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# Line Segments

The line segment functionality is an add-on, that will allow the user to add line segments to a line, and merge them.

To use this behavior, import the `gaphas.segment` module and add `LineSegmentPainter` to the list of painters for the view. Splitting and merging of lines is supported by `item_tool`, however to actually use it, the `segment` module needs to be imported.

    >>> from gaphas.view import GtkView
    >>> from gaphas.painter import PainterChain, ItemPainter, HandlePainter
    >>> from gaphas.tool import item_tool, zoom_tool
    >>> from gaphas.segment import LineSegmentPainter
    >>> view = GtkView()
    >>> view.painter = (
    ...     PainterChain()
    ...     .append(ItemPainter(view.selection))
    ...     .append(HandlePainter(view))
    ...     .append(LineSegmentPainter(view.selection))
    ... )
    >>> view.add_controller(item_tool())
    >>> view.add_controller(zoom_tool())