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Add a warning to sp-object.h to not use some of the new methods
[inkscape.git] / src / sp-shape.cpp
index 5fee7cc4855f21ec8633227c22c22ec85cf607df..35364692b29b680a2841d79f42c801c945de3858 100644 (file)
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
  *
  * Author:
  *   Lauris Kaplinski <lauris@kaplinski.com>
+ *   Abhishek Sharma
  *
  * Copyright (C) 1999-2002 Lauris Kaplinski
  * Copyright (C) 2000-2001 Ximian, Inc.
  * Copyright (C) 2004 John Cliff
  * Copyright (C) 2007-2008 Johan Engelen
+ * Copyright (C) 2010      Jon A. Cruz <jon@joncruz.org>
  *
  * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
  */
@@ -16,7 +18,6 @@
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#include <libnr/n-art-bpath.h>
 #include <libnr/nr-matrix-fns.h>
 #include <libnr/nr-matrix-ops.h>
 #include <libnr/nr-matrix-translate-ops.h>
 #include <2geom/rect.h>
 #include <2geom/transforms.h>
 #include <2geom/pathvector.h>
+#include <2geom/path-intersection.h>
+#include <2geom/exception.h>
 #include "helper/geom.h"
+#include "helper/geom-nodetype.h"
 
 #include <sigc++/functors/ptr_fun.h>
 #include <sigc++/adaptors/bind.h>
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@
 #include "style.h"
 #include "marker.h"
 #include "sp-path.h"
-#include "prefs-utils.h"
+#include "preferences.h"
 #include "attributes.h"
 
 #include "live_effects/lpeobject.h"
 
 #include "util/mathfns.h" // for triangle_area()
 
-#define noSHAPE_VERBOSE
-
-static void sp_shape_class_init (SPShapeClass *klass);
-static void sp_shape_init (SPShape *shape);
-static void sp_shape_finalize (GObject *object);
-
-static void sp_shape_build (SPObject * object, SPDocument * document, Inkscape::XML::Node * repr);
-static void sp_shape_release (SPObject *object);
+#include "splivarot.h" // for bounding box calculation
 
-static void sp_shape_set(SPObject *object, unsigned key, gchar const *value);
-static void sp_shape_update (SPObject *object, SPCtx *ctx, unsigned int flags);
-static void sp_shape_modified (SPObject *object, unsigned int flags);
-static Inkscape::XML::Node *sp_shape_write(SPObject *object, Inkscape::XML::Document *doc, Inkscape::XML::Node *repr, guint flags);
+#define noSHAPE_VERBOSE
 
-static void sp_shape_bbox(SPItem const *item, NRRect *bbox, NR::Matrix const &transform, unsigned const flags);
 void sp_shape_print (SPItem * item, SPPrintContext * ctx);
-static NRArenaItem *sp_shape_show (SPItem *item, NRArena *arena, unsigned int key, unsigned int flags);
-static void sp_shape_hide (SPItem *item, unsigned int key);
-static void sp_shape_snappoints (SPItem const *item, SnapPointsIter p);
-
-static void sp_shape_update_marker_view (SPShape *shape, NRArenaItem *ai);
 
-static SPLPEItemClass *parent_class;
+SPLPEItemClass * SPShapeClass::parent_class = 0;
 
 /**
  * Registers the SPShape class with Gdk and returns its type number.
  */
-GType
-sp_shape_get_type (void)
+GType SPShape::getType(void)
 {
-       static GType type = 0;
-       if (!type) {
-               GTypeInfo info = {
-                       sizeof (SPShapeClass),
-                       NULL, NULL,
-                       (GClassInitFunc) sp_shape_class_init,
-                       NULL, NULL,
-                       sizeof (SPShape),
-                       16,
-                       (GInstanceInitFunc) sp_shape_init,
-                       NULL,   /* value_table */
-               };
-               type = g_type_register_static (SP_TYPE_LPE_ITEM, "SPShape", &info, (GTypeFlags)0);
-       }
-       return type;
+    static GType type = 0;
+    if (!type) {
+        GTypeInfo info = {
+            sizeof (SPShapeClass),
+            NULL, NULL,
+            (GClassInitFunc) SPShapeClass::sp_shape_class_init,
+            NULL, NULL,
+            sizeof (SPShape),
+            16,
+            (GInstanceInitFunc) sp_shape_init,
+            NULL,    /* value_table */
+        };
+        type = g_type_register_static (SP_TYPE_LPE_ITEM, "SPShape", &info, (GTypeFlags)0);
+    }
+    return type;
 }
 
 /**
  * Initializes a SPShapeClass object.  Establishes the function pointers to the class'
  * member routines in the class vtable, and sets pointers to parent classes.
  */
-static void
-sp_shape_class_init (SPShapeClass *klass)
+void SPShapeClass::sp_shape_class_init(SPShapeClass *klass)
 {
     GObjectClass *gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
     SPObjectClass *sp_object_class = SP_OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
@@ -110,20 +96,20 @@ sp_shape_class_init (SPShapeClass *klass)
 
     parent_class = (SPLPEItemClass *)g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
 
-    gobject_class->finalize = sp_shape_finalize;
+    gobject_class->finalize = SPShape::sp_shape_finalize;
 
-       sp_object_class->build = sp_shape_build;
-       sp_object_class->release = sp_shape_release;
-    sp_object_class->set = sp_shape_set;
-       sp_object_class->update = sp_shape_update;
-       sp_object_class->modified = sp_shape_modified;
-    sp_object_class->write = sp_shape_write;
+    sp_object_class->build = SPShape::sp_shape_build;
+    sp_object_class->release = SPShape::sp_shape_release;
+    sp_object_class->set = SPShape::sp_shape_set;
+    sp_object_class->update = SPShape::sp_shape_update;
+    sp_object_class->modified = SPShape::sp_shape_modified;
+    sp_object_class->write = SPShape::sp_shape_write;
 
-       item_class->bbox = sp_shape_bbox;
-       item_class->print = sp_shape_print;
-       item_class->show = sp_shape_show;
-       item_class->hide = sp_shape_hide;
-    item_class->snappoints = sp_shape_snappoints;
+    item_class->bbox = SPShape::sp_shape_bbox;
+    item_class->print = sp_shape_print;
+    item_class->show = SPShape::sp_shape_show;
+    item_class->hide = SPShape::sp_shape_hide;
+    item_class->snappoints = SPShape::sp_shape_snappoints;
     lpe_item_class->update_patheffect = NULL;
 
     klass->set_shape = NULL;
@@ -132,17 +118,17 @@ sp_shape_class_init (SPShapeClass *klass)
 /**
  * Initializes an SPShape object.
  */
-static void
-sp_shape_init (SPShape *shape)
+void SPShape::sp_shape_init(SPShape *shape)
 {
     for ( int i = 0 ; i < SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY ; i++ ) {
         new (&shape->release_connect[i]) sigc::connection();
         new (&shape->modified_connect[i]) sigc::connection();
+        shape->marker[i] = NULL;
     }
+    shape->curve = NULL;
 }
 
-static void
-sp_shape_finalize (GObject *object)
+void SPShape::sp_shape_finalize(GObject *object)
 {
     SPShape *shape=(SPShape *)object;
 
@@ -153,8 +139,8 @@ sp_shape_finalize (GObject *object)
         shape->modified_connect[i].~connection();
     }
 
-    if (((GObjectClass *) (parent_class))->finalize) {
-        (* ((GObjectClass *) (parent_class))->finalize)(object);
+    if (((GObjectClass *) (SPShapeClass::parent_class))->finalize) {
+        (* ((GObjectClass *) (SPShapeClass::parent_class))->finalize)(object);
     }
 }
 
@@ -165,12 +151,15 @@ sp_shape_finalize (GObject *object)
  *
  * \see sp_object_build()
  */
-static void
-sp_shape_build (SPObject *object, SPDocument *document, Inkscape::XML::Node *repr)
+void SPShape::sp_shape_build(SPObject *object, SPDocument *document, Inkscape::XML::Node *repr)
 {
-    if (((SPObjectClass *) (parent_class))->build) {
-       (*((SPObjectClass *) (parent_class))->build) (object, document, repr);
+    if (((SPObjectClass *) (SPShapeClass::parent_class))->build) {
+       (*((SPObjectClass *) (SPShapeClass::parent_class))->build) (object, document, repr);
     }
+
+    for (int i = 0 ; i < SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY ; i++) {
+        sp_shape_set_marker (object, i, object->style->marker[i].value);
+      }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -183,403 +172,123 @@ sp_shape_build (SPObject *object, SPDocument *document, Inkscape::XML::Node *rep
  *
  * \see sp_object_release()
  */
-static void
-sp_shape_release (SPObject *object)
+void SPShape::sp_shape_release(SPObject *object)
 {
-       SPItem *item;
-       SPShape *shape;
-       SPItemView *v;
-       int i;
-
-       item = (SPItem *) object;
-       shape = (SPShape *) object;
-
-       for (i=SP_MARKER_LOC_START; i<SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY; i++) {
-         if (shape->marker[i]) {
-           sp_signal_disconnect_by_data (shape->marker[i], object);
-           for (v = item->display; v != NULL; v = v->next) {
-             sp_marker_hide ((SPMarker *) shape->marker[i], NR_ARENA_ITEM_GET_KEY (v->arenaitem) + i);
-           }
-           shape->marker[i] = sp_object_hunref (shape->marker[i], object);
-         }
-       }
-       if (shape->curve) {
-               shape->curve = shape->curve->unref();
-       }
-    
-       if (((SPObjectClass *) parent_class)->release) {
-         ((SPObjectClass *) parent_class)->release (object);
-       }
+    SPItem *item;
+    SPShape *shape;
+    SPItemView *v;
+    int i;
+
+    item = (SPItem *) object;
+    shape = (SPShape *) object;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY; i++) {
+        if (shape->marker[i]) {
+            for (v = item->display; v != NULL; v = v->next) {
+              sp_marker_hide ((SPMarker *) shape->marker[i], NR_ARENA_ITEM_GET_KEY (v->arenaitem) + i);
+            }
+            shape->release_connect[i].disconnect();
+            shape->modified_connect[i].disconnect();
+            shape->marker[i] = sp_object_hunref (shape->marker[i], object);
+        }
+    }
+    if (shape->curve) {
+        shape->curve = shape->curve->unref();
+    }
+
+    if (((SPObjectClass *) SPShapeClass::parent_class)->release) {
+      ((SPObjectClass *) SPShapeClass::parent_class)->release (object);
+    }
 }
 
 
 
-static void
-sp_shape_set(SPObject *object, unsigned int key, gchar const *value)
+void SPShape::sp_shape_set(SPObject *object, unsigned int key, gchar const *value)
 {
-    if (((SPObjectClass *) parent_class)->set) {
-        ((SPObjectClass *) parent_class)->set(object, key, value);
+    if (((SPObjectClass *) SPShapeClass::parent_class)->set) {
+        ((SPObjectClass *) SPShapeClass::parent_class)->set(object, key, value);
     }
 }
 
-static Inkscape::XML::Node *
-sp_shape_write(SPObject *object, Inkscape::XML::Document *doc, Inkscape::XML::Node *repr, guint flags)
+Inkscape::XML::Node * SPShape::sp_shape_write(SPObject *object, Inkscape::XML::Document *doc, Inkscape::XML::Node *repr, guint flags)
 {
-    if (((SPObjectClass *)(parent_class))->write) {
-        ((SPObjectClass *)(parent_class))->write(object, doc, repr, flags);
+    if (((SPObjectClass *)(SPShapeClass::parent_class))->write) {
+        ((SPObjectClass *)(SPShapeClass::parent_class))->write(object, doc, repr, flags);
     }
 
     return repr;
 }
 
-/** 
+/**
  * Updates the shape when its attributes have changed.  Also establishes
- * marker objects to match the style settings.  
+ * marker objects to match the style settings.
  */
-static void
-sp_shape_update (SPObject *object, SPCtx *ctx, unsigned int flags)
+void SPShape::sp_shape_update(SPObject *object, SPCtx *ctx, unsigned int flags)
 {
     SPItem *item = (SPItem *) object;
     SPShape *shape = (SPShape *) object;
 
-       if (((SPObjectClass *) (parent_class))->update) {
-         (* ((SPObjectClass *) (parent_class))->update) (object, ctx, flags);
-       }
-
-       /* This stanza checks that an object's marker style agrees with
-        * the marker objects it has allocated.  sp_shape_set_marker ensures
-        * that the appropriate marker objects are present (or absent) to
-        * match the style.
-        */
-       /* TODO:  It would be nice if this could be done at an earlier level */
-       for (int i = 0 ; i < SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY ; i++) {
-           sp_shape_set_marker (object, i, object->style->marker[i].value);
-         }
-
-       if (flags & (SP_OBJECT_STYLE_MODIFIED_FLAG | SP_OBJECT_VIEWPORT_MODIFIED_FLAG)) {
-               SPStyle *style;
-               style = SP_OBJECT_STYLE (object);
-               if (style->stroke_width.unit == SP_CSS_UNIT_PERCENT) {
-                       SPItemCtx *ictx = (SPItemCtx *) ctx;
-                       double const aw = 1.0 / NR::expansion(ictx->i2vp);
-                       style->stroke_width.computed = style->stroke_width.value * aw;
-                       for (SPItemView *v = ((SPItem *) (shape))->display; v != NULL; v = v->next) {
-                               nr_arena_shape_set_style ((NRArenaShape *) v->arenaitem, style);
-                       }
-               }
-       }
-
-       if (flags & (SP_OBJECT_MODIFIED_FLAG | SP_OBJECT_PARENT_MODIFIED_FLAG)) {
-               /* This is suboptimal, because changing parent style schedules recalculation */
-               /* But on the other hand - how can we know that parent does not tie style and transform */
-                NR::Maybe<NR::Rect> paintbox = SP_ITEM(object)->getBounds(NR::identity());
-               for (SPItemView *v = SP_ITEM (shape)->display; v != NULL; v = v->next) {
-                    NRArenaShape * const s = NR_ARENA_SHAPE(v->arenaitem);
-                    if (flags & SP_OBJECT_MODIFIED_FLAG) {
-                        nr_arena_shape_set_path(s, shape->curve, (flags & SP_OBJECT_USER_MODIFIED_FLAG_B));
-                    }
-                    if (paintbox) {
-                        s->setPaintBox(*paintbox);
-                    }
-               }
-       }
-
-        if (sp_shape_has_markers (shape)) {
-
-            /* Dimension marker views */
-            for (SPItemView *v = item->display; v != NULL; v = v->next) {
-
-                if (!v->arenaitem->key) {
-                   /* Get enough keys for all, start, mid and end marker types,
-                   ** and set this view's arenaitem key to the first of these keys.
-                   */
-                   NR_ARENA_ITEM_SET_KEY (
-                        v->arenaitem,
-                        sp_item_display_key_new (SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY)
-                        );
-                }
-
-                for (int i = 0 ; i < SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY ; i++) {
-                    if (shape->marker[i]) {
-                        sp_marker_show_dimension ((SPMarker *) shape->marker[i],
-                                                  NR_ARENA_ITEM_GET_KEY (v->arenaitem) + i - SP_MARKER_LOC,
-                                                  sp_shape_number_of_markers (shape, i));
-                    }
-               }
-            }
-
-            /* Update marker views */
-            for (SPItemView *v = item->display; v != NULL; v = v->next) {
-                sp_shape_update_marker_view (shape, v->arenaitem);
-            }
-       }
-}
-
-
-/**
-* Works out whether a marker of a given type is required at a particular
-* point on a shape.
-*
-* \param shape Shape of interest.
-* \param m Marker type (e.g. SP_MARKER_LOC_START)
-* \param bp Path segment.
-* \return 1 if a marker is required here, otherwise 0.
-*/
-bool
-sp_shape_marker_required(SPShape const *shape, int const m, NArtBpath const *bp)
-{
-    if (shape->marker[m] == NULL) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    if (bp == SP_CURVE_BPATH(shape->curve))
-        return m == SP_MARKER_LOC_START;
-    else if (bp[1].code == NR_END)
-        return m == SP_MARKER_LOC_END;
-    else
-        return m == SP_MARKER_LOC_MID;
-}
-
-static bool
-is_moveto(NRPathcode const c)
-{
-    return c == NR_MOVETO || c == NR_MOVETO_OPEN;
-}
-
-/** 
- * Helper function that advances a subpath's bpath to the first subpath
- * by checking for moveto segments.
- *
- * \pre The bpath[] containing bp begins with a moveto. 
- */
-static NArtBpath const *
-first_seg_in_subpath(NArtBpath const *bp)
-{
-    while (!is_moveto(bp->code)) {
-        --bp;
+    if (((SPObjectClass *) (SPShapeClass::parent_class))->update) {
+        (* ((SPObjectClass *) (SPShapeClass::parent_class))->update) (object, ctx, flags);
     }
-    return bp;
-}
 
-/**
- * Advances the bpath to the last segment in the subpath.
- */
-static NArtBpath const *
-last_seg_in_subpath(NArtBpath const *bp)
-{
-    for(;;) {
-        ++bp;
-        switch (bp->code) {
-            case NR_MOVETO:
-            case NR_MOVETO_OPEN:
-            case NR_END:
-                --bp;
-                return bp;
-
-            default: continue;
+    /* This stanza checks that an object's marker style agrees with
+     * the marker objects it has allocated.  sp_shape_set_marker ensures
+     * that the appropriate marker objects are present (or absent) to
+     * match the style.
+     */
+    for (int i = 0 ; i < SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY ; i++) {
+        sp_shape_set_marker (object, i, object->style->marker[i].value);
+      }
+
+    if (flags & (SP_OBJECT_STYLE_MODIFIED_FLAG | SP_OBJECT_VIEWPORT_MODIFIED_FLAG)) {
+        SPStyle *style;
+        style = SP_OBJECT_STYLE (object);
+        if (style->stroke_width.unit == SP_CSS_UNIT_PERCENT) {
+            SPItemCtx *ictx = (SPItemCtx *) ctx;
+            double const aw = 1.0 / NR::expansion(ictx->i2vp);
+            style->stroke_width.computed = style->stroke_width.value * aw;
+            for (SPItemView *v = ((SPItem *) (shape))->display; v != NULL; v = v->next) {
+                nr_arena_shape_set_style ((NRArenaShape *) v->arenaitem, style);
+            }
         }
     }
-}
-
-
-/* A subpath begins with a moveto and ends immediately before the next moveto or NR_END.
- * (`moveto' here means either NR_MOVETO or NR_MOVETO_OPEN.)  I'm assuming that non-empty
- * paths always begin with a moveto.
- *
- * The control points of the subpath are the control points of the path elements of the subpath.
- *
- * As usual, the control points of a moveto or NR_LINETO are {c(3)}, and
- * the control points of a NR_CURVETO are {c(1), c(2), c(3)}.
- * (It follows from the definition that NR_END isn't part of a subpath.)
- *
- * The initial control point is bpath[bi0].c(3).
- *
- * Reference: http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/painting.html#MarkerElement, the `orient' attribute.
- * Reference for behaviour of zero-length segments:
- * http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/implnote.html#PathElementImplementationNotes
- */
-
-static double const no_tangent = 128.0;  /* arbitrarily-chosen value outside the range of atan2,
-                                          * i.e. outside of [-pi, pi]. This value is incremented by
-                                          * 1 and checked using > to be safe from floating-point
-                                          * equality comparison madness.*/
-
-/**
- * Helper function to calculate the outgoing tangent of a path 
- * ( atan2(other - p0) )
- * \pre The bpath[] containing bp0 begins with a moveto. 
- */
-static double
-outgoing_tangent(NArtBpath const *bp0)
-{
-    /* See notes in comment block above. */
-
-    g_assert(bp0->code != NR_END);
-    NR::Point const &p0 = bp0->c(3);
-    NR::Point other;
-    for (NArtBpath const *bp = bp0;;) {
-        ++bp;
-        switch (bp->code) {
-            case NR_LINETO:
-                other = bp->c(3);
-                if (other != p0) {
-                    goto found;
-                }
-                break;
-
-            case NR_CURVETO:
-                for (unsigned ci = 1; ci <= 3; ++ci) {
-                    other = bp->c(ci);
-                    if (other != p0) {
-                        goto found;
-                    }
-                }
-                break;
-
-            case NR_MOVETO_OPEN:
-            case NR_END:
-            case NR_MOVETO:
-                bp = first_seg_in_subpath(bp0);
-                if (bp == bp0) {
-                    /* Gone right around the subpath without finding any different point since the
-                     * initial moveto. */
-                    return no_tangent + 1;
-                }
-                if (bp->code != NR_MOVETO) {
-                    /* Open subpath. */
-                    return no_tangent + 1;
-                }
-                other = bp->c(3);
-                if (other != p0) {
-                    goto found;
-                }
-                break;
-        }
-
-        if (bp == bp0) {
-            /* Back where we started, so zero-length subpath. */
-            return no_tangent + 1;
 
-            /* Note: this test must come after we've looked at element bp, in case bp0 is a curve:
-             * we must look at c(1) and c(2).  (E.g. single-curve subpath.)
-             */
+    if (flags & (SP_OBJECT_MODIFIED_FLAG | SP_OBJECT_PARENT_MODIFIED_FLAG)) {
+        /* This is suboptimal, because changing parent style schedules recalculation */
+        /* But on the other hand - how can we know that parent does not tie style and transform */
+        Geom::OptRect paintbox = SP_ITEM(object)->getBounds(Geom::identity(), SPItem::GEOMETRIC_BBOX);
+        for (SPItemView *v = SP_ITEM (shape)->display; v != NULL; v = v->next) {
+            NRArenaShape * const s = NR_ARENA_SHAPE(v->arenaitem);
+            if (flags & SP_OBJECT_MODIFIED_FLAG) {
+                nr_arena_shape_set_path(s, shape->curve, (flags & SP_OBJECT_USER_MODIFIED_FLAG_B));
+            }
+            if (paintbox) {
+                s->setPaintBox(*paintbox);
+            }
         }
     }
 
-found:
-    return atan2( other - p0 );
-}
-
-/**
- * Helper function to calculate the incoming tangent of a path
- * ( atan2(p0 - other) )
- * 
- * \pre The bpath[] containing bp0 begins with a moveto. 
- */
-static double
-incoming_tangent(NArtBpath const *bp0)
-{
-    /* See notes in comment block before outgoing_tangent. */
-
-    g_assert(bp0->code != NR_END);
-    NR::Point const &p0 = bp0->c(3);
-    NR::Point other;
-    for (NArtBpath const *bp = bp0;;) {
-        switch (bp->code) {
-            case NR_LINETO:
-                other = bp->c(3);
-                if (other != p0) {
-                    goto found;
-                }
-                --bp;
-                break;
-
-            case NR_CURVETO:
-                for (unsigned ci = 3; ci != 0; --ci) {
-                    other = bp->c(ci);
-                    if (other != p0) {
-                        goto found;
-                    }
-                }
-                --bp;
-                break;
-
-            case NR_MOVETO:
-            case NR_MOVETO_OPEN:
-                other = bp->c(3);
-                if (other != p0) {
-                    goto found;
-                }
-                if (bp->code != NR_MOVETO) {
-                    /* Open subpath. */
-                    return no_tangent + 1;
+    if (shape->hasMarkers ()) {
+        /* Dimension marker views */
+        for (SPItemView *v = item->display; v != NULL; v = v->next) {
+            if (!v->arenaitem->key) {
+                NR_ARENA_ITEM_SET_KEY (v->arenaitem, SPItem::display_key_new (SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY));
+            }
+            for (int i = 0 ; i < SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY ; i++) {
+                if (shape->marker[i]) {
+                    sp_marker_show_dimension ((SPMarker *) shape->marker[i],
+                                              NR_ARENA_ITEM_GET_KEY (v->arenaitem) + i,
+                                              shape->numberOfMarkers (i));
                 }
-                bp = last_seg_in_subpath(bp0);
-                break;
-
-            default: /* includes NR_END */
-                g_error("Found invalid path code %u in middle of path.", bp->code);
-                return no_tangent + 1;
+            }
         }
 
-        if (bp == bp0) {
-            /* Back where we started from: zero-length subpath. */
-            return no_tangent + 1;
+        /* Update marker views */
+        for (SPItemView *v = item->display; v != NULL; v = v->next) {
+            sp_shape_update_marker_view (shape, v->arenaitem);
         }
     }
-
-found:
-    return atan2( p0 - other );
-}
-
-
-/**
- * Calculate the transform required to get a marker's path object in the
- * right place for particular path segment on a shape.  You should
- * call sp_shape_marker_required first to see if a marker is required
- * at this point.
- *
- * \see sp_shape_marker_required.
- *
- * \param shape Shape which the marker is for.
- * \param m Marker type (e.g. SP_MARKER_LOC_START)
- * \param bp Path segment which the arrow is for.
- * \return Transform matrix.
- */
-NR::Matrix
-sp_shape_marker_get_transform(SPShape const *shape, NArtBpath const *bp)
-{
-    g_return_val_if_fail(( is_moveto(SP_CURVE_BPATH(shape->curve)[0].code)
-                           && ( 0 < shape->curve->get_length() )
-                           && ( SP_CURVE_BPATH(shape->curve)[shape->curve->get_length()].code == NR_END ) ),
-                         NR::Matrix(NR::translate(bp->c(3))));
-    double const angle1 = incoming_tangent(bp);
-    double const angle2 = outgoing_tangent(bp);
-
-    double ret_angle;
-    if (angle1 > no_tangent) {
-        /* First vertex of an open subpath. */
-        ret_angle = ( angle2 > no_tangent
-                      ? 0.
-                      : angle2 );
-    } else if (angle2 > no_tangent) {
-        /* Last vertex of an open subpath. */
-        ret_angle = angle1;
-    } else {
-        ret_angle = .5 * (angle1 + angle2);
-
-        if ( fabs( angle2 - angle1 ) > M_PI ) {
-            /* ret_angle is in the middle of the larger of the two sectors between angle1 and
-             * angle2, so flip it by 180degrees to force it to the middle of the smaller sector.
-             *
-             * (Imagine a circle with rays drawn at angle1 and angle2 from the centre of the
-             * circle.  Those two rays divide the circle into two sectors.)
-             */
-            ret_angle += M_PI;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return NR::Matrix(NR::rotate(ret_angle)) * NR::translate(bp->c(3));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -588,22 +297,26 @@ sp_shape_marker_get_transform(SPShape const *shape, NArtBpath const *bp)
  *
  * \see sp_shape_marker_update_marker_view.
  *
- * \param p Point where the marker should be placed.
- * \param t1 Tangent of end of curvesegment before marker
- * \param t2 Tangent of start of curvesegment after marker
- * \return Transform matrix.
- *
  * From SVG spec:
  * The axes of the temporary new user coordinate system are aligned according to the orient attribute on the 'marker'
  * element and the slope of the curve at the given vertex. (Note: if there is a discontinuity at a vertex, the slope
  * is the average of the slopes of the two segments of the curve that join at the given vertex. If a slope cannot be
  * determined, the slope is assumed to be zero.)
+ *
+ * Reference: http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/painting.html#MarkerElement, the `orient' attribute.
+ * Reference for behaviour of zero-length segments:
+ * http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/implnote.html#PathElementImplementationNotes
  */
-Geom::Matrix
-sp_shape_marker_get_transform(Geom::Point & p, Geom::Point & t1, Geom::Point & t2)
+Geom::Matrix sp_shape_marker_get_transform(Geom::Curve const & c1, Geom::Curve const & c2)
 {
-    double const angle1 = Geom::atan2(t1);
-    double const angle2 = Geom::atan2(t2);
+    Geom::Point p = c1.pointAt(1);
+    Geom::Curve * c1_reverse = c1.reverse();
+    Geom::Point tang1 = - c1_reverse->unitTangentAt(0);
+    delete c1_reverse;
+    Geom::Point tang2 = c2.unitTangentAt(0);
+
+    double const angle1 = Geom::atan2(tang1);
+    double const angle2 = Geom::atan2(tang2);
 
     double ret_angle;
     ret_angle = .5 * (angle1 + angle2);
@@ -621,68 +334,152 @@ sp_shape_marker_get_transform(Geom::Point & p, Geom::Point & t1, Geom::Point & t
     return Geom::Rotate(ret_angle) * Geom::Translate(p);
 }
 
+Geom::Matrix sp_shape_marker_get_transform_at_start(Geom::Curve const & c)
+{
+    Geom::Point p = c.pointAt(0);
+    Geom::Matrix ret = Geom::Translate(p);
+
+    if ( !c.isDegenerate() ) {
+        Geom::Point tang = c.unitTangentAt(0);
+        double const angle = Geom::atan2(tang);
+        ret = Geom::Rotate(angle) * Geom::Translate(p);
+    } else {
+        /* FIXME: the svg spec says to search for a better alternative than zero angle directionality:
+         * http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/implnote.html#PathElementImplementationNotes */
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+Geom::Matrix sp_shape_marker_get_transform_at_end(Geom::Curve const & c)
+{
+    Geom::Point p = c.pointAt(1);
+    Geom::Matrix ret = Geom::Translate(p);
+
+    if ( !c.isDegenerate() ) {
+        Geom::Curve * c_reverse = c.reverse();
+        Geom::Point tang = - c_reverse->unitTangentAt(0);
+        delete c_reverse;
+        double const angle = Geom::atan2(tang);
+        ret = Geom::Rotate(angle) * Geom::Translate(p);
+    } else {
+        /* FIXME: the svg spec says to search for a better alternative than zero angle directionality:
+         * http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG11/implnote.html#PathElementImplementationNotes */
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * Updates the instances (views) of a given marker in a shape.
  * Marker views have to be scaled already.  The transformation
  * is retrieved and then shown by calling sp_marker_show_instance.
  *
- * TODO: correctly handle the 'marker' attribute.
- * "Using the marker property from a style sheet is equivalent to using all three (start, mid, end)."
- * See painting-marker-03-f.svg in SVG 1.1 Full test suite.
+ * @todo figure out what to do when both 'marker' and for instance 'marker-end' are set.
  */
-static void
-sp_shape_update_marker_view (SPShape *shape, NRArenaItem *ai)
+void SPShape::sp_shape_update_marker_view(SPShape *shape, NRArenaItem *ai)
 {
     SPStyle *style = ((SPObject *) shape)->style;
 
     // position arguments to sp_marker_show_instance, basically counts the amount of markers.
-    int start_pos = 0;
-    int mid_pos = 0;
-    int end_pos = 0;
+    int counter[4] = {0};
 
+    if (!shape->curve) return;
     Geom::PathVector const & pathv = shape->curve->get_pathvector();
-    for(Geom::PathVector::const_iterator path_it = pathv.begin(); path_it != pathv.end(); ++path_it) {
-        if ( shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_START] ) {
-            Geom::Point p = path_it->front().pointAt(0);
-            Geom::Point tang = path_it->front().unitTangentAt(0);
-            Geom::Matrix const m (sp_shape_marker_get_transform(p, tang, tang));
-            sp_marker_show_instance ((SPMarker* ) shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_START], ai,
-                                     NR_ARENA_ITEM_GET_KEY(ai) + SP_MARKER_LOC_START, start_pos, m,
-                                     style->stroke_width.computed);
-             start_pos++;
+    if (pathv.empty()) return;
+
+    // the first vertex should get a start marker, the last an end marker, and all the others a mid marker
+    // see bug 456148
+
+    // START marker
+    {
+        Geom::Matrix const m (sp_shape_marker_get_transform_at_start(pathv.begin()->front()));
+        for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {  // SP_MARKER_LOC and SP_MARKER_LOC_START
+            if ( shape->marker[i] ) {
+                sp_marker_show_instance ((SPMarker* ) shape->marker[i], ai,
+                                         NR_ARENA_ITEM_GET_KEY(ai) + i, counter[i], m,
+                                         style->stroke_width.computed);
+                 counter[i]++;
+            }
         }
+    }
 
-        if ( shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_MID] ) {
-            Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it1 = path_it->begin();      // incoming curve
-            Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it2 = ++(path_it->begin());  // outgoing curve
-            while (curve_it2 != path_it->end_default())
+    // MID marker
+    if (shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_MID] || shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC]) {
+        for(Geom::PathVector::const_iterator path_it = pathv.begin(); path_it != pathv.end(); ++path_it) {
+            // START position
+            if ( path_it != pathv.begin() 
+                 && ! ((path_it == (pathv.end()-1)) && (path_it->size_default() == 0)) ) // if this is the last path and it is a moveto-only, don't draw mid marker there
             {
-                /* Put marker between curve_it1 and curve_it2.
-                 * Loop to end_default (so including closing segment), because when a path is closed,
-                 * there should be a midpoint marker between last segment and closing straight line segment
-                 */
-                Geom::Point p = curve_it1->pointAt(1);
-                Geom::Point tang1 = curve_it1->unitTangentAt(1);
-                Geom::Point tang2 = curve_it2->unitTangentAt(0);
-                Geom::Matrix const m (sp_shape_marker_get_transform(p, tang1, tang2));
-                sp_marker_show_instance ((SPMarker* ) shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_MID], ai,
-                                         NR_ARENA_ITEM_GET_KEY(ai) + SP_MARKER_LOC_MID, mid_pos, m,
-                                         style->stroke_width.computed);
-                mid_pos++;
+                Geom::Matrix const m (sp_shape_marker_get_transform_at_start(path_it->front()));
+                for (int i = 0; i < 3; i += 2) {  // SP_MARKER_LOC and SP_MARKER_LOC_MID
+                    if ( shape->marker[i] ) {
+                        sp_marker_show_instance ((SPMarker* ) shape->marker[i], ai,
+                                                 NR_ARENA_ITEM_GET_KEY(ai) + i, counter[i], m,
+                                                 style->stroke_width.computed);
+                         counter[i]++;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            // MID position
+            if ( path_it->size_default() > 1) {
+                Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it1 = path_it->begin();      // incoming curve
+                Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it2 = ++(path_it->begin());  // outgoing curve
+                while (curve_it2 != path_it->end_default())
+                {
+                    /* Put marker between curve_it1 and curve_it2.
+                     * Loop to end_default (so including closing segment), because when a path is closed,
+                     * there should be a midpoint marker between last segment and closing straight line segment
+                     */
+                    Geom::Matrix const m (sp_shape_marker_get_transform(*curve_it1, *curve_it2));
+                    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i += 2) {  // SP_MARKER_LOC and SP_MARKER_LOC_MID
+                        if (shape->marker[i]) {
+                            sp_marker_show_instance ((SPMarker* ) shape->marker[i], ai,
+                                                     NR_ARENA_ITEM_GET_KEY(ai) + i, counter[i], m,
+                                                     style->stroke_width.computed);
+                            counter[i]++;
+                        }
+                    }
 
-                ++curve_it1;
-                ++curve_it2;
+                    ++curve_it1;
+                    ++curve_it2;
+                }
+            }
+            // END position
+            if ( path_it != (pathv.end()-1) && !path_it->empty()) {
+                Geom::Curve const &lastcurve = path_it->back_default();
+                Geom::Matrix const m = sp_shape_marker_get_transform_at_end(lastcurve);
+                for (int i = 0; i < 3; i += 2) {  // SP_MARKER_LOC and SP_MARKER_LOC_MID
+                    if (shape->marker[i]) {
+                        sp_marker_show_instance ((SPMarker* ) shape->marker[i], ai,
+                                                 NR_ARENA_ITEM_GET_KEY(ai) + i, counter[i], m,
+                                                 style->stroke_width.computed);
+                        counter[i]++;
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
+    }
 
-        if ( shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_END] ) {
-            Geom::Point p = path_it->back_default().pointAt(1);
-            Geom::Point tang = path_it->back_default().unitTangentAt(1);
-            Geom::Matrix const m (sp_shape_marker_get_transform(p, tang, tang));
-            sp_marker_show_instance ((SPMarker* ) shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_END], ai,
-                                     NR_ARENA_ITEM_GET_KEY(ai) + SP_MARKER_LOC_END, end_pos, m,
-                                     style->stroke_width.computed);
-            end_pos++;
+    // END marker
+    if ( shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_END] || shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC] ) {
+        /* Get reference to last curve in the path.
+         * For moveto-only path, this returns the "closing line segment". */
+        Geom::Path const &path_last = pathv.back();
+        unsigned int index = path_last.size_default();
+        if (index > 0) {
+            index--;
+        }
+        Geom::Curve const &lastcurve = path_last[index];
+        Geom::Matrix const m = sp_shape_marker_get_transform_at_end(lastcurve);
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 4; i += 3) {  // SP_MARKER_LOC and SP_MARKER_LOC_END
+            if (shape->marker[i]) {
+                sp_marker_show_instance ((SPMarker* ) shape->marker[i], ai,
+                                         NR_ARENA_ITEM_GET_KEY(ai) + i, counter[i], m,
+                                         style->stroke_width.computed);
+                counter[i]++;
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -690,148 +487,246 @@ sp_shape_update_marker_view (SPShape *shape, NRArenaItem *ai)
 /**
  * Sets modified flag for all sub-item views.
  */
-static void
-sp_shape_modified (SPObject *object, unsigned int flags)
+void SPShape::sp_shape_modified(SPObject *object, unsigned int flags)
 {
-       SPShape *shape = SP_SHAPE (object);
+    SPShape *shape = SP_SHAPE (object);
 
-       if (((SPObjectClass *) (parent_class))->modified) {
-         (* ((SPObjectClass *) (parent_class))->modified) (object, flags);
-       }
+    if (((SPObjectClass *) (SPShapeClass::parent_class))->modified) {
+      (* ((SPObjectClass *) (SPShapeClass::parent_class))->modified) (object, flags);
+    }
 
-       if (flags & SP_OBJECT_STYLE_MODIFIED_FLAG) {
-               for (SPItemView *v = SP_ITEM (shape)->display; v != NULL; v = v->next) {
-                       nr_arena_shape_set_style (NR_ARENA_SHAPE (v->arenaitem), object->style);
-               }
-       }
+    if (flags & SP_OBJECT_STYLE_MODIFIED_FLAG) {
+        for (SPItemView *v = SP_ITEM (shape)->display; v != NULL; v = v->next) {
+            nr_arena_shape_set_style (NR_ARENA_SHAPE (v->arenaitem), object->style);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /**
  * Calculates the bounding box for item, storing it into bbox.
  * This also includes the bounding boxes of any markers included in the shape.
  */
-static void sp_shape_bbox(SPItem const *item, NRRect *bbox, NR::Matrix const &transform, unsigned const flags)
+void SPShape::sp_shape_bbox(SPItem const *item, NRRect *bbox, Geom::Matrix const &transform, unsigned const flags)
 {
     SPShape const *shape = SP_SHAPE (item);
-
     if (shape->curve) {
-
-        NRRect  cbbox;
-
-        Geom::Rect geombbox = bounds_exact_transformed(shape->curve->get_pathvector(), to_2geom(transform));
-        cbbox.x0 = geombbox[0][0];
-        cbbox.y0 = geombbox[1][0];
-        cbbox.x1 = geombbox[0][1];
-        cbbox.y1 = geombbox[1][1];
-
-        if ((SPItem::BBoxType) flags != SPItem::GEOMETRIC_BBOX) {
-            
-            SPStyle* style=SP_OBJECT_STYLE (item);
-            if (!style->stroke.isNone()) {
-                double const scale = expansion(transform);
-                if ( fabs(style->stroke_width.computed * scale) > 0.01 ) { // sinon c'est 0=oon veut pas de bord
-                    double const width = MAX(0.125, style->stroke_width.computed * scale);
-                    if ( fabs(cbbox.x1-cbbox.x0) > -0.00001 && fabs(cbbox.y1-cbbox.y0) > -0.00001 ) {
-                        cbbox.x0-=0.5*width;
-                        cbbox.x1+=0.5*width;
-                        cbbox.y0-=0.5*width;
-                        cbbox.y1+=0.5*width;
-                    }
+        Geom::OptRect geombbox = bounds_exact_transformed(shape->curve->get_pathvector(), transform);
+        if (geombbox) {
+            NRRect  cbbox;
+            cbbox.x0 = (*geombbox)[0][0];
+            cbbox.y0 = (*geombbox)[1][0];
+            cbbox.x1 = (*geombbox)[0][1];
+            cbbox.y1 = (*geombbox)[1][1];
+
+            switch ((SPItem::BBoxType) flags) {
+                case SPItem::GEOMETRIC_BBOX: {
+                    // do nothing
+                    break;
                 }
-            }
-
-            // Union with bboxes of the markers, if any
-            if (sp_shape_has_markers (shape)) {
-                /* TODO: make code prettier: lots of variables can be taken out of the loop! */
-                Geom::PathVector const & pathv = shape->curve->get_pathvector();
-                for(Geom::PathVector::const_iterator path_it = pathv.begin(); path_it != pathv.end(); ++path_it) {
-                    if ( shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_START] ) {
-                        SPMarker* marker = SP_MARKER (shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_START]);
-                        SPItem* marker_item = sp_item_first_item_child (SP_OBJECT (shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_START]));
-
-                        Geom::Point p = path_it->front().pointAt(0);
-                        Geom::Point tang = path_it->front().unitTangentAt(0);
-                        NR::Matrix tr(from_2geom(sp_shape_marker_get_transform(p, tang, tang)));
-
-                        if (marker->markerUnits == SP_MARKER_UNITS_STROKEWIDTH) {
-                            tr = NR::scale(style->stroke_width.computed) * tr;
+                case SPItem::RENDERING_BBOX: {
+                    // convert the stroke to a path and calculate that path's geometric bbox
+                    SPStyle* style=SP_OBJECT_STYLE (item);
+                    if (!style->stroke.isNone()) {
+                        Geom::PathVector *pathv = item_outline(item);
+                        if (pathv) {
+                            Geom::OptRect geomstrokebbox = bounds_exact_transformed(*pathv, transform);
+                            if (geomstrokebbox) {
+                                NRRect  strokebbox;
+                                strokebbox.x0 = (*geomstrokebbox)[0][0];
+                                strokebbox.y0 = (*geomstrokebbox)[1][0];
+                                strokebbox.x1 = (*geomstrokebbox)[0][1];
+                                strokebbox.y1 = (*geomstrokebbox)[1][1];
+                                nr_rect_d_union (&cbbox, &cbbox, &strokebbox);
+                            }
+                            delete pathv;
                         }
-
-                        // total marker transform
-                        tr = marker_item->transform * marker->c2p * tr * transform;
-
-                        // get bbox of the marker with that transform
-                        NRRect marker_bbox;
-                        sp_item_invoke_bbox (marker_item, &marker_bbox, tr, true);
-                        // union it with the shape bbox
-                        nr_rect_d_union (&cbbox, &cbbox, &marker_bbox);
                     }
-
-                    if ( shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_MID] ) {
-                        Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it1 = path_it->begin();      // incoming curve
-                        Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it2 = ++(path_it->begin());  // outgoing curve
-                        while (curve_it2 != path_it->end_default())
-                        {
-                            /* Put marker between curve_it1 and curve_it2.
-                             * Loop to end_default (so including closing segment), because when a path is closed,
-                             * there should be a midpoint marker between last segment and closing straight line segment */
-
-                            SPMarker* marker = SP_MARKER (shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_MID]);
-                            SPItem* marker_item = sp_item_first_item_child (SP_OBJECT (shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_MID]));
-
-                            Geom::Point p = curve_it1->pointAt(1);
-                            Geom::Point tang1 = curve_it1->unitTangentAt(1);
-                            Geom::Point tang2 = curve_it2->unitTangentAt(0);
-                            NR::Matrix tr(from_2geom(sp_shape_marker_get_transform(p, tang1, tang2)));
-
-                            if (marker->markerUnits == SP_MARKER_UNITS_STROKEWIDTH) {
-                                tr = NR::scale(style->stroke_width.computed) * tr;
+                    break;
+                }
+                default:
+                case SPItem::APPROXIMATE_BBOX: {
+                    SPStyle* style=SP_OBJECT_STYLE (item);
+                    if (!style->stroke.isNone()) {
+                        double const scale = transform.descrim();
+                        if ( fabs(style->stroke_width.computed * scale) > 0.01 ) { // sinon c'est 0=oon veut pas de bord
+                            double const width = MAX(0.125, style->stroke_width.computed * scale);
+                            if ( fabs(cbbox.x1-cbbox.x0) > -0.00001 && fabs(cbbox.y1-cbbox.y0) > -0.00001 ) {
+                                cbbox.x0-=0.5*width;
+                                cbbox.x1+=0.5*width;
+                                cbbox.y0-=0.5*width;
+                                cbbox.y1+=0.5*width;
                             }
-
-                            // total marker transform
-                            tr = marker_item->transform * marker->c2p * tr * transform;
-
-                            // get bbox of the marker with that transform
-                            NRRect marker_bbox;
-                            sp_item_invoke_bbox (marker_item, &marker_bbox, tr, true);
-                            // union it with the shape bbox
-                            nr_rect_d_union (&cbbox, &cbbox, &marker_bbox);
-
-                            ++curve_it1;
-                            ++curve_it2;
                         }
                     }
 
-                    if ( shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_END] ) {
-                        SPMarker* marker = SP_MARKER (shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_END]);
-                        SPItem* marker_item = sp_item_first_item_child (SP_OBJECT (shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_END]));
-
-                        Geom::Point p = path_it->back_default().pointAt(1);
-                        Geom::Point tang = path_it->back_default().unitTangentAt(1);
-                        NR::Matrix tr(from_2geom(sp_shape_marker_get_transform(p, tang, tang)));
-
-                        if (marker->markerUnits == SP_MARKER_UNITS_STROKEWIDTH) {
-                            tr = NR::scale(style->stroke_width.computed) * tr;
+                    // Union with bboxes of the markers, if any
+                    if ( shape->hasMarkers()  && !shape->curve->get_pathvector().empty() ) {
+                        /** \todo make code prettier! */
+                        Geom::PathVector const & pathv = shape->curve->get_pathvector();
+                        // START marker
+                        for (unsigned i = 0; i < 2; i++) { // SP_MARKER_LOC and SP_MARKER_LOC_START
+                            if ( shape->marker[i] ) {
+                                SPMarker* marker = SP_MARKER (shape->marker[i]);
+                                SPItem* marker_item = sp_item_first_item_child (SP_OBJECT (marker));
+
+                                if (marker_item) {
+                                    Geom::Matrix tr(sp_shape_marker_get_transform_at_start(pathv.begin()->front()));
+                                    if (!marker->orient_auto) {
+                                        Geom::Point transl = tr.translation();
+                                        tr = Geom::Rotate::from_degrees(marker->orient) * Geom::Translate(transl);
+                                    }
+                                    if (marker->markerUnits == SP_MARKER_UNITS_STROKEWIDTH) {
+                                        tr = Geom::Scale(style->stroke_width.computed) * tr;
+                                    }
+
+                                    // total marker transform
+                                    tr = marker_item->transform * marker->c2p * tr * transform;
+
+                                    // get bbox of the marker with that transform
+                                    NRRect marker_bbox;
+                                    marker_item->invoke_bbox ( &marker_bbox, from_2geom(tr), true);
+                                    // union it with the shape bbox
+                                    nr_rect_d_union (&cbbox, &cbbox, &marker_bbox);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        // MID marker
+                        for (unsigned i = 0; i < 3; i += 2) { // SP_MARKER_LOC and SP_MARKER_LOC_MID
+                            SPMarker* marker = SP_MARKER (shape->marker[i]);
+                            if ( !shape->marker[i] ) continue;
+                            SPItem* marker_item = sp_item_first_item_child (SP_OBJECT (marker));
+                            if ( !marker_item ) continue;
+
+                            for(Geom::PathVector::const_iterator path_it = pathv.begin(); path_it != pathv.end(); ++path_it) {
+                                // START position
+                                if ( path_it != pathv.begin() 
+                                     && ! ((path_it == (pathv.end()-1)) && (path_it->size_default() == 0)) ) // if this is the last path and it is a moveto-only, there is no mid marker there
+                                {
+                                    Geom::Matrix tr(sp_shape_marker_get_transform_at_start(path_it->front()));
+                                    if (!marker->orient_auto) {
+                                        Geom::Point transl = tr.translation();
+                                        tr = Geom::Rotate::from_degrees(marker->orient) * Geom::Translate(transl);
+                                    }
+                                    if (marker->markerUnits == SP_MARKER_UNITS_STROKEWIDTH) {
+                                        tr = Geom::Scale(style->stroke_width.computed) * tr;
+                                    }
+                                    tr = marker_item->transform * marker->c2p * tr * transform;
+                                    NRRect marker_bbox;
+                                    marker_item->invoke_bbox ( &marker_bbox, from_2geom(tr), true);
+                                    nr_rect_d_union (&cbbox, &cbbox, &marker_bbox);
+                                }
+                                // MID position
+                                if ( path_it->size_default() > 1) {
+                                    Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it1 = path_it->begin();      // incoming curve
+                                    Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it2 = ++(path_it->begin());  // outgoing curve
+                                    while (curve_it2 != path_it->end_default())
+                                    {
+                                        /* Put marker between curve_it1 and curve_it2.
+                                         * Loop to end_default (so including closing segment), because when a path is closed,
+                                         * there should be a midpoint marker between last segment and closing straight line segment */
+
+                                        SPMarker* marker = SP_MARKER (shape->marker[i]);
+                                        SPItem* marker_item = sp_item_first_item_child (SP_OBJECT (marker));
+
+                                        if (marker_item) {
+                                            Geom::Matrix tr(sp_shape_marker_get_transform(*curve_it1, *curve_it2));
+                                            if (!marker->orient_auto) {
+                                                Geom::Point transl = tr.translation();
+                                                tr = Geom::Rotate::from_degrees(marker->orient) * Geom::Translate(transl);
+                                            }
+                                            if (marker->markerUnits == SP_MARKER_UNITS_STROKEWIDTH) {
+                                                tr = Geom::Scale(style->stroke_width.computed) * tr;
+                                            }
+                                            tr = marker_item->transform * marker->c2p * tr * transform;
+                                            NRRect marker_bbox;
+                                            marker_item->invoke_bbox ( &marker_bbox, from_2geom(tr), true);
+                                            nr_rect_d_union (&cbbox, &cbbox, &marker_bbox);
+                                        }
+
+                                        ++curve_it1;
+                                        ++curve_it2;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                // END position
+                                if ( path_it != (pathv.end()-1) && !path_it->empty()) {
+                                    Geom::Curve const &lastcurve = path_it->back_default();
+                                    Geom::Matrix tr = sp_shape_marker_get_transform_at_end(lastcurve);
+                                    if (!marker->orient_auto) {
+                                        Geom::Point transl = tr.translation();
+                                        tr = Geom::Rotate::from_degrees(marker->orient) * Geom::Translate(transl);
+                                    }
+                                    if (marker->markerUnits == SP_MARKER_UNITS_STROKEWIDTH) {
+                                        tr = Geom::Scale(style->stroke_width.computed) * tr;
+                                    }
+                                    tr = marker_item->transform * marker->c2p * tr * transform;
+                                    NRRect marker_bbox;
+                                    marker_item->invoke_bbox ( &marker_bbox, tr, true);
+                                    nr_rect_d_union (&cbbox, &cbbox, &marker_bbox);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                        // END marker
+                        for (unsigned i = 0; i < 4; i += 3) { // SP_MARKER_LOC and SP_MARKER_LOC_END
+                            if ( shape->marker[i] ) {
+                                SPMarker* marker = SP_MARKER (shape->marker[i]);
+                                SPItem* marker_item = sp_item_first_item_child (SP_OBJECT (marker));
+
+                                if (marker_item) {
+                                    /* Get reference to last curve in the path.
+                                     * For moveto-only path, this returns the "closing line segment". */
+                                    Geom::Path const &path_last = pathv.back();
+                                    unsigned int index = path_last.size_default();
+                                    if (index > 0) {
+                                        index--;
+                                    }
+                                    Geom::Curve const &lastcurve = path_last[index];
+
+                                    Geom::Matrix tr = sp_shape_marker_get_transform_at_end(lastcurve);
+                                    if (!marker->orient_auto) {
+                                        Geom::Point transl = tr.translation();
+                                        tr = Geom::Rotate::from_degrees(marker->orient) * Geom::Translate(transl);
+                                    }
+                                    if (marker->markerUnits == SP_MARKER_UNITS_STROKEWIDTH) {
+                                        tr = Geom::Scale(style->stroke_width.computed) * tr;
+                                    }
+
+                                    // total marker transform
+                                    tr = marker_item->transform * marker->c2p * tr * transform;
+
+                                    // get bbox of the marker with that transform
+                                    NRRect marker_bbox;
+                                    marker_item->invoke_bbox ( &marker_bbox, tr, true);
+                                    // union it with the shape bbox
+                                    nr_rect_d_union (&cbbox, &cbbox, &marker_bbox);
+                                }
+                            }
                         }
-
-                        // total marker transform
-                        tr = marker_item->transform * marker->c2p * tr * transform;
-
-                        // get bbox of the marker with that transform
-                        NRRect marker_bbox;
-                        sp_item_invoke_bbox (marker_item, &marker_bbox, tr, true);
-                        // union it with the shape bbox
-                        nr_rect_d_union (&cbbox, &cbbox, &marker_bbox);
                     }
-                }
-            }
-        }
+                    break;
+                } // end case approximate bbox type 
+            }  // end switch bboxtype
 
-        // copy our bbox to the variable we're given
-        *bbox = cbbox;
+            // copy our bbox to the variable we're given
+            *bbox = cbbox;
+        }
     }
 }
 
+static void
+sp_shape_print_invoke_marker_printing(SPObject* obj, Geom::Matrix tr, SPStyle* style, SPPrintContext *ctx) {
+    SPMarker *marker = SP_MARKER(obj);
+    if (marker->markerUnits == SP_MARKER_UNITS_STROKEWIDTH) {
+        tr = Geom::Scale(style->stroke_width.computed) * tr;
+    }
+
+    SPItem* marker_item = sp_item_first_item_child (SP_OBJECT (marker));
+    tr = marker_item->transform * marker->c2p * tr;
+
+    Geom::Matrix old_tr = marker_item->transform;
+    marker_item->transform = tr;
+    marker_item->invoke_print (ctx);
+    marker_item->transform = old_tr;
+}
 /**
  * Prepares shape for printing.  Handles printing of comments for printing
  * debugging, sizes the item to fit into the document width/height,
@@ -841,13 +736,17 @@ static void sp_shape_bbox(SPItem const *item, NRRect *bbox, NR::Matrix const &tr
 void
 sp_shape_print (SPItem *item, SPPrintContext *ctx)
 {
-       NRRect pbox, dbox, bbox;
+    NRRect pbox, dbox, bbox;
 
-       SPShape *shape = SP_SHAPE(item);
+    SPShape *shape = SP_SHAPE(item);
 
-       if (!shape->curve) return;
+    if (!shape->curve) return;
+
+    Geom::PathVector const & pathv = shape->curve->get_pathvector();
+    if (pathv.empty()) return;
 
-        gint add_comments = prefs_get_int_attribute_limited ("printing.debug", "add-label-comments", 0, 0, 1);
+        Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+        gint add_comments = prefs->getBool("/printing/debug/add-label-comments");
         if (add_comments) {
             gchar * comment = g_strdup_printf("begin '%s'",
                                               SP_OBJECT(item)->defaultLabel());
@@ -855,103 +754,86 @@ sp_shape_print (SPItem *item, SPPrintContext *ctx)
             g_free(comment);
         }
 
-       /* fixme: Think (Lauris) */
-       sp_item_invoke_bbox(item, &pbox, NR::identity(), TRUE);
-       dbox.x0 = 0.0;
-       dbox.y0 = 0.0;
-       dbox.x1 = sp_document_width (SP_OBJECT_DOCUMENT (item));
-       dbox.y1 = sp_document_height (SP_OBJECT_DOCUMENT (item));
-       sp_item_bbox_desktop (item, &bbox);
-       NR::Matrix const i2d = from_2geom(sp_item_i2d_affine(item));
+    /* fixme: Think (Lauris) */
+    item->invoke_bbox( &pbox, Geom::identity(), TRUE);
+    dbox.x0 = 0.0;
+    dbox.y0 = 0.0;
+    dbox.x1 = SP_OBJECT_DOCUMENT (item)->getWidth ();
+    dbox.y1 = SP_OBJECT_DOCUMENT (item)->getHeight ();
+    item->getBboxDesktop (&bbox);
+    Geom::Matrix const i2d(item->i2d_affine());
 
-        SPStyle* style = SP_OBJECT_STYLE (item);
+    SPStyle* style = SP_OBJECT_STYLE (item);
 
     if (!style->fill.isNone()) {
-        const_NRBPath bp;
-        bp.path = SP_CURVE_BPATH(shape->curve);
-        sp_print_fill (ctx, &bp, &i2d, style, &pbox, &dbox, &bbox);
+        sp_print_fill (ctx, pathv, &i2d, style, &pbox, &dbox, &bbox);
     }
 
     if (!style->stroke.isNone()) {
-        const_NRBPath bp;
-        bp.path = SP_CURVE_BPATH(shape->curve);
-        sp_print_stroke (ctx, &bp, &i2d, style, &pbox, &dbox, &bbox);
+        sp_print_stroke (ctx, pathv, &i2d, style, &pbox, &dbox, &bbox);
     }
 
-    /* TODO: make code prettier: lots of variables can be taken out of the loop! */
-    Geom::PathVector const & pathv = shape->curve->get_pathvector();
-    for(Geom::PathVector::const_iterator path_it = pathv.begin(); path_it != pathv.end(); ++path_it) {
-        if ( shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_START] ) {
-            SPMarker* marker = SP_MARKER (shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_START]);
-            SPItem* marker_item = sp_item_first_item_child (SP_OBJECT (shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_START]));
-
-            Geom::Point p = path_it->front().pointAt(0);
-            Geom::Point tang = path_it->front().unitTangentAt(0);
-            NR::Matrix tr(from_2geom(sp_shape_marker_get_transform(p, tang, tang)));
-
-            if (marker->markerUnits == SP_MARKER_UNITS_STROKEWIDTH) {
-                tr = NR::scale(style->stroke_width.computed) * tr;
-            }
-
-            tr = marker_item->transform * marker->c2p * tr;
-
-            NR::Matrix old_tr = marker_item->transform;
-            marker_item->transform = tr;
-            sp_item_invoke_print (marker_item, ctx);
-            marker_item->transform = old_tr;
+    /** \todo make code prettier */
+    // START marker
+    for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {  // SP_MARKER_LOC and SP_MARKER_LOC_START    
+        if ( shape->marker[i] ) {
+            Geom::Matrix tr(sp_shape_marker_get_transform_at_start(pathv.begin()->front()));
+            sp_shape_print_invoke_marker_printing(shape->marker[i], tr, style, ctx);
         }
-
-        if ( shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_MID] ) {
-            Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it1 = path_it->begin();      // incoming curve
-            Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it2 = ++(path_it->begin());  // outgoing curve
-            while (curve_it2 != path_it->end_default())
-            {
-                /* Put marker between curve_it1 and curve_it2.
-                 * Loop to end_default (so including closing segment), because when a path is closed,
-                 * there should be a midpoint marker between last segment and closing straight line segment */
-
-                SPMarker* marker = SP_MARKER (shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_MID]);
-                SPItem* marker_item = sp_item_first_item_child (SP_OBJECT (shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_MID]));
-
-                Geom::Point p = curve_it1->pointAt(1);
-                Geom::Point tang1 = curve_it1->unitTangentAt(1);
-                Geom::Point tang2 = curve_it2->unitTangentAt(0);
-                NR::Matrix tr(from_2geom(sp_shape_marker_get_transform(p, tang1, tang2)));
-
-                if (marker->markerUnits == SP_MARKER_UNITS_STROKEWIDTH) {
-                    tr = NR::scale(style->stroke_width.computed) * tr;
+    }
+    // MID marker
+    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i += 2) {  // SP_MARKER_LOC and SP_MARKER_LOC_MID
+        if (shape->marker[i]) {
+            for(Geom::PathVector::const_iterator path_it = pathv.begin(); path_it != pathv.end(); ++path_it) {
+                // START position
+                if ( path_it != pathv.begin() 
+                     && ! ((path_it == (pathv.end()-1)) && (path_it->size_default() == 0)) ) // if this is the last path and it is a moveto-only, there is no mid marker there
+                {
+                    Geom::Matrix tr(sp_shape_marker_get_transform_at_start(path_it->front()));
+                    sp_shape_print_invoke_marker_printing(shape->marker[i], tr, style, ctx);
+                }
+                // MID position
+                if ( path_it->size_default() > 1) {
+                    Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it1 = path_it->begin();      // incoming curve
+                    Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it2 = ++(path_it->begin());  // outgoing curve
+                    while (curve_it2 != path_it->end_default())
+                    {
+                        /* Put marker between curve_it1 and curve_it2.
+                         * Loop to end_default (so including closing segment), because when a path is closed,
+                         * there should be a midpoint marker between last segment and closing straight line segment */
+                        Geom::Matrix tr(sp_shape_marker_get_transform(*curve_it1, *curve_it2));
+
+                        sp_shape_print_invoke_marker_printing(shape->marker[i], tr, style, ctx);
+
+                        ++curve_it1;
+                        ++curve_it2;
+                    }
+                }
+                if ( path_it != (pathv.end()-1) && !path_it->empty()) {
+                    Geom::Curve const &lastcurve = path_it->back_default();
+                    Geom::Matrix tr = sp_shape_marker_get_transform_at_end(lastcurve);
+                    sp_shape_print_invoke_marker_printing(shape->marker[i], tr, style, ctx);
                 }
-
-                tr = marker_item->transform * marker->c2p * tr;
-
-                NR::Matrix old_tr = marker_item->transform;
-                marker_item->transform = tr;
-                sp_item_invoke_print (marker_item, ctx);
-                marker_item->transform = old_tr;
-
-                ++curve_it1;
-                ++curve_it2;
             }
         }
+    }
+    // END marker
+    if ( shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_END] || shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC]) {
+        /* Get reference to last curve in the path.
+         * For moveto-only path, this returns the "closing line segment". */
+        Geom::Path const &path_last = pathv.back();
+        unsigned int index = path_last.size_default();
+        if (index > 0) {
+            index--;
+        }
+        Geom::Curve const &lastcurve = path_last[index];
 
-        if ( shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_END] ) {
-            SPMarker* marker = SP_MARKER (shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_END]);
-            SPItem* marker_item = sp_item_first_item_child (SP_OBJECT (shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_END]));
-
-            Geom::Point p = path_it->back_default().pointAt(1);
-            Geom::Point tang = path_it->back_default().unitTangentAt(1);
-            NR::Matrix tr(from_2geom(sp_shape_marker_get_transform(p, tang, tang)));
+        Geom::Matrix tr = sp_shape_marker_get_transform_at_end(lastcurve);
 
-            if (marker->markerUnits == SP_MARKER_UNITS_STROKEWIDTH) {
-                tr = NR::scale(style->stroke_width.computed) * tr;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 4; i += 3) {  // SP_MARKER_LOC and SP_MARKER_LOC_END
+            if (shape->marker[i]) {
+                sp_shape_print_invoke_marker_printing(shape->marker[i], tr, style, ctx);
             }
-
-            tr = marker_item->transform * marker->c2p * tr;
-
-            NR::Matrix old_tr = marker_item->transform;
-            marker_item->transform = tr;
-            sp_item_invoke_print (marker_item, ctx);
-            marker_item->transform = old_tr;
         }
     }
 
@@ -966,88 +848,94 @@ sp_shape_print (SPItem *item, SPPrintContext *ctx)
 /**
  * Sets style, path, and paintbox.  Updates marker views, including dimensions.
  */
-static NRArenaItem *
-sp_shape_show (SPItem *item, NRArena *arena, unsigned int /*key*/, unsigned int /*flags*/)
+NRArenaItem * SPShape::sp_shape_show(SPItem *item, NRArena *arena, unsigned int /*key*/, unsigned int /*flags*/)
 {
-       SPObject *object = SP_OBJECT(item);
-       SPShape *shape = SP_SHAPE(item);
-
-       NRArenaItem *arenaitem = NRArenaShape::create(arena);
-        NRArenaShape * const s = NR_ARENA_SHAPE(arenaitem);
-       nr_arena_shape_set_style(s, object->style);
-       nr_arena_shape_set_path(s, shape->curve, false);
-        NR::Maybe<NR::Rect> paintbox = item->getBounds(NR::identity());
-        if (paintbox) {
-            s->setPaintBox(*paintbox);
-        }
+    SPObject *object = SP_OBJECT(item);
+    SPShape *shape = SP_SHAPE(item);
+
+    NRArenaItem *arenaitem = NRArenaShape::create(arena);
+    NRArenaShape * const s = NR_ARENA_SHAPE(arenaitem);
+    nr_arena_shape_set_style(s, object->style);
+    nr_arena_shape_set_path(s, shape->curve, false);
+    Geom::OptRect paintbox = item->getBounds(Geom::identity());
+    if (paintbox) {
+        s->setPaintBox(*paintbox);
+    }
 
-        if (sp_shape_has_markers (shape)) {
+    /* This stanza checks that an object's marker style agrees with
+     * the marker objects it has allocated.  sp_shape_set_marker ensures
+     * that the appropriate marker objects are present (or absent) to
+     * match the style.
+     */
+    for (int i = 0 ; i < SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY ; i++) {
+        sp_shape_set_marker (object, i, object->style->marker[i].value);
+      }
 
-            /* Dimension the marker views */
-            if (!arenaitem->key) {
-                NR_ARENA_ITEM_SET_KEY (arenaitem, sp_item_display_key_new (SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY));
-            }
+    if (shape->hasMarkers ()) {
 
-            for (int i = 0; i < SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY; i++) {
-                if (shape->marker[i]) {
-                    sp_marker_show_dimension ((SPMarker *) shape->marker[i],
-                                              NR_ARENA_ITEM_GET_KEY (arenaitem) + i - SP_MARKER_LOC,
-                                              sp_shape_number_of_markers (shape, i));
-               }
-            }
+        /* provide key and dimension the marker views */
+        if (!arenaitem->key) {
+            NR_ARENA_ITEM_SET_KEY (arenaitem, SPItem::display_key_new (SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY));
+        }
 
+        for (int i = 0; i < SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY; i++) {
+            if (shape->marker[i]) {
+                sp_marker_show_dimension ((SPMarker *) shape->marker[i],
+                                          NR_ARENA_ITEM_GET_KEY (arenaitem) + i,
+                                          shape->numberOfMarkers (i));
+            }
+        }
 
-            /* Update marker views */
-            sp_shape_update_marker_view (shape, arenaitem);
-       }
+        /* Update marker views */
+        sp_shape_update_marker_view (shape, arenaitem);
+    }
 
-       return arenaitem;
+    return arenaitem;
 }
 
 /**
  * Hides/removes marker views from the shape.
  */
-static void
-sp_shape_hide (SPItem *item, unsigned int key)
+void SPShape::sp_shape_hide(SPItem *item, unsigned int key)
 {
-       SPShape *shape;
-       SPItemView *v;
-       int i;
+    SPShape *shape;
+    SPItemView *v;
+    int i;
 
-       shape = (SPShape *) item;
+    shape = (SPShape *) item;
 
-       for (i=0; i<SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY; i++) {
-         if (shape->marker[i]) {
-           for (v = item->display; v != NULL; v = v->next) {
+    for (i=0; i<SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY; i++) {
+      if (shape->marker[i]) {
+        for (v = item->display; v != NULL; v = v->next) {
                 if (key == v->key) {
-             sp_marker_hide ((SPMarker *) shape->marker[i],
+          sp_marker_hide ((SPMarker *) shape->marker[i],
                                     NR_ARENA_ITEM_GET_KEY (v->arenaitem) + i);
                 }
-           }
-         }
-       }
+        }
+      }
+    }
 
-       if (((SPItemClass *) parent_class)->hide) {
-         ((SPItemClass *) parent_class)->hide (item, key);
-       }
+    if (((SPItemClass *) SPShapeClass::parent_class)->hide) {
+      ((SPItemClass *) SPShapeClass::parent_class)->hide (item, key);
+    }
 }
 
 /**
 * \param shape Shape.
 * \return TRUE if the shape has any markers, or FALSE if not.
 */
-int
-sp_shape_has_markers (SPShape const *shape)
+int SPShape::hasMarkers() const
 {
     /* Note, we're ignoring 'marker' settings, which technically should apply for
        all three settings.  This should be fixed later such that if 'marker' is
        specified, then all three should appear. */
 
     return (
-        shape->curve &&
-        (shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_START] ||
-         shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_MID] ||
-         shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_END])
+        this->curve &&
+        (this->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC] ||
+         this->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_START] ||
+         this->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_MID] ||
+         this->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_END])
         );
 }
 
@@ -1057,23 +945,52 @@ sp_shape_has_markers (SPShape const *shape)
 * \param type Marker type (e.g. SP_MARKER_LOC_START)
 * \return Number of markers that the shape has of this type.
 */
-int
-sp_shape_number_of_markers (SPShape *shape, int type)
+int SPShape::numberOfMarkers(int type)
 {
-// TODO fixme: this looks very bad that the type parameter is ignored.
-    Geom::PathVector const & pathv = shape->curve->get_pathvector();
-
-    guint n = shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_START] ?  pathv.size() : 0;
+    Geom::PathVector const & pathv = this->curve->get_pathvector();
+    if (pathv.size() == 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
 
-    for(Geom::PathVector::const_iterator path_it = pathv.begin(); path_it != pathv.end(); ++path_it) {
-        n += shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_MID] ?  path_it->size() : 0;
+    switch(type) {
+        case SP_MARKER_LOC:
+        {
+            if ( this->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC] ) {
+                guint n = 0;
+                for(Geom::PathVector::const_iterator path_it = pathv.begin(); path_it != pathv.end(); ++path_it) {
+                    n += path_it->size_default() + 1;
+                }
+                return n;
+            } else {
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
+        case SP_MARKER_LOC_START:
+            // there is only a start marker on the first path of a pathvector
+            return this->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_START] ? 1 : 0;
+
+        case SP_MARKER_LOC_MID:
+        {
+            if ( this->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_MID] ) {
+                guint n = 0;
+                for(Geom::PathVector::const_iterator path_it = pathv.begin(); path_it != pathv.end(); ++path_it) {
+                    n += path_it->size_default() + 1;
+                }
+                return n - 2; // minus the start and end marker.
+            } else {
+                return 0;
+            }
+        }
 
-        if ( shape->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_END] && !path_it->empty()) {
-            n++;
+        case SP_MARKER_LOC_END:
+        {
+            // there is only an end marker on the last path of a pathvector
+            return this->marker[SP_MARKER_LOC_END] ? 1 : 0;
         }
-    }
 
-    return n;
+        default:
+            return 0;
+    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1084,25 +1001,26 @@ sp_shape_number_of_markers (SPShape *shape, int type)
 static void
 sp_shape_marker_release (SPObject *marker, SPShape *shape)
 {
-       SPItem *item;
-       int i;
-
-       item = (SPItem *) shape;
-
-       for (i = SP_MARKER_LOC_START; i < SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY; i++) {
-         if (marker == shape->marker[i]) {
-           SPItemView *v;
-           /* Hide marker */
-           for (v = item->display; v != NULL; v = v->next) {
-             sp_marker_hide ((SPMarker *) (shape->marker[i]), NR_ARENA_ITEM_GET_KEY (v->arenaitem) + i);
-             /* fixme: Do we need explicit remove here? (Lauris) */
-             /* nr_arena_item_set_mask (v->arenaitem, NULL); */
-           }
-           /* Detach marker */
-           sp_signal_disconnect_by_data (shape->marker[i], item);
-           shape->marker[i] = sp_object_hunref (shape->marker[i], item);
-         }
-       }
+    SPItem *item;
+    int i;
+
+    item = (SPItem *) shape;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < SP_MARKER_LOC_QTY; i++) {
+        if (marker == shape->marker[i]) {
+            SPItemView *v;
+            /* Hide marker */
+            for (v = item->display; v != NULL; v = v->next) {
+              sp_marker_hide ((SPMarker *) (shape->marker[i]), NR_ARENA_ITEM_GET_KEY (v->arenaitem) + i);
+              /* fixme: Do we need explicit remove here? (Lauris) */
+              /* nr_arena_item_set_mask (v->arenaitem, NULL); */
+            }
+            /* Detach marker */
+            shape->release_connect[i].disconnect();
+            shape->modified_connect[i].disconnect();
+            shape->marker[i] = sp_object_hunref (shape->marker[i], item);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1111,12 +1029,12 @@ sp_shape_marker_release (SPObject *marker, SPShape *shape)
 static void
 sp_shape_marker_modified (SPObject */*marker*/, guint /*flags*/, SPItem */*item*/)
 {
-       /* I think mask does update automagically */
-       /* g_warning ("Item %s mask %s modified", SP_OBJECT_ID (item), SP_OBJECT_ID (mask)); */
+    /* I think mask does update automagically */
+    /* g_warning ("Item %s mask %s modified", item->getId(), mask->getId()); */
 }
 
 /**
- * Adds a new marker to shape object at the location indicated by key.  value 
+ * Adds a new marker to shape object at the location indicated by key.  value
  * must be a valid URI reference resolvable from the shape object (i.e., present
  * in the document <defs>).  If the shape object already has a marker
  * registered at the given position, it is removed first.  Then the
@@ -1128,7 +1046,7 @@ sp_shape_set_marker (SPObject *object, unsigned int key, const gchar *value)
     SPItem *item = (SPItem *) object;
     SPShape *shape = (SPShape *) object;
 
-    if (key < SP_MARKER_LOC_START || key > SP_MARKER_LOC_END) {
+    if (key > SP_MARKER_LOC_END) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1167,15 +1085,11 @@ sp_shape_set_marker (SPObject *object, unsigned int key, const gchar *value)
 /**
  * Calls any registered handlers for the set_shape action
  */
-void
-sp_shape_set_shape (SPShape *shape)
+void SPShape::setShape()
 {
-       g_return_if_fail (shape != NULL);
-       g_return_if_fail (SP_IS_SHAPE (shape));
-
-       if (SP_SHAPE_CLASS (G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (shape))->set_shape) {
-         SP_SHAPE_CLASS (G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (shape))->set_shape (shape);
-       }
+    if (SP_SHAPE_CLASS (G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (this))->set_shape) {
+      SP_SHAPE_CLASS (G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (this))->set_shape (this);
+    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1184,56 +1098,53 @@ sp_shape_set_shape (SPShape *shape)
  * Any existing curve in the shape will be unreferenced first.
  * This routine also triggers a request to update the display.
  */
-void
-sp_shape_set_curve (SPShape *shape, SPCurve *curve, unsigned int owner)
+void SPShape::setCurve(SPCurve *curve, unsigned int owner)
 {
-       if (shape->curve) {
-               shape->curve = shape->curve->unref();
-       }
-       if (curve) {
-               if (owner) {
-                       shape->curve = curve->ref();
-               } else {
-                       shape->curve = curve->copy();
-               }
-       }
-        SP_OBJECT(shape)->requestDisplayUpdate(SP_OBJECT_MODIFIED_FLAG);
+    if (this->curve) {
+        this->curve = this->curve->unref();
+    }
+    if (curve) {
+        if (owner) {
+            this->curve = curve->ref();
+        } else {
+            this->curve = curve->copy();
+        }
+    }
+        SP_OBJECT(this)->requestDisplayUpdate(SP_OBJECT_MODIFIED_FLAG);
 }
 
 /**
  * Return duplicate of curve (if any exists) or NULL if there is no curve
  */
-SPCurve *
-sp_shape_get_curve (SPShape *shape)
+SPCurve * SPShape::getCurve()
 {
-       if (shape->curve) {
-               return shape->curve->copy();
-       }
-       return NULL;
+    if (this->curve) {
+        return this->curve->copy();
+    }
+    return NULL;
 }
 
 /**
  * Same as sp_shape_set_curve but without updating the display
  */
-void
-sp_shape_set_curve_insync (SPShape *shape, SPCurve *curve, unsigned int owner)
+void SPShape::setCurveInsync(SPCurve *curve, unsigned int owner)
 {
-       if (shape->curve) {
-               shape->curve = shape->curve->unref();
-       }
-       if (curve) {
-               if (owner) {
-                       shape->curve = curve->ref();
-               } else {
-                       shape->curve = curve->copy();
-               }
-       }
+    if (this->curve) {
+        this->curve = this->curve->unref();
+    }
+    if (curve) {
+        if (owner) {
+            this->curve = curve->ref();
+        } else {
+            this->curve = curve->copy();
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /**
  * Return all nodes in a path that are to be considered for snapping
  */
-static void sp_shape_snappoints(SPItem const *item, SnapPointsIter p)
+void SPShape::sp_shape_snappoints(SPItem const *item, std::vector<Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint> &p, Inkscape::SnapPreferences const *snapprefs)
 {
     g_assert(item != NULL);
     g_assert(SP_IS_SHAPE(item));
@@ -1242,38 +1153,103 @@ static void sp_shape_snappoints(SPItem const *item, SnapPointsIter p)
     if (shape->curve == NULL) {
         return;
     }
-    
-    NR::Matrix const i2d (from_2geom(sp_item_i2d_affine (item)));
-    NArtBpath const *b = SP_CURVE_BPATH(shape->curve);    
-    
-    // Cycle through the nodes in the concatenated subpaths
-    while (b->code != NR_END) {
-        NR::Point pos = b->c(3) * i2d; // this is the current node
-        
-        // NR_MOVETO Indicates the start of a closed subpath, see nr-path-code.h
-        // If we're looking at a closed subpath, then we can skip this first 
-        // point of the subpath because it's coincident with the last point.  
-        if (b->code != NR_MOVETO) {
-            if (b->code == NR_MOVETO_OPEN || b->code == NR_LINETO || b[1].code == NR_LINETO || b[1].code == NR_END) {
-                // end points of a line segment are always considered for snapping
-                *p = pos; 
-            } else {        
-                // g_assert(b->code == NR_CURVETO);
-                NR::Point ppos, npos;
-                ppos = b->code == NR_CURVETO ? b->c(2) * i2d : pos; // backward handle 
-                npos = b[1].code == NR_CURVETO ? b[1].c(1) * i2d : pos; // forward handle            
-                // Determine whether a node is at a smooth part of the path, by 
-                // calculating a measure for the collinearity of the handles
-                bool c1 = fabs (Inkscape::Util::triangle_area (pos, ppos, npos)) < 1; // points are (almost) collinear
-                bool c2 = NR::L2(pos - ppos) < 1e-6 || NR::L2(pos - npos) < 1e-6; // endnode, or a node with a retracted handle
-                if (!(c1 & !c2)) {
-                    *p = pos; // only return non-smooth nodes ("cusps")
+
+    // Help enforcing strict snapping, i.e. only return nodes when we're snapping nodes to nodes or a guide to nodes
+    if (!(snapprefs->getSnapModeNode() || snapprefs->getSnapModeGuide())) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    Geom::PathVector const &pathv = shape->curve->get_pathvector();
+    if (pathv.empty())
+        return;
+
+    Geom::Matrix const i2d (item->i2d_affine ());
+
+    if (snapprefs->getSnapObjectMidpoints()) {
+        Geom::OptRect bbox = item->getBounds(item->i2d_affine());
+        if (bbox) {
+            p.push_back(Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint(bbox->midpoint(), Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_OBJECT_MIDPOINT, Inkscape::SNAPTARGET_OBJECT_MIDPOINT));
+        }
+    }
+
+    for(Geom::PathVector::const_iterator path_it = pathv.begin(); path_it != pathv.end(); ++path_it) {
+        if (snapprefs->getSnapToItemNode()) {
+            // Add the first point of the path
+            p.push_back(Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint(path_it->initialPoint() * i2d, Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_NODE_CUSP, Inkscape::SNAPTARGET_NODE_CUSP));
+        }
+
+        Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it1 = path_it->begin();      // incoming curve
+        Geom::Path::const_iterator curve_it2 = ++(path_it->begin());  // outgoing curve
+        while (curve_it1 != path_it->end_default())
+        {
+            // For each path: consider midpoints of line segments for snapping
+            if (snapprefs->getSnapLineMidpoints()) { // only do this when we're snapping nodes (enforces strict snapping)
+                if (Geom::LineSegment const* line_segment = dynamic_cast<Geom::LineSegment const*>(&(*curve_it1))) {
+                    p.push_back(Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint(Geom::middle_point(*line_segment) * i2d, Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_LINE_MIDPOINT, Inkscape::SNAPTARGET_LINE_MIDPOINT));
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (curve_it2 == path_it->end_default()) { // Test will only pass for the last iteration of the while loop
+                if (snapprefs->getSnapToItemNode() && !path_it->closed()) {
+                    // Add the last point of the path, but only for open paths
+                    // (for closed paths the first and last point will coincide)
+                    p.push_back(Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint((*curve_it1).finalPoint() * i2d, Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_NODE_CUSP, Inkscape::SNAPTARGET_NODE_CUSP));
+                }
+            } else {
+                /* Test whether to add the node between curve_it1 and curve_it2.
+                 * Loop to end_default (so only iterating through the stroked part); */
+
+                Geom::NodeType nodetype = Geom::get_nodetype(*curve_it1, *curve_it2);
+
+                bool c1 = snapprefs->getSnapToItemNode() && (nodetype == Geom::NODE_CUSP || nodetype == Geom::NODE_NONE);
+                bool c2 = snapprefs->getSnapSmoothNodes() && (nodetype == Geom::NODE_SMOOTH || nodetype == Geom::NODE_SYMM);
+
+                if (c1 || c2) {
+                    Inkscape::SnapSourceType sst;
+                    Inkscape::SnapTargetType stt;
+                    switch (nodetype) {
+                    case Geom::NODE_CUSP:
+                        sst = Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_NODE_CUSP;
+                        stt = Inkscape::SNAPTARGET_NODE_CUSP;
+                        break;
+                    case Geom::NODE_SMOOTH:
+                    case Geom::NODE_SYMM:
+                        sst = Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_NODE_SMOOTH;
+                        stt = Inkscape::SNAPTARGET_NODE_SMOOTH;
+                        break;
+                    default:
+                        sst = Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_UNDEFINED;
+                        stt = Inkscape::SNAPTARGET_UNDEFINED;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    p.push_back(Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint(curve_it1->finalPoint() * i2d, sst, stt));
                 }
             }
+
+            ++curve_it1;
+            ++curve_it2;
+        }
+
+        // Find the internal intersections of each path and consider these for snapping
+        // (using "Method 1" as described in Inkscape::ObjectSnapper::_collectNodes())
+        if (snapprefs->getSnapIntersectionCS()) {
+            Geom::Crossings cs;
+            try {
+                cs = self_crossings(*path_it);
+                if (cs.size() > 0) { // There might be multiple intersections...
+                    for (Geom::Crossings::const_iterator i = cs.begin(); i != cs.end(); i++) {
+                        Geom::Point p_ix = (*path_it).pointAt((*i).ta);
+                        p.push_back(Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint(p_ix * i2d, Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_PATH_INTERSECTION, Inkscape::SNAPTARGET_PATH_INTERSECTION));
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (Geom::RangeError &e) {
+                // do nothing
+                // The exception could be Geom::InfiniteSolutions: then no snappoints should be added
+            }
+
         }
-        
-        b++;
     }
+
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1285,4 +1261,4 @@ static void sp_shape_snappoints(SPItem const *item, SnapPointsIter p)
   fill-column:99
   End:
 */
-// vim: filetype=cpp:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:encoding=utf-8:textwidth=99 :
+// vim: filetype=cpp:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:fileencoding=utf-8:textwidth=99 :