve = SPCurve::new_from_rect(rect, true);
     if (border_curve) {
         Geom::PathVector *dummy = new Geom::PathVector(border_curve->get_pathvector());
         return dummy;
     } else {
         return NULL;
-    }     
+    }
 }
 
-void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_getBorderNodes(std::vector<Geom::Point> *points) const
+void Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_getBorderNodes(std::vector<SnapCandidatePoint> *points) const
 {
-    Geom::Coord w = sp_document_width(_named_view->document);
-    Geom::Coord h = sp_document_height(_named_view->document);
-    points->push_back(Geom::Point(0,0));
-    points->push_back(Geom::Point(0,h));
-    points->push_back(Geom::Point(w,h));
-    points->push_back(Geom::Point(w,0));
+    Geom::Coord w = (_snapmanager->getDocument())->getWidth();
+    Geom::Coord h = (_snapmanager->getDocument())->getHeight();
+    points->push_back(Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint(Geom::Point(0,0), SNAPSOURCE_UNDEFINED, SNAPTARGET_PAGE_CORNER));
+    points->push_back(Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint(Geom::Point(0,h), SNAPSOURCE_UNDEFINED, SNAPTARGET_PAGE_CORNER));
+    points->push_back(Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint(Geom::Point(w,h), SNAPSOURCE_UNDEFINED, SNAPTARGET_PAGE_CORNER));
+    points->push_back(Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint(Geom::Point(w,0), SNAPSOURCE_UNDEFINED, SNAPTARGET_PAGE_CORNER));
+}
+
+void Inkscape::getBBoxPoints(Geom::OptRect const bbox,
+                             std::vector<SnapCandidatePoint> *points,
+                             bool const /*isTarget*/,
+                             bool const includeCorners,
+                             bool const includeLineMidpoints,
+                             bool const includeObjectMidpoints)
+{
+    if (bbox) {
+        // collect the corners of the bounding box
+        for ( unsigned k = 0 ; k < 4 ; k++ ) {
+            if (includeCorners) {
+                points->push_back(Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint(bbox->corner(k), Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_BBOX_CORNER, -1, Inkscape::SNAPTARGET_BBOX_CORNER, *bbox));
+            }
+            // optionally, collect the midpoints of the bounding box's edges too
+            if (includeLineMidpoints) {
+                points->push_back(Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint((bbox->corner(k) + bbox->corner((k+1) % 4))/2, Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_BBOX_EDGE_MIDPOINT, -1, Inkscape::SNAPTARGET_BBOX_EDGE_MIDPOINT, *bbox));
+            }
+        }
+        if (includeObjectMidpoints) {
+            points->push_back(Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint(bbox->midpoint(), Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_BBOX_MIDPOINT, -1, Inkscape::SNAPTARGET_BBOX_MIDPOINT, *bbox));
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /*