Merge of branch lp:~inkscape.dev/inkscape/measure-improvements

(bzr r14444)

6 files changed, 1386 insertions, 485 deletions

diff --git a/src/document.cpp b/src/document.cpp
index c64bf3ed5..0e49f23e2 100644
--- a/src/document.cpp
+++ b/src/document.cpp
@@ -1450,7 +1450,7 @@ std::vector<SPItem*> SPDocument::getItemsPartiallyInBox(unsigned int dkey, Geom:
     return find_items_in_area(x, SP_GROUP(this->root), dkey, box, overlaps);
 }
 
-std::vector<SPItem*> SPDocument::getItemsAtPoints(unsigned const key, std::vector<Geom::Point> points) const
+std::vector<SPItem*> SPDocument::getItemsAtPoints(unsigned const key, std::vector<Geom::Point> points, bool all_layers, size_t limit) const
 {
     std::vector<SPItem*> items;
     Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
@@ -1464,11 +1464,25 @@ std::vector<SPItem*> SPDocument::getItemsAtPoints(unsigned const key, std::vecto
     // Cache a flattened SVG DOM to speed up selection.
     std::deque<SPItem*> nodes;
     build_flat_item_list(&nodes, key, SP_GROUP(this->root), true, false, NULL);
-
+    SPObject *current_layer = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->currentLayer();
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    Inkscape::LayerModel *layer_model = NULL;
+    if(desktop){
+        layer_model = desktop->layers;
+    }
+    size_t item_counter = 0;
     for(int i = points.size()-1;i>=0; i--) {
         SPItem *item = find_item_at_point(&nodes, key, points[i]);
         if (item && items.end()==find(items.begin(),items.end(), item))
-            items.push_back(item);
+            if(all_layers || (layer_model && layer_model->layerForObject(item) == current_layer)){
+                items.push_back(item);
+                item_counter++;
+                //limit 0 = no limit
+                if(item_counter == limit){
+                    prefs->setDouble("/options/cursortolerance/value", saved_delta);
+                    return items;
+                }
+            }
     }
 
     // and now we restore it back
diff --git a/src/document.h b/src/document.h
index dd1e295a2..be3f106d8 100644
--- a/src/document.h
+++ b/src/document.h
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public:
     std::vector<SPItem*> getItemsInBox(unsigned int dkey, Geom::Rect const &box) const;
     std::vector<SPItem*> getItemsPartiallyInBox(unsigned int dkey, Geom::Rect const &box) const;
     SPItem *getItemAtPoint(unsigned int key, Geom::Point const &p, bool into_groups, SPItem *upto = NULL) const;
-    std::vector<SPItem*> getItemsAtPoints(unsigned const key, std::vector<Geom::Point> points) const;
+    std::vector<SPItem*> getItemsAtPoints(unsigned const key, std::vector<Geom::Point> points, bool all_layers = true, size_t limit = 0) const;
     SPItem *getGroupAtPoint(unsigned int key,  Geom::Point const &p) const;
 
     void changeUriAndHrefs(char const *uri);
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.cpp b/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.cpp
index 570f3e796..06f32ba5c 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * Authors:
  *   Felipe Correa da Silva Sanches <juca@members.fsf.org>
  *   Jon A. Cruz <jon@joncruz.org>
+ *   Jabiertxo Arraiza <jabier.arraiza@marker.es>
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2011 Authors
  *
@@ -14,40 +15,57 @@
 #include <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h>
 #include <boost/none_t.hpp>
 #include "util/units.h"
-#include "macros.h"
 #include "display/curve.h"
-#include "sp-shape.h"
-#include "sp-text.h"
-#include "sp-flowtext.h"
-#include "text-editing.h"
-#include "display/sp-ctrlline.h"
 #include "display/sodipodi-ctrl.h"
+#include "display/sp-ctrlline.h"
+#include "display/sp-canvas.h"
 #include "display/sp-canvas-item.h"
 #include "display/sp-canvas-util.h"
-#include "desktop.h"
-#include "document.h"
-#include "pixmaps/cursor-measure.xpm"
-#include "preferences.h"
-#include "inkscape.h"
-
+#include "svg/svg.h"
+#include "svg/svg-color.h"
 #include "ui/tools/measure-tool.h"
 #include "ui/tools/freehand-base.h"
-#include "display/canvas-text.h"
-#include "path-chemistry.h"
-#include "2geom/line.h"
+#include <2geom/line.h>
 #include <2geom/path-intersection.h>
 #include <2geom/pathvector.h>
 #include <2geom/crossing.h>
 #include <2geom/angle.h>
-#include "snap.h"
+#include <2geom/transforms.h>
 #include "sp-namedview.h"
+#include "sp-shape.h"
+#include "sp-text.h"
+#include "sp-flowtext.h"
+#include "sp-defs.h"
+#include "sp-item.h"
+#include "sp-root.h"
+#include "macros.h"
+#include "svg/stringstream.h"
+#include "rubberband.h"
+#include "path-chemistry.h"
+#include "desktop.h"
+#include "document.h"
+#include "document-undo.h"
+#include "viewbox.h"
+#include "snap.h"
+#include "text-editing.h"
+#include "pixmaps/cursor-measure.xpm"
+#include "preferences.h"
+#include "inkscape.h"
+#include "knot.h"
 #include "enums.h"
-#include "ui/control-manager.h"
 #include "knot-enums.h"
+#include "desktop-style.h"
+#include "verbs.h"
+#include <glibmm/i18n.h>
 
 using Inkscape::ControlManager;
 using Inkscape::CTLINE_SECONDARY;
 using Inkscape::Util::unit_table;
+using Inkscape::DocumentUndo;
+
+#define MT_KNOT_COLOR_NORMAL 0xffffff00
+#define MT_KNOT_COLOR_MOUSEOVER 0xff000000
+
 
 namespace Inkscape {
 namespace UI {
@@ -55,16 +73,14 @@ namespace Tools {
 
 std::vector<Inkscape::Display::TemporaryItem*> measure_tmp_items;
 
-const std::string& MeasureTool::getPrefsPath() {
-	return MeasureTool::prefsPath;
+const std::string& MeasureTool::getPrefsPath()
+{
+    return MeasureTool::prefsPath;
 }
 
 const std::string MeasureTool::prefsPath = "/tools/measure";
 
-namespace
-{
-
-gint const DIMENSION_OFFSET = 35;
+namespace {
 
 /**
  * Simple class to use for removing label overlap.
@@ -87,14 +103,16 @@ bool SortLabelPlacement(LabelPlacement const &first, LabelPlacement const &secon
     }
 }
 
-void repositionOverlappingLabels(std::vector<LabelPlacement> &placements, SPDesktop *desktop, Geom::Point const &normal, double fontsize)
+//precision is for give the number of decimal positions 
+//of the label to calculate label width
+void repositionOverlappingLabels(std::vector<LabelPlacement> &placements, SPDesktop *desktop, Geom::Point const &normal, double fontsize, int precision)
 {
     std::sort(placements.begin(), placements.end(), SortLabelPlacement);
 
     double border = 3;
     Geom::Rect box;
     {
-        Geom::Point tmp(fontsize * 8 + (border * 2), fontsize + (border * 2));
+        Geom::Point tmp(fontsize * (6 + precision) + (border * 2), fontsize + (border * 2));
         tmp = desktop->w2d(tmp);
         box = Geom::Rect(-tmp[Geom::X] / 2, -tmp[Geom::Y] / 2, tmp[Geom::X] / 2, tmp[Geom::Y] / 2);
     }
@@ -175,6 +193,76 @@ Geom::Point calcAngleDisplayAnchor(SPDesktop *desktop, double angle, double base
 }
 
 /**
+ * Create a measure iten in current document.
+ *
+ * @param pathv the path to create.
+ * @param markers, if the path resuts get markers.
+ * @param color of the stroke.
+ * @param measure_repr container element.
+ */
+void setMeasureItem(Geom::PathVector pathv, bool is_curve, bool markers, guint32 color, Inkscape::XML::Node *measure_repr)
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if(!desktop) {
+        return;
+    }
+    SPDocument *doc = desktop->getDocument();
+    Inkscape::XML::Document *xml_doc = doc->getReprDoc();
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *repr;
+    repr = xml_doc->createElement("svg:path");
+    gchar *str = sp_svg_write_path(pathv);
+    SPCSSAttr *css = sp_repr_css_attr_new();
+    Geom::Coord strokewidth = SP_ITEM(desktop->currentLayer())->i2doc_affine().inverse().expansionX();
+    std::stringstream stroke_width;
+    stroke_width.imbue(std::locale::classic());
+    if(measure_repr) {
+        stroke_width <<  strokewidth / desktop->current_zoom();
+    } else {
+        stroke_width <<  strokewidth;
+    }
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "stroke-width", stroke_width.str().c_str());
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "fill", "none");
+    if(color) {
+        gchar color_line[64];
+        sp_svg_write_color (color_line, sizeof(color_line), color);
+        sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "stroke", color_line);
+    } else {
+        sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "stroke", "#ff0000");
+    }
+    char const * stroke_linecap = is_curve ? "butt" : "square";
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "stroke-linecap", stroke_linecap);
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "stroke-linejoin", "miter");
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "stroke-miterlimit", "4");
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "stroke-dasharray", "none");
+    if(measure_repr) {
+        sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "stroke-opacity", "0.5");
+    } else {
+        sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "stroke-opacity", "1");
+    }
+    if(markers) {
+        sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "marker-start", "url(#Arrow2Sstart)");
+        sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "marker-end", "url(#Arrow2Send)");
+    }
+    Glib::ustring css_str;
+    sp_repr_css_write_string(css,css_str);
+    repr->setAttribute("style", css_str.c_str());
+    sp_repr_css_attr_unref (css);
+    g_assert( str != NULL );
+    repr->setAttribute("d", str);
+    g_free(str);
+    if(measure_repr) {
+        measure_repr->addChild(repr, NULL);
+        Inkscape::GC::release(repr);
+    } else {
+        SPItem *item = SP_ITEM(desktop->currentLayer()->appendChildRepr(repr));
+        Inkscape::GC::release(repr);
+        item->updateRepr();
+        desktop->getSelection()->clear();
+        desktop->getSelection()->add(item);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
  * Given an angle, the arc center and edge point, draw an arc segment centered around that edge point.
  *
  * @param desktop the desktop that is being used.
@@ -182,8 +270,9 @@ Geom::Point calcAngleDisplayAnchor(SPDesktop *desktop, double angle, double base
  * @param end the point that ends at the edge of the arc segment.
  * @param anchor the anchor point for displaying the text label.
  * @param angle the angle of the arc segment to draw.
+ * @param measure_rpr the container of the curve if converted to items.
  */
-void createAngleDisplayCurve(SPDesktop *desktop, Geom::Point const &center, Geom::Point const &end, Geom::Point const &anchor, double angle)
+void createAngleDisplayCurve(SPDesktop *desktop, Geom::Point const &center, Geom::Point const &end, Geom::Point const &anchor, double angle, Inkscape::XML::Node *measure_repr = NULL)
 {
     // Given that we have a point on the arc's edge and the angle of the arc, we need to get the two endpoints.
 
@@ -191,7 +280,7 @@ void createAngleDisplayCurve(SPDesktop *desktop, Geom::Point const &center, Geom
     double sideLen = std::abs((end - center).length());
     if (sideLen > 0.0) {
         double factor = std::min(1.0, textLen / sideLen);
-    
+
         // arc start
         Geom::Point p1 = end * (Geom::Affine(Geom::Translate(-center))
                                 * Geom::Affine(Geom::Scale(factor))
@@ -221,22 +310,186 @@ void createAngleDisplayCurve(SPDesktop *desktop, Geom::Point const &center, Geom
         SPCtrlCurve *curve = ControlManager::getManager().createControlCurve(desktop->getTempGroup(), p1, p2, p3, p4, CTLINE_SECONDARY);
 
         measure_tmp_items.push_back(desktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(SP_CANVAS_ITEM(curve), 0, true));
+        if(measure_repr) {
+            Geom::PathVector pathv;
+            Geom::Path path;
+            path.start(desktop->doc2dt(p1));
+            path.appendNew<Geom::CubicBezier>(desktop->doc2dt(p2),desktop->doc2dt(p3),desktop->doc2dt(p4));
+            pathv.push_back(path);
+            pathv *= SP_ITEM(desktop->currentLayer())->i2doc_affine().inverse();
+            if(!pathv.empty()) {
+                setMeasureItem(pathv, true, false, 0xff00007f, measure_repr);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
 } // namespace
 
-
 MeasureTool::MeasureTool()
     : ToolBase(cursor_measure_xpm, 4, 4)
     , grabbed(NULL)
 {
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    start_p = readMeasurePoint(true);
+    end_p = readMeasurePoint(false);
+    dimension_offset = 35;
+    // create the knots
+    this->knot_start = new SPKnot(desktop, N_("Measure start"));
+    this->knot_start->setMode(SP_KNOT_MODE_XOR);
+    this->knot_start->setFill(MT_KNOT_COLOR_NORMAL, MT_KNOT_COLOR_MOUSEOVER, MT_KNOT_COLOR_MOUSEOVER);
+    this->knot_start->setStroke(0x0000007f, 0x0000007f, 0x0000007f);
+    this->knot_start->setShape(SP_KNOT_SHAPE_CIRCLE);
+    this->knot_start->updateCtrl();
+    this->knot_end = new SPKnot(desktop, N_("Measure end"));
+    this->knot_end->setMode(SP_KNOT_MODE_XOR);
+    this->knot_end->setFill(MT_KNOT_COLOR_NORMAL, MT_KNOT_COLOR_MOUSEOVER, MT_KNOT_COLOR_MOUSEOVER);
+    this->knot_end->setStroke(0x0000007f, 0x0000007f, 0x0000007f);
+    this->knot_end->setShape(SP_KNOT_SHAPE_CIRCLE);
+    this->knot_end->updateCtrl();
+    Geom::Rect display_area = desktop->get_display_area();
+    if(display_area.interiorContains(start_p) && display_area.interiorContains(end_p) && end_p != Geom::Point()) {
+        this->knot_start->moveto(start_p);
+        this->knot_start->show();
+        this->knot_end->moveto(end_p);
+        this->knot_end->show();
+        showCanvasItems();
+    } else {
+        start_p = Geom::Point(0,0);
+        end_p = Geom::Point(0,0);
+        writeMeasurePoint(start_p, true);
+        writeMeasurePoint(end_p, false);
+    }
+
+    this->_knot_start_moved_connection = this->knot_start->moved_signal.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &MeasureTool::knotStartMovedHandler));
+    this->_knot_start_ungrabbed_connection = this->knot_start->ungrabbed_signal.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &MeasureTool::knotUngrabbedHandler));
+    this->_knot_end_moved_connection = this->knot_end->moved_signal.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &MeasureTool::knotEndMovedHandler));
+    this->_knot_end_ungrabbed_connection = this->knot_end->ungrabbed_signal.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &MeasureTool::knotUngrabbedHandler));
+
 }
 
-MeasureTool::~MeasureTool() {
+MeasureTool::~MeasureTool()
+{
+    this->_knot_start_moved_connection.disconnect();
+    this->_knot_start_ungrabbed_connection.disconnect();
+    this->_knot_end_moved_connection.disconnect();
+    this->_knot_end_ungrabbed_connection.disconnect();
+
+    /* unref should call destroy */
+    knot_unref(this->knot_start);
+    knot_unref(this->knot_end);
+    for (size_t idx = 0; idx < measure_tmp_items.size(); ++idx) {
+        desktop->remove_temporary_canvasitem(measure_tmp_items[idx]);
+    }
+    measure_tmp_items.clear();
 }
 
-void MeasureTool::finish() {
+Geom::Point MeasureTool::readMeasurePoint(bool is_start) {
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    SPNamedView *namedview = desktop->namedview;
+    if(!namedview) {
+        return Geom::Point(Geom::infinity(),Geom::infinity());
+    }
+    char const * measure_point = is_start ? "inkscape:measure-start" : "inkscape:measure-end";
+    char const * measure_point_data = namedview->getAttribute (measure_point);
+    if(!measure_point_data) {
+        measure_point_data = "0,0";
+        namedview->setAttribute (measure_point, measure_point_data);
+    }
+    gchar ** strarray = g_strsplit(measure_point_data, ",", 2);
+    double newx, newy;
+    unsigned int success = sp_svg_number_read_d(strarray[0], &newx);
+    success += sp_svg_number_read_d(strarray[1], &newy);
+    g_strfreev (strarray);
+    if (success == 2) {
+        Geom::Point point_data(newx, newy);
+        return point_data;
+    }
+    return Geom::Point(Geom::infinity(),Geom::infinity());
+
+}
+
+void MeasureTool::writeMeasurePoint(Geom::Point point, bool is_start) {
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    SPNamedView *namedview = desktop->namedview;
+    if(!namedview) {
+        return;
+    }
+    std::stringstream meassure_point_str;
+    meassure_point_str.imbue(std::locale::classic());
+    meassure_point_str << point[Geom::X] << "," << point[Geom::Y];
+    gchar const *measure_point = is_start ? "inkscape:measure-start" : "inkscape:measure-end";
+    namedview->setAttribute (measure_point, meassure_point_str.str().c_str());
+}
+
+//This function is used to reverse the Measure, I do it in two steps because when move the knot the 
+//start_ or the end_p are overwrite so I need the original values.
+void MeasureTool::reverseKnots()
+{
+    Geom::Point start = start_p;
+    Geom::Point end = end_p;
+    this->knot_start->moveto(end);
+    this->knot_start->show();
+    this->knot_end->moveto(start);
+    this->knot_end->show();
+    start_p = end;
+    end_p = start;
+    this->showCanvasItems();
+}
+
+void MeasureTool::knotStartMovedHandler(SPKnot */*knot*/, Geom::Point const &ppointer, guint state)
+{
+    Geom::Point point = this->knot_start->position();
+    if (state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+        spdc_endpoint_snap_rotation(this, point, end_p, state);
+    } else if (!(state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)) {
+        SnapManager &snap_manager = desktop->namedview->snap_manager;
+        snap_manager.setup(desktop);
+        Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint scp(point, Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_OTHER_HANDLE);
+        scp.addOrigin(this->knot_end->position());
+        Inkscape::SnappedPoint sp = snap_manager.freeSnap(scp);
+        point = sp.getPoint();
+        snap_manager.unSetup();
+    }
+    if(start_p != point) {
+        start_p = point;
+        this->knot_start->moveto(start_p);
+    }
+    showCanvasItems();
+}
+
+void MeasureTool::knotEndMovedHandler(SPKnot */*knot*/, Geom::Point const &ppointer, guint state)
+{
+    Geom::Point point = this->knot_end->position();
+    if (state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+        spdc_endpoint_snap_rotation(this, point, start_p, state);
+    } else if (!(state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)) {
+        SnapManager &snap_manager = desktop->namedview->snap_manager;
+        snap_manager.setup(desktop);
+        Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint scp(point, Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_OTHER_HANDLE);
+        scp.addOrigin(this->knot_start->position());
+        Inkscape::SnappedPoint sp = snap_manager.freeSnap(scp);
+        point = sp.getPoint();
+        snap_manager.unSetup();
+    }
+    if(end_p != point) {
+        end_p = point;
+        this->knot_end->moveto(end_p);
+    }
+    showCanvasItems();
+}
+
+void MeasureTool::knotUngrabbedHandler(SPKnot */*knot*/,  unsigned int state)
+{
+    this->knot_start->moveto(start_p);
+    this->knot_end->moveto(end_p);
+    showCanvasItems();
+}
+
+
+
+void MeasureTool::finish()
+{
     this->enableGrDrag(false);
 
     if (this->grabbed) {
@@ -247,498 +500,773 @@ void MeasureTool::finish() {
     ToolBase::finish();
 }
 
-//void MeasureTool::setup() {
-//	ToolBase* ec = this;
-//
-////    if (SP_EVENT_CONTEXT_CLASS(sp_measure_context_parent_class)->setup) {
-////        SP_EVENT_CONTEXT_CLASS(sp_measure_context_parent_class)->setup(ec);
-////    }
-//	ToolBase::setup();
-//}
-
-//gint MeasureTool::item_handler(SPItem* item, GdkEvent* event) {
-//    gint ret = FALSE;
-//
-////    if (SP_EVENT_CONTEXT_CLASS(sp_measure_context_parent_class)->item_handler) {
-////        ret = SP_EVENT_CONTEXT_CLASS(sp_measure_context_parent_class)->item_handler(event_context, item, event);
-////    }
-//    ret = ToolBase::item_handler(item, event);
-//
-//    return ret;
-//}
-
 static void calculate_intersections(SPDesktop * /*desktop*/, SPItem* item, Geom::PathVector const &lineseg, SPCurve *curve, std::vector<double> &intersections)
 {
-
     curve->transform(item->i2doc_affine());
     // Find all intersections of the control-line with this shape
     Geom::CrossingSet cs = Geom::crossings(lineseg, curve->get_pathvector());
     Geom::delete_duplicates(cs[0]);
 
     // Reconstruct and store the points of intersection
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+    bool only_visible = prefs->getBool("/tools/measure/only_visible", false);
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
     for (Geom::Crossings::const_iterator m = cs[0].begin(); m != cs[0].end(); ++m) {
-#if 0
-//TODO: consider only visible intersections
-        Geom::Point intersection = lineseg[0].pointAt((*m).ta);
-        double eps = 0.0001;
-        SPDocument* doc = desktop->getDocument();
-        if (((*m).ta > eps &&
-             item == doc->getItemAtPoint(desktop->dkey, lineseg[0].pointAt((*m).ta - eps), false, NULL)) ||
+        if(only_visible) {
+            double eps = 0.0001;
+            if (((*m).ta > eps &&
+             item == desktop->getItemAtPoint(desktop->d2w(desktop->dt2doc(lineseg[0].pointAt((*m).ta - eps))), true, NULL)) ||
             ((*m).ta + eps < 1 &&
-             item == doc->getItemAtPoint(desktop->dkey, lineseg[0].pointAt((*m).ta + eps), false, NULL)) ) {
+             item == desktop->getItemAtPoint(desktop->d2w(desktop->dt2doc(lineseg[0].pointAt((*m).ta + eps))), true, NULL))) {
+                intersections.push_back((*m).ta);
+            }
+        } else {
             intersections.push_back((*m).ta);
         }
-#else
-        intersections.push_back((*m).ta);
-
-#endif
     }
 }
 
-bool MeasureTool::root_handler(GdkEvent* event) {
-    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
-    tolerance = prefs->getIntLimited("/options/dragtolerance/value", 0, 0, 100);
-
+bool MeasureTool::root_handler(GdkEvent* event)
+{
     gint ret = FALSE;
 
     switch (event->type) {
-        case GDK_BUTTON_PRESS: {
-            Geom::Point const button_w(event->button.x, event->button.y);
-            explicitBase = boost::none;
-            lastEnd = boost::none;
-            start_point = desktop->w2d(button_w);
-
-            if (event->button.button == 1 && !this->space_panning) {
-                // save drag origin
-                xp = static_cast<gint>(event->button.x);
-                yp = static_cast<gint>(event->button.y);
-                within_tolerance = true;
-
-                ret = TRUE;
-            }
+    case GDK_BUTTON_PRESS: {
+        this->knot_start->hide();
+        this->knot_end->hide();
+        Geom::Point const button_w(event->button.x, event->button.y);
+        explicitBase = boost::none;
+        last_end = boost::none;
+        start_p = desktop->w2d(button_w);
+
+        if (event->button.button == 1 && !this->space_panning) {
+            // save drag origin
+            start_p = desktop->w2d(Geom::Point(event->button.x, event->button.y));
+            within_tolerance = true;
+
+            ret = TRUE;
+        }
 
-            SnapManager &m = desktop->namedview->snap_manager;
-            m.setup(desktop);
-            m.freeSnapReturnByRef(start_point, Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_OTHER_HANDLE);
-            m.unSetup();
+        SnapManager &snap_manager = desktop->namedview->snap_manager;
+        snap_manager.setup(desktop);
+        snap_manager.freeSnapReturnByRef(start_p, Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_OTHER_HANDLE);
+        snap_manager.unSetup();
 
-            sp_canvas_item_grab(SP_CANVAS_ITEM(desktop->acetate),
-                                GDK_KEY_PRESS_MASK | GDK_KEY_RELEASE_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK,
-                                NULL, event->button.time);
-            this->grabbed = SP_CANVAS_ITEM(desktop->acetate);
-            break;
-        }
-        case GDK_KEY_PRESS: {
-            if ((event->key.keyval == GDK_KEY_Shift_L) || (event->key.keyval == GDK_KEY_Shift_R)) {
-                if (lastEnd) {
-                    explicitBase = lastEnd;
-                }
-            }
-            break;
+        sp_canvas_item_grab(SP_CANVAS_ITEM(desktop->acetate),
+                            GDK_KEY_PRESS_MASK | GDK_KEY_RELEASE_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK,
+                            NULL, event->button.time);
+        this->grabbed = SP_CANVAS_ITEM(desktop->acetate);
+        break;
+    }
+    case GDK_KEY_PRESS: {
+        if ((event->key.keyval == GDK_KEY_Shift_L) || (event->key.keyval == GDK_KEY_Shift_R)) {
+            explicitBase = end_p;
         }
-        case GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY: {
-            if (!((event->motion.state & GDK_BUTTON1_MASK) && !this->space_panning)) {
-                if (!(event->motion.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)) {
-                    Geom::Point const motion_w(event->motion.x, event->motion.y);
-                    Geom::Point const motion_dt(desktop->w2d(motion_w));
-
-                    SnapManager &m = desktop->namedview->snap_manager;
-                    m.setup(desktop);
+        break;
+    }
+    case GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY: {
+        if (!(event->motion.state & GDK_BUTTON1_MASK)) {
+            if(!(event->motion.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)) {
+                Geom::Point const motion_w(event->motion.x, event->motion.y);
+                Geom::Point const motion_dt(desktop->w2d(motion_w));
 
-                    Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint scp(motion_dt, Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_OTHER_HANDLE);
-                    scp.addOrigin(start_point);
+                SnapManager &snap_manager = desktop->namedview->snap_manager;
+                snap_manager.setup(desktop);
 
-                    m.preSnap(scp);
-                    m.unSetup();
-                }
-            } else {
-                ret = TRUE;
+                Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint scp(motion_dt, Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_OTHER_HANDLE);
+                scp.addOrigin(start_p);
 
-                if ( within_tolerance
-                     && ( abs( static_cast<gint>(event->motion.x) - xp ) < tolerance )
-                     && ( abs( static_cast<gint>(event->motion.y) - yp ) < tolerance ) ) {
-                    break; // do not drag if we're within tolerance from origin
-                }
-                // Once the user has moved farther than tolerance from the original location
-                // (indicating they intend to move the object, not click), then always process the
-                // motion notify coordinates as given (no snapping back to origin)
-                within_tolerance = false;
-
-                //clear previous temporary canvas items, we'll draw new ones
-                for (size_t idx = 0; idx < measure_tmp_items.size(); ++idx) {
-                    desktop->remove_temporary_canvasitem(measure_tmp_items[idx]);
+                snap_manager.preSnap(scp);
+                snap_manager.unSetup();
+            }
+        } else {
+            ret = TRUE;
+            Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+            tolerance = prefs->getIntLimited("/options/dragtolerance/value", 0, 0, 100);
+            Geom::Point const motion_w(event->motion.x, event->motion.y);
+            if ( within_tolerance) {
+                if ( Geom::LInfty( motion_w - start_p ) < tolerance) {
+                    return FALSE;   // Do not drag if we're within tolerance from origin.
                 }
-
-                measure_tmp_items.clear();
-
+            }
+            // Once the user has moved farther than tolerance from the original location
+            // (indicating they intend to move the object, not click), then always process the
+            // motion notify coordinates as given (no snapping back to origin)
+            within_tolerance = false;
+            if(event->motion.time == 0 || !last_end  || Geom::LInfty( motion_w - *last_end ) > (tolerance/4.0)) {
                 Geom::Point const motion_w(event->motion.x, event->motion.y);
                 Geom::Point const motion_dt(desktop->w2d(motion_w));
-                Geom::Point end_point = motion_dt;
+                end_p = motion_dt;
 
                 if (event->motion.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
-                    spdc_endpoint_snap_rotation(this, end_point, start_point, event->motion.state);
-                } else {
-                    if (!(event->motion.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)) {
-                        SnapManager &m = desktop->namedview->snap_manager;
-                        m.setup(desktop);
-                        Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint scp(end_point, Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_OTHER_HANDLE);
-                        scp.addOrigin(start_point);
-                        Inkscape::SnappedPoint sp = m.freeSnap(scp);
-                        end_point = sp.getPoint();
-                        m.unSetup();
-                    }
-                }
-
-                Geom::PathVector lineseg;
-                Geom::Path p;
-                p.start(desktop->dt2doc(start_point));
-                p.appendNew<Geom::LineSegment>(desktop->dt2doc(end_point));
-                lineseg.push_back(p);
-
-                double deltax = end_point[Geom::X] - start_point[Geom::X];
-                double deltay = end_point[Geom::Y] - start_point[Geom::Y];
-                double angle = atan2(deltay, deltax);
-                double baseAngle = 0;
-
-                if (explicitBase) {
-                    double deltax2 = explicitBase.get()[Geom::X] - start_point[Geom::X];
-                    double deltay2 = explicitBase.get()[Geom::Y] - start_point[Geom::Y];
-
-                    baseAngle = atan2(deltay2, deltax2);
-                    angle -= baseAngle;
-
-                    if (angle < -M_PI) {
-                        angle += 2 * M_PI;
-                    } else if (angle > M_PI) {
-                        angle -= 2 * M_PI;
-                    }
+                    spdc_endpoint_snap_rotation(this, end_p, start_p, event->motion.state);
+                } else if (!(event->motion.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)) {
+                    SnapManager &snap_manager = desktop->namedview->snap_manager;
+                    snap_manager.setup(desktop);
+                    Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint scp(end_p, Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_OTHER_HANDLE);
+                    scp.addOrigin(start_p);
+                    Inkscape::SnappedPoint sp = snap_manager.freeSnap(scp);
+                    end_p = sp.getPoint();
+                    snap_manager.unSetup();
                 }
+                showCanvasItems();
+                last_end = motion_w ;
+            }
+            gobble_motion_events(GDK_BUTTON1_MASK);
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+    case GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE: {
+        this->knot_start->moveto(start_p);
+        this->knot_start->show();
+        if(last_end) {
+            end_p = desktop->w2d(*last_end);
+            if (event->button.state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+                spdc_endpoint_snap_rotation(this, end_p, start_p, event->motion.state);
+            } else if (!(event->button.state & GDK_SHIFT_MASK)) {
+                SnapManager &snap_manager = desktop->namedview->snap_manager;
+                snap_manager.setup(desktop);
+                Inkscape::SnapCandidatePoint scp(end_p, Inkscape::SNAPSOURCE_OTHER_HANDLE);
+                scp.addOrigin(start_p);
+                Inkscape::SnappedPoint sp = snap_manager.freeSnap(scp);
+                end_p = sp.getPoint();
+                snap_manager.unSetup();
+            }
+        }
+        this->knot_end->moveto(end_p);
+        this->knot_end->show();
+        showCanvasItems();
 
-//TODO: calculate NPOINTS
-//800 seems to be a good value for 800x600 resolution
-#define NPOINTS 800
+        if (this->grabbed) {
+            sp_canvas_item_ungrab(this->grabbed, event->button.time);
+            this->grabbed = NULL;
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+    if (!ret) {
+        ret = ToolBase::root_handler(event);
+    }
 
-                std::vector<Geom::Point> points;
+    return ret;
+}
 
-                for (double i = 0; i < NPOINTS; i++) {
-                    points.push_back(desktop->d2w(start_point + (i / NPOINTS) * (end_point - start_point)));
-                }
+void MeasureTool::setMarkers()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    SPDocument *doc = desktop->getDocument();
+    SPObject *arrowStart = doc->getObjectById("Arrow2Sstart");
+    SPObject *arrowEnd = doc->getObjectById("Arrow2Send");
+    if (!arrowStart) {
+        setMarker(true);
+    }
+    if(!arrowEnd) {
+        setMarker(false);
+    }
+}
+void MeasureTool::setMarker(bool isStart)
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    SPDocument *doc = desktop->getDocument();
+    SPDefs *defs = doc->getDefs();
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *rmarker;
+    Inkscape::XML::Document *xml_doc = doc->getReprDoc();
+    rmarker = xml_doc->createElement("svg:marker");
+    rmarker->setAttribute("id", isStart ? "Arrow2Sstart" : "Arrow2Send");
+    rmarker->setAttribute("inkscape:isstock", "true");
+    rmarker->setAttribute("inkscape:stockid", isStart ? "Arrow2Sstart" : "Arrow2Send");
+    rmarker->setAttribute("orient", "auto");
+    rmarker->setAttribute("refX", "0.0");
+    rmarker->setAttribute("refY", "0.0");
+    rmarker->setAttribute("style", "overflow:visible;");
+    SPItem *marker = SP_ITEM(defs->appendChildRepr(rmarker));
+    Inkscape::GC::release(rmarker);
+    marker->updateRepr();
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *rpath;
+    rpath = xml_doc->createElement("svg:path");
+    rpath->setAttribute("d", "M 8.72,4.03 L -2.21,0.02 L 8.72,-4.00 C 6.97,-1.63 6.98,1.62 8.72,4.03 z");
+    rpath->setAttribute("id", isStart ? "Arrow2SstartPath" : "Arrow2SendPath");
+    SPCSSAttr *css = sp_repr_css_attr_new();
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "stroke", "none");
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "fill", "#000000");
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "fill-opacity", "1");
+    Glib::ustring css_str;
+    sp_repr_css_write_string(css,css_str);
+    rpath->setAttribute("style", css_str.c_str());
+    sp_repr_css_attr_unref (css);
+    rpath->setAttribute("transform", isStart ? "scale(0.3) translate(-2.3,0)" : "scale(0.3) rotate(180) translate(-2.3,0)");
+    SPItem *path = SP_ITEM(marker->appendChildRepr(rpath));
+    Inkscape::GC::release(rpath);
+    path->updateRepr();
+}
 
-                // TODO: Felipe, why don't you simply iterate over all items, and test whether their bounding boxes intersect
-                // with the measurement line, instead of interpolating over 800 points? E.g. bbox_of_measurement_line.intersects(*bbox_of_item).
-                // That's also how the object-snapper works, see _findCandidates() in object-snapper.cpp.
-
-                // TODO switch to a different variable name. The single letter 'l' is easy to misread.
-
-                //select elements crossed by line segment:
-                std::vector<SPItem*> items = desktop->getDocument()->getItemsAtPoints(desktop->dkey, points);
-                std::vector<double> intersection_times;
-                for (std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=items.begin();i!=items.end();i++) {
-                    SPItem *item = *i;
-
-                    if (SP_IS_SHAPE(item)) {
-                       calculate_intersections(desktop, item, lineseg, SP_SHAPE(item)->getCurve(), intersection_times);
-                    } else {
-                        if (SP_IS_TEXT(item) || SP_IS_FLOWTEXT(item)) {
-                            Inkscape::Text::Layout::iterator iter = te_get_layout(item)->begin();
-                            do {
-                                Inkscape::Text::Layout::iterator iter_next = iter;
-                                iter_next.nextGlyph(); // iter_next is one glyph ahead from iter
-                                if (iter == iter_next) {
-                                    break;
-                                }
-
-                                // get path from iter to iter_next:
-                                SPCurve *curve = te_get_layout(item)->convertToCurves(iter, iter_next);
-                                iter = iter_next; // shift to next glyph
-                                if (!curve) {
-                                    continue; // error converting this glyph
-                                }
-                                if (curve->is_empty()) { // whitespace glyph?
-                                    curve->unref();
-                                    continue;
-                                }
-
-                                curve->transform(item->i2doc_affine());
-
-                                calculate_intersections(desktop, item, lineseg, curve, intersection_times);
-
-                                if (iter == te_get_layout(item)->end()) {
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                            } while (true);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+void MeasureTool::toGuides()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if(!desktop || !start_p.isFinite() || !end_p.isFinite() || start_p == end_p) {
+        return;
+    }
+    SPDocument *doc = desktop->getDocument();
+    Geom::Point start = desktop->doc2dt(start_p) * desktop->doc2dt();
+    Geom::Point end = desktop->doc2dt(end_p) * desktop->doc2dt();
+    Geom::Ray ray(start,end);
+    SPNamedView *namedview = desktop->namedview;
+    if(!namedview) {
+        return;
+    }
+    setGuide(start,ray.angle(), _("Measure"));
+    if(explicitBase) {
+        explicitBase = *explicitBase * SP_ITEM(desktop->currentLayer())->i2doc_affine().inverse();
+        ray.setPoints(start, *explicitBase);
+        if(ray.angle() != 0) {
+            setGuide(start,ray.angle(), _("Base"));
+        }
+    }
+    setGuide(start,0,"");
+    setGuide(start,Geom::deg_to_rad(90),_("Start"));
+    setGuide(end,0,_("End"));
+    setGuide(end,Geom::deg_to_rad(90),"");
+    showCanvasItems(true);
+    doc->ensureUpToDate();
+    DocumentUndo::done(desktop->getDocument(), SP_VERB_CONTEXT_MEASURE,_("Add guides from measure tool"));
+}
 
-                Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
-                if (!prefs->getBool("/tools/measure/ignore_1st_and_last", true)) {
-                    intersection_times.push_back(0);
-                    intersection_times.push_back(1);
-                }
+void MeasureTool::toItem()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if(!desktop || !start_p.isFinite() || !end_p.isFinite() || start_p == end_p) {
+        return;
+    }
+    SPDocument *doc = desktop->getDocument();
+    Geom::Ray ray(start_p,end_p);
+    guint32 line_color_primary = 0x0000ff7f;
+    Inkscape::XML::Document *xml_doc = desktop->doc()->getReprDoc();
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *rgroup = xml_doc->createElement("svg:g");
+    showCanvasItems(false, true, rgroup);
+    setLine(start_p,end_p, false, line_color_primary, rgroup);
+    SPItem *measure_item = SP_ITEM(desktop->currentLayer()->appendChildRepr(rgroup));
+    Inkscape::GC::release(rgroup);
+    measure_item->updateRepr();
+    doc->ensureUpToDate();
+    DocumentUndo::done(desktop->getDocument(), SP_VERB_CONTEXT_MEASURE,_("Convert measure to items"));
+    reset();
+}
 
-                Glib::ustring unit_name = prefs->getString("/tools/measure/unit");
-                if (!unit_name.compare("")) {
-                    unit_name = "px";
-                }
+void MeasureTool::toMarkDimension()
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if(!desktop || !start_p.isFinite() || !end_p.isFinite() || start_p == end_p) {
+        return;
+    }
+    SPDocument *doc = desktop->getDocument();
+    setMarkers();
+    Geom::Ray ray(start_p,end_p);
+    Geom::Point start = start_p + Geom::Point::polar(ray.angle(), 5);
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+    dimension_offset = prefs->getDouble("/tools/measure/offset", 5.0);
+    start = start + Geom::Point::polar(ray.angle() + Geom::deg_to_rad(90), -dimension_offset);
+    Geom::Point end = end_p + Geom::Point::polar(ray.angle(), -5);
+    end = end+ Geom::Point::polar(ray.angle() + Geom::deg_to_rad(90), -dimension_offset);
+    guint32 color = 0x000000ff;
+    setLine(start, end, true, color);
+    Glib::ustring unit_name = prefs->getString("/tools/measure/unit");
+    if (!unit_name.compare("")) {
+        unit_name = "px";
+    }
+    double fontsize = prefs->getDouble("/tools/measure/fontsize", 10.0);
+    int precision = prefs->getInt("/tools/measure/precision", 2);
+    std::stringstream precision_str;
+    precision_str.imbue(std::locale::classic());
+    precision_str <<  "%." << precision << "f %s";
+    Geom::Point middle = Geom::middle_point(start, end);
+    double totallengthval = (end_p - start_p).length();
+    totallengthval = Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(totallengthval, "px", unit_name);
+    double scale = prefs->getDouble("/tools/measure/scale", 100.0) / 100.0;
+    gchar *totallength_str = g_strdup_printf(precision_str.str().c_str(), totallengthval * scale, unit_name.c_str());
+    setLabelText(totallength_str, middle, fontsize, Geom::deg_to_rad(180) - ray.angle(), color);
+    g_free(totallength_str);
+    doc->ensureUpToDate();
+    DocumentUndo::done(desktop->getDocument(), SP_VERB_CONTEXT_MEASURE,_("Add global measure line"));
+}
 
-                double fontsize = prefs->getInt("/tools/measure/fontsize");
+void MeasureTool::setGuide(Geom::Point origin,double angle, const char *label)
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    SPDocument *doc = desktop->getDocument();
+    Inkscape::XML::Document *xml_doc = doc->getReprDoc();
+    SPRoot const *root = doc->getRoot();
+    Geom::Affine affine(Geom::identity());
+    if(root) {
+        affine *= root->c2p.inverse();
+    }
+    SPNamedView *namedview = desktop->namedview;
+    if(!namedview) {
+        return;
+    }
+    origin *= affine; 
+    //measure angle
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *guide;
+    guide = xml_doc->createElement("sodipodi:guide");
+    std::stringstream position;
+    position.imbue(std::locale::classic());
+    position <<  origin[Geom::X] << "," << origin[Geom::Y];
+    guide->setAttribute("position", position.str().c_str() );
+    guide->setAttribute("inkscape:color", "rgb(167,0,255)");
+    guide->setAttribute("inkscape:label", label);
+    Geom::Point unit_vector = Geom::rot90(origin.polar(angle));
+    std::stringstream angle_str;
+    angle_str.imbue(std::locale::classic());
+    angle_str << unit_vector[Geom::X] << "," << unit_vector[Geom::Y];
+    guide->setAttribute("orientation", angle_str.str().c_str());
+    namedview->appendChild(guide);
+    Inkscape::GC::release(guide);
+}
 
-                // Normal will be used for lines and text
-                Geom::Point windowNormal = Geom::unit_vector(Geom::rot90(desktop->d2w(end_point - start_point)));
-                Geom::Point normal = desktop->w2d(windowNormal);
+void MeasureTool::setLine(Geom::Point start_point,Geom::Point end_point, bool markers, guint32 color, Inkscape::XML::Node *measure_repr)
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if(!desktop || !start_p.isFinite() || !end_p.isFinite()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    Geom::PathVector pathv;
+    Geom::Path path;
+    path.start(desktop->doc2dt(start_point));
+    path.appendNew<Geom::LineSegment>(desktop->doc2dt(end_point));
+    pathv.push_back(path);
+    pathv *= SP_ITEM(desktop->currentLayer())->i2doc_affine().inverse();
+    if(!pathv.empty()) {
+        setMeasureItem(pathv, false, markers, color, measure_repr);
+    }
+}
 
-                std::vector<Geom::Point> intersections;
-                std::sort(intersection_times.begin(), intersection_times.end());
-                for (std::vector<double>::iterator iter_t = intersection_times.begin(); iter_t != intersection_times.end(); iter_t++) {
-                    intersections.push_back(lineseg[0].pointAt(*iter_t));
-                }
+void MeasureTool::setPoint(Geom::Point origin, Inkscape::XML::Node *measure_repr)
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if(!desktop || !origin.isFinite()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    char const * svgd;
+    svgd = "m 0.707,0.707 6.586,6.586 m 0,-6.586 -6.586,6.586";
+    Geom::PathVector pathv = sp_svg_read_pathv(svgd);
+    Geom::Scale scale = Geom::Scale(desktop->current_zoom()).inverse();
+    pathv *= Geom::Translate(Geom::Point(-3.5,-3.5));
+    pathv *= scale;
+    pathv *= Geom::Translate(Geom::Point() - (scale.vector() * 0.5));
+    pathv *= Geom::Translate(desktop->doc2dt(origin));
+    pathv *= SP_ITEM(desktop->currentLayer())->i2doc_affine().inverse();
+    if (!pathv.empty()) {
+        guint32 line_color_secondary = 0xff0000ff;
+        setMeasureItem(pathv, false, false, line_color_secondary, measure_repr);
+    }
+}
 
-                std::vector<LabelPlacement> placements;
-                for (size_t idx = 1; idx < intersections.size(); ++idx) {
-                    LabelPlacement placement;
-                    placement.lengthVal = (intersections[idx] - intersections[idx - 1]).length();
-                    placement.lengthVal = Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(placement.lengthVal, "px", unit_name);
-                    placement.offset = DIMENSION_OFFSET;
-                    placement.start = desktop->doc2dt( (intersections[idx - 1] + intersections[idx]) / 2 );
-                    placement.end = placement.start - (normal * placement.offset);
+void MeasureTool::setLabelText(const char *value, Geom::Point pos, double fontsize, Geom::Coord angle, guint32 background, Inkscape::XML::Node *measure_repr, CanvasTextAnchorPositionEnum text_anchor)
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    Inkscape::XML::Document *xml_doc = desktop->doc()->getReprDoc();
+    /* Create <text> */
+    pos = desktop->doc2dt(pos);
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *rtext = xml_doc->createElement("svg:text");
+    rtext->setAttribute("xml:space", "preserve");
+
+
+    /* Set style */
+    sp_desktop_apply_style_tool(desktop, rtext, "/tools/text", true);
+    if(measure_repr) {
+        sp_repr_set_svg_double(rtext, "x", 2);
+        sp_repr_set_svg_double(rtext, "y", 2);
+    } else {
+        sp_repr_set_svg_double(rtext, "x", 0);
+        sp_repr_set_svg_double(rtext, "y", 0);
+    }
 
-                    placements.push_back(placement);
-                }
+    /* Create <tspan> */
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *rtspan = xml_doc->createElement("svg:tspan");
+    rtspan->setAttribute("sodipodi:role", "line");
+    SPCSSAttr *css = sp_repr_css_attr_new();
+    std::stringstream font_size;
+    font_size.imbue(std::locale::classic());
+    if(measure_repr) {
+        font_size <<  fontsize;
+    } else {
+        font_size <<  fontsize << "pt";
+    }
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "font-size", font_size.str().c_str());
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "font-style", "normal");
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "font-weight", "normal");
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "line-height", "125%");
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "letter-spacing", "0");
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "word-spacing", "0");
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "text-align", "center");
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "text-anchor", "middle");
+    if(measure_repr) {
+        sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "fill", "#FFFFFF");
+    } else {
+        sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "fill", "#000000");
+    }
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "fill-opacity", "1");
+    sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "stroke", "none");
+    Glib::ustring css_str;
+    sp_repr_css_write_string(css,css_str);
+    rtspan->setAttribute("style", css_str.c_str());
+    sp_repr_css_attr_unref (css);
+    rtext->addChild(rtspan, NULL);
+    Inkscape::GC::release(rtspan);
+    /* Create TEXT */
+    Inkscape::XML::Node *rstring = xml_doc->createTextNode(value);
+    rtspan->addChild(rstring, NULL);
+    Inkscape::GC::release(rstring);
+    SPItem *text_item = SP_ITEM(desktop->currentLayer()->appendChildRepr(rtext));
+    Inkscape::GC::release(rtext);
+    text_item->updateRepr();
+    Geom::OptRect bbox = text_item->geometricBounds();
+    if (!measure_repr && bbox) {
+        Geom::Point center = bbox->midpoint();
+        text_item->transform *= Geom::Translate(center).inverse();
+        pos += Geom::Point::polar(angle+ Geom::deg_to_rad(90), -bbox->height());
+    }
+    if(measure_repr) {
+        /* Create <group> */
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *rgroup = xml_doc->createElement("svg:g");
+        /* Create <rect> */
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *rrect = xml_doc->createElement("svg:rect");
+        SPCSSAttr *css = sp_repr_css_attr_new ();
+        gchar color_line[64];
+        sp_svg_write_color (color_line, sizeof(color_line), background);
+        sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "fill", color_line);
+        sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "fill-opacity", "0.5");
+        sp_repr_css_set_property (css, "stroke-width", "0");
+        Glib::ustring css_str;
+        sp_repr_css_write_string(css,css_str);
+        rrect->setAttribute("style", css_str.c_str());
+        sp_repr_css_attr_unref (css);
+        sp_repr_set_svg_double(rgroup, "x", 0);
+        sp_repr_set_svg_double(rgroup, "y", 0);
+        sp_repr_set_svg_double(rrect, "x", -bbox->width()/2.0);
+        sp_repr_set_svg_double(rrect, "y", -bbox->height());
+        sp_repr_set_svg_double(rrect, "width", bbox->width() + 6);
+        sp_repr_set_svg_double(rrect, "height", bbox->height() + 6);
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *rtextitem = text_item->getRepr();
+        text_item->deleteObject();
+        rgroup->addChild(rtextitem, NULL);
+        Inkscape::GC::release(rtextitem);
+        rgroup->addChild(rrect, NULL);
+        Inkscape::GC::release(rrect);
+        SPItem *text_item_box = SP_ITEM(desktop->currentLayer()->appendChildRepr(rgroup));
+        Geom::Scale scale = Geom::Scale(desktop->current_zoom()).inverse();
+        if(bbox && text_anchor == TEXT_ANCHOR_CENTER) {
+            text_item_box->transform *= Geom::Translate(bbox->midpoint() - Geom::Point(1.0,1.0)).inverse();
+        }
+        text_item_box->transform *= scale;
+        text_item_box->transform *= Geom::Translate(Geom::Point() - (scale.vector() * 0.5));
+        text_item_box->transform *= Geom::Translate(pos);
+        text_item_box->transform *= SP_ITEM(desktop->currentLayer())->i2doc_affine().inverse();
+        text_item_box->updateRepr();
+        text_item_box->doWriteTransform(text_item_box->getRepr(), text_item_box->transform, NULL, true);
+        Inkscape::XML::Node *rlabel = text_item_box->getRepr();
+        text_item_box->deleteObject();
+        measure_repr->addChild(rlabel, NULL);
+        Inkscape::GC::release(rlabel);
+    } else {
+        text_item->transform *= Geom::Rotate(angle);
+        text_item->transform *= Geom::Translate(pos);
+        text_item->transform *= SP_ITEM(desktop->currentLayer())->i2doc_affine().inverse();
+        text_item->doWriteTransform(text_item->getRepr(), text_item->transform, NULL, true);
+    }
+}
 
-                // Adjust positions
-                repositionOverlappingLabels(placements, desktop, windowNormal, fontsize);
-
-                for (std::vector<LabelPlacement>::iterator it = placements.begin(); it != placements.end(); ++it)
-                {
-                    LabelPlacement &place = *it;
-
-                    // TODO cleanup memory, Glib::ustring, etc.:
-                    gchar *measure_str = g_strdup_printf("%.2f %s", place.lengthVal, unit_name.c_str());
-                    SPCanvasText *canvas_tooltip = sp_canvastext_new(desktop->getTempGroup(),
-                                                                     desktop,
-                                                                     place.end,
-                                                                     measure_str);
-                    sp_canvastext_set_fontsize(canvas_tooltip, fontsize);
-                    canvas_tooltip->rgba = 0xffffffff;
-                    canvas_tooltip->rgba_background = 0x0000007f;
-                    canvas_tooltip->outline = false;
-                    canvas_tooltip->background = true;
-                    canvas_tooltip->anchor_position = TEXT_ANCHOR_CENTER;
-
-                    measure_tmp_items.push_back(desktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(canvas_tooltip, 0));
-                    g_free(measure_str);
-                }
+void MeasureTool::reset()
+{
+    this->knot_start->hide();
+    this->knot_end->hide();
+    for (size_t idx = 0; idx < measure_tmp_items.size(); ++idx) {
+        desktop->remove_temporary_canvasitem(measure_tmp_items[idx]);
+    }
+    measure_tmp_items.clear();
+}
 
-                Geom::Point angleDisplayPt = calcAngleDisplayAnchor(desktop, angle, baseAngle,
-                                                                    start_point, end_point,
-                                                                    fontsize);
-
-                {
-                    // TODO cleanup memory, Glib::ustring, etc.:
-                    gchar *angle_str = g_strdup_printf("%.2f °", angle * 180/M_PI);
-
-                    SPCanvasText *canvas_tooltip = sp_canvastext_new(desktop->getTempGroup(),
-                                                                     desktop,
-                                                                     angleDisplayPt,
-                                                                     angle_str);
-                    sp_canvastext_set_fontsize(canvas_tooltip, fontsize);
-                    canvas_tooltip->rgba = 0xffffffff;
-                    canvas_tooltip->rgba_background = 0x337f337f;
-                    canvas_tooltip->outline = false;
-                    canvas_tooltip->background = true;
-                    canvas_tooltip->anchor_position = TEXT_ANCHOR_CENTER;
-
-                    measure_tmp_items.push_back(desktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(canvas_tooltip, 0));
-                    g_free(angle_str);
-                }
+void MeasureTool::setMeasureCanvasText(bool is_angle, double precision, double amount, double fontsize, Glib::ustring unit_name, Geom::Point position, guint32 background, CanvasTextAnchorPositionEnum text_anchor, bool to_item, Inkscape::XML::Node *measure_repr)
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    std::stringstream precision_str;
+    precision_str.imbue(std::locale::classic());
+    if(is_angle){
+        precision_str << "%." << precision << "f °";
+    } else {
+        precision_str << "%." << precision << "f %s";
+    }
+    gchar *measure_str = g_strdup_printf(precision_str.str().c_str(), amount, unit_name.c_str());
+    SPCanvasText *canvas_tooltip = sp_canvastext_new(desktop->getTempGroup(),
+                                   desktop,
+                                   position,
+                                   measure_str);
+    sp_canvastext_set_fontsize(canvas_tooltip, fontsize);
+    canvas_tooltip->rgba = 0xffffffff;
+    canvas_tooltip->rgba_background = background;
+    canvas_tooltip->outline = false;
+    canvas_tooltip->background = true;
+    canvas_tooltip->anchor_position = text_anchor;
+    measure_tmp_items.push_back(desktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(canvas_tooltip, 0));
+    if(to_item) {
+        setLabelText(measure_str, position, fontsize, 0, background, measure_repr);
+    }
+    g_free(measure_str);
+}
 
-                {
-                    double totallengthval = (end_point - start_point).length();
-                    totallengthval = Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(totallengthval, "px", unit_name);
-
-                    // TODO cleanup memory, Glib::ustring, etc.:
-                    gchar *totallength_str = g_strdup_printf("%.2f %s", totallengthval, unit_name.c_str());
-                    SPCanvasText *canvas_tooltip = sp_canvastext_new(desktop->getTempGroup(),
-                                                                     desktop,
-                                                                     end_point + desktop->w2d(Geom::Point(3*fontsize, -fontsize)),
-                                                                     totallength_str);
-                    sp_canvastext_set_fontsize(canvas_tooltip, fontsize);
-                    canvas_tooltip->rgba = 0xffffffff;
-                    canvas_tooltip->rgba_background = 0x3333337f;
-                    canvas_tooltip->outline = false;
-                    canvas_tooltip->background = true;
-                    canvas_tooltip->anchor_position = TEXT_ANCHOR_LEFT;
-
-                    measure_tmp_items.push_back(desktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(canvas_tooltip, 0));
-                    g_free(totallength_str);
-                }
+void MeasureTool::setMeasureCanvasItem(Geom::Point position, bool to_item, Inkscape::XML::Node *measure_repr){
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    SPCanvasItem * canvasitem = sp_canvas_item_new(desktop->getTempGroup(),
+        SP_TYPE_CTRL,
+        "anchor", SP_ANCHOR_CENTER,
+        "size", 8.0,
+        "stroked", TRUE,
+        "stroke_color", 0xff0000ff,
+        "mode", SP_KNOT_MODE_XOR,
+        "shape", SP_KNOT_SHAPE_CROSS,
+        NULL );
+
+    SP_CTRL(canvasitem)->moveto(position);
+    measure_tmp_items.push_back(desktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(canvasitem, 0));
+    if(to_item) {
+        setPoint(position, measure_repr);
+    }
+}
 
-                if (intersections.size() > 2) {
-                    double totallengthval = (intersections[intersections.size()-1] - intersections[0]).length();
-                    totallengthval = Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(totallengthval, "px", unit_name);
-
-                    // TODO cleanup memory, Glib::ustring, etc.:
-                    gchar *total_str = g_strdup_printf("%.2f %s", totallengthval, unit_name.c_str());
-                    SPCanvasText *canvas_tooltip = sp_canvastext_new(desktop->getTempGroup(),
-                                                                     desktop,
-                                                                     desktop->doc2dt((intersections[0] + intersections[intersections.size()-1])/2) + normal * 60,
-                                                                     total_str);
-                    sp_canvastext_set_fontsize(canvas_tooltip, fontsize);
-                    canvas_tooltip->rgba = 0xffffffff;
-                    canvas_tooltip->rgba_background = 0x33337f7f;
-                    canvas_tooltip->outline = false;
-                    canvas_tooltip->background = true;
-                    canvas_tooltip->anchor_position = TEXT_ANCHOR_CENTER;
-
-                    measure_tmp_items.push_back(desktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(canvas_tooltip, 0));
-                    g_free(total_str);
-                }
+void MeasureTool::setMeasureCanvasControlLine(Geom::Point start, Geom::Point end, bool to_item, Inkscape::CtrlLineType ctrl_line_type, Inkscape::XML::Node *measure_repr){
+        SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+        SPCtrlLine *control_line = ControlManager::getManager().createControlLine(desktop->getTempGroup(),
+                                   start,
+                                   end,
+                                   ctrl_line_type);
+        measure_tmp_items.push_back(desktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(control_line, 0));
+        gint32 color = ctrl_line_type == CTLINE_PRIMARY ? 0x0000ff7f : 0xff00007f;
+        if(to_item) {
+            setLine(start,
+                    end,
+                    false,
+                    color,
+                    measure_repr);
+        }
+}
 
-                // Now that text has been added, we can add lines and controls so that they go underneath
-
-                for (size_t idx = 0; idx < intersections.size(); ++idx) {
-                    // Display the intersection indicator (i.e. the cross)
-                    SPCanvasItem * canvasitem = sp_canvas_item_new(desktop->getTempGroup(),
-                                                                   SP_TYPE_CTRL,
-                                                                   "anchor", SP_ANCHOR_CENTER,
-                                                                   "size", 8.0,
-                                                                   "stroked", TRUE,
-                                                                   "stroke_color", 0xff0000ff,
-                                                                   "mode", SP_KNOT_MODE_XOR,
-                                                                   "shape", SP_KNOT_SHAPE_CROSS,
-                                                                   NULL );
-
-                    SP_CTRL(canvasitem)->moveto(desktop->doc2dt(intersections[idx]));
-                    measure_tmp_items.push_back(desktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(canvasitem, 0));
-                }
+void MeasureTool::showCanvasItems(bool to_guides, bool to_item, Inkscape::XML::Node *measure_repr)
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP;
+    if(!desktop || !start_p.isFinite() || !end_p.isFinite() || start_p == end_p) {
+        return;
+    }
+    writeMeasurePoint(start_p, true);
+    writeMeasurePoint(end_p, false);
+    //clear previous temporary canvas items, we'll draw new ones
+    for (size_t idx = 0; idx < measure_tmp_items.size(); ++idx) {
+        desktop->remove_temporary_canvasitem(measure_tmp_items[idx]);
+    }
+    measure_tmp_items.clear();
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+    bool show_in_between = prefs->getBool("/tools/measure/show_in_between", true);
+    bool all_layers = prefs->getBool("/tools/measure/all_layers", true);
+    dimension_offset = 70;
+    Geom::PathVector lineseg;
+    Geom::Path p;
+    p.start(desktop->dt2doc(start_p));
+    p.appendNew<Geom::LineSegment>(desktop->dt2doc(end_p));
+    lineseg.push_back(p);
+
+    double angle = atan2(end_p - start_p);
+    double baseAngle = 0;
+
+    if (explicitBase) {
+        baseAngle = atan2(explicitBase.get() - start_p);
+        angle -= baseAngle;
+    }
 
-                // Since adding goes to the bottom, do all lines last.
-
-                // draw main control line
-                {
-                    SPCtrlLine *control_line = ControlManager::getManager().createControlLine(desktop->getTempGroup(),
-                                                                                              start_point,
-                                                                                              end_point);
-                    measure_tmp_items.push_back(desktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(control_line, 0));
-
-                    if ((end_point[Geom::X] != start_point[Geom::X]) && (end_point[Geom::Y] != start_point[Geom::Y])) {
-                        double length = std::abs((end_point - start_point).length());
-                        Geom::Point anchorEnd = start_point;
-                        anchorEnd[Geom::X] += length;
-                        if (explicitBase) {
-                            anchorEnd *= (Geom::Affine(Geom::Translate(-start_point))
-                                          * Geom::Affine(Geom::Rotate(baseAngle))
-                                          * Geom::Affine(Geom::Translate(start_point)));
-                        }
-
-                        SPCtrlLine *control_line = ControlManager::getManager().createControlLine(desktop->getTempGroup(),
-                                                                                                  start_point,
-                                                                                                  anchorEnd,
-                                                                                                  CTLINE_SECONDARY);
-                        measure_tmp_items.push_back(desktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(control_line, 0));
-
-                        createAngleDisplayCurve(desktop, start_point, end_point, angleDisplayPt, angle);
+    std::vector<SPItem*> items;
+    Inkscape::Rubberband *r = Inkscape::Rubberband::get(desktop);
+    r->setMode(RUBBERBAND_MODE_TOUCHPATH);
+    if(!show_in_between) {
+        r->start(desktop,start_p);
+        r->move(end_p);
+        items = desktop->getDocument()->getItemsAtPoints(desktop->dkey, r->getPoints(), all_layers, 2);
+        r->stop();
+        r->setMode(RUBBERBAND_MODE_TOUCHPATH);
+        r->start(desktop,end_p);
+        r->move(start_p);
+        std::vector<SPItem*> items_reverse = desktop->getDocument()->getItemsAtPoints(desktop->dkey, r->getPoints(), all_layers, 2);
+        r->stop();
+        if(items_reverse.size() == 2 && items_reverse[1] != items[0] && items_reverse[1] != items[1]) {
+            items.push_back(items_reverse[1]);
+        }
+        if(items_reverse.size() >= 1 && items_reverse[0] != items[1]) {
+            items.push_back(items_reverse[0]);
+        }
+    } else {
+        r->start(desktop,start_p);
+        r->move(end_p);
+        items = desktop->getDocument()->getItemsAtPoints(desktop->dkey, r->getPoints(), all_layers);
+        r->stop();
+    }
+    std::vector<double> intersection_times;
+    for (std::vector<SPItem*>::const_iterator i=items.begin(); i!=items.end(); i++) {
+        SPItem *item = *i;
+        if (SP_IS_SHAPE(item)) {
+            calculate_intersections(desktop, item, lineseg, SP_SHAPE(item)->getCurve(), intersection_times);
+        } else {
+            if (SP_IS_TEXT(item) || SP_IS_FLOWTEXT(item)) {
+                Inkscape::Text::Layout::iterator iter = te_get_layout(item)->begin();
+                do {
+                    Inkscape::Text::Layout::iterator iter_next = iter;
+                    iter_next.nextGlyph(); // iter_next is one glyph ahead from iter
+                    if (iter == iter_next) {
+                        break;
                     }
-                }
-
-                if (intersections.size() > 2) {
-                    ControlManager &mgr = ControlManager::getManager();
-                    SPCtrlLine *control_line = 0;
-                    control_line = mgr.createControlLine(desktop->getTempGroup(),
-                                                         desktop->doc2dt(intersections[0]) + normal * 60,
-                                                         desktop->doc2dt(intersections[intersections.size() - 1]) + normal * 60);
-                    measure_tmp_items.push_back(desktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(control_line, 0));
-
-                    control_line = mgr.createControlLine(desktop->getTempGroup(),
-                                                         desktop->doc2dt(intersections[0]),
-                                                         desktop->doc2dt(intersections[0]) + normal * 65);
-                    measure_tmp_items.push_back(desktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(control_line, 0));
-
-                    control_line = mgr.createControlLine(desktop->getTempGroup(),
-                                                         desktop->doc2dt(intersections[intersections.size() - 1]),
-                                                         desktop->doc2dt(intersections[intersections.size() - 1]) + normal * 65);
-                    measure_tmp_items.push_back(desktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(control_line, 0));
-                }
 
-                // call-out lines
-                for (std::vector<LabelPlacement>::iterator it = placements.begin(); it != placements.end(); ++it)
-                {
-                    LabelPlacement &place = *it;
-
-                    ControlManager &mgr = ControlManager::getManager();
-                    SPCtrlLine *control_line = mgr.createControlLine(desktop->getTempGroup(),
-                                                                     place.start,
-                                                                     place.end,
-                                                                     CTLINE_SECONDARY);
-                    measure_tmp_items.push_back(desktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(control_line, 0));
-                }
+                    // get path from iter to iter_next:
+                    SPCurve *curve = te_get_layout(item)->convertToCurves(iter, iter_next);
+                    iter = iter_next; // shift to next glyph
+                    if (!curve) {
+                        continue; // error converting this glyph
+                    }
+                    if (curve->is_empty()) { // whitespace glyph?
+                        curve->unref();
+                        continue;
+                    }
 
-                {
-                    for (size_t idx = 1; idx < intersections.size(); ++idx) {
-                        Geom::Point measure_text_pos = (intersections[idx - 1] + intersections[idx]) / 2;
+                    curve->transform(item->i2doc_affine());
 
-                        ControlManager &mgr = ControlManager::getManager();
-                        SPCtrlLine *control_line = mgr.createControlLine(desktop->getTempGroup(),
-                                                                         desktop->doc2dt(measure_text_pos),
-                                                                         desktop->doc2dt(measure_text_pos) - (normal * DIMENSION_OFFSET),
-                                                                         CTLINE_SECONDARY);
-                        measure_tmp_items.push_back(desktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(control_line, 0));
+                    calculate_intersections(desktop, item, lineseg, curve, intersection_times);
+                    if (iter == te_get_layout(item)->end()) {
+                        break;
                     }
-                }
+                } while (true);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Glib::ustring unit_name = prefs->getString("/tools/measure/unit");
+    if (!unit_name.compare("")) {
+        unit_name = "px";
+    }
+    double scale = prefs->getDouble("/tools/measure/scale", 100.0) / 100.0;
+    double fontsize = prefs->getDouble("/tools/measure/fontsize", 10.0);
+    // Normal will be used for lines and text
+    Geom::Point windowNormal = Geom::unit_vector(Geom::rot90(desktop->d2w(end_p - start_p)));
+    Geom::Point normal = desktop->w2d(windowNormal);
+
+    std::vector<Geom::Point> intersections;
+    std::sort(intersection_times.begin(), intersection_times.end());
+    for (std::vector<double>::iterator iter_t = intersection_times.begin(); iter_t != intersection_times.end(); iter_t++) {
+        if(show_in_between) {
+            intersections.push_back(lineseg[0].pointAt(*iter_t));
+        }
+    }
+    if(!show_in_between && intersection_times.size() > 1) {
+        intersections.push_back(lineseg[0].pointAt(intersection_times[0]));
+        intersections.push_back(lineseg[0].pointAt(intersection_times[intersection_times.size()-1]));
+    }
+    if (!prefs->getBool("/tools/measure/ignore_1st_and_last", true)) {
+        intersections.insert(intersections.begin(),lineseg[0].pointAt(0));
+        intersections.push_back(lineseg[0].pointAt(1));
+    }
+    std::vector<LabelPlacement> placements;
+    for (size_t idx = 1; idx < intersections.size(); ++idx) {
+        LabelPlacement placement;
+        placement.lengthVal = (intersections[idx] - intersections[idx - 1]).length();
+        placement.lengthVal = Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(placement.lengthVal, "px", unit_name);
+        placement.offset = dimension_offset / 2;
+        placement.start = desktop->doc2dt( (intersections[idx - 1] + intersections[idx]) / 2 );
+        placement.end = placement.start - (normal * placement.offset);
+
+        placements.push_back(placement);
+    }
+    int precision = prefs->getInt("/tools/measure/precision", 2);
+    // Adjust positions
+    repositionOverlappingLabels(placements, desktop, windowNormal, fontsize, precision);
+    for (std::vector<LabelPlacement>::iterator it = placements.begin(); it != placements.end(); ++it) {
+        LabelPlacement &place = *it;
+        setMeasureCanvasText(false, precision, place.lengthVal * scale, fontsize, unit_name, place.end, 0x0000007f, TEXT_ANCHOR_CENTER, to_item, measure_repr);
+    }
+    Geom::Point angleDisplayPt = calcAngleDisplayAnchor(desktop, angle, baseAngle,
+                                 start_p, end_p,
+                                 fontsize);
+    {
+        setMeasureCanvasText(true, precision, Geom::rad_to_deg(angle), fontsize, unit_name, angleDisplayPt, 0x337f337f, TEXT_ANCHOR_CENTER, to_item, measure_repr);
+    }
 
-                // Initial point
-                {
-                    SPCanvasItem * canvasitem = sp_canvas_item_new(desktop->getTempGroup(),
-                                                                   SP_TYPE_CTRL,
-                                                                   "anchor", SP_ANCHOR_CENTER,
-                                                                   "size", 8.0,
-                                                                   "stroked", TRUE,
-                                                                   "stroke_color", 0xff0000ff,
-                                                                   "mode", SP_KNOT_MODE_XOR,
-                                                                   "shape", SP_KNOT_SHAPE_CROSS,
-                                                                   NULL );
-
-                    SP_CTRL(canvasitem)->moveto(start_point);
-                    measure_tmp_items.push_back(desktop->add_temporary_canvasitem(canvasitem, 0));
-                }
+    {
+        double totallengthval = (end_p - start_p).length();
+        totallengthval = Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(totallengthval, "px", unit_name);
+        Geom::Point origin = end_p + desktop->w2d(Geom::Point(3*fontsize, -fontsize));
+        setMeasureCanvasText(false, precision, totallengthval * scale, fontsize, unit_name, origin, 0x3333337f, TEXT_ANCHOR_LEFT, to_item, measure_repr);
+    }
 
-                lastEnd = end_point; // track in case we get a anchoring key-press later
+    if (intersections.size() > 2) {
+        double totallengthval = (intersections[intersections.size()-1] - intersections[0]).length();
+        totallengthval = Inkscape::Util::Quantity::convert(totallengthval, "px", unit_name);
+        Geom::Point origin = desktop->doc2dt((intersections[0] + intersections[intersections.size()-1])/2) + normal * dimension_offset;
+        setMeasureCanvasText(false, precision, totallengthval * scale, fontsize, unit_name, origin, 0x33337f7f, TEXT_ANCHOR_CENTER, to_item, measure_repr);
+    }
+
+    // Initial point
+    {
+        setMeasureCanvasItem(start_p, false, measure_repr);
+    }
 
-                gobble_motion_events(GDK_BUTTON1_MASK);
+    // Now that text has been added, we can add lines and controls so that they go underneath
+    for (size_t idx = 0; idx < intersections.size(); ++idx) {
+        setMeasureCanvasItem(desktop->doc2dt(intersections[idx]), to_item, measure_repr);
+        if(to_guides) {
+            gchar *cross_number;
+            if (!prefs->getBool("/tools/measure/ignore_1st_and_last", true)) {
+                cross_number= g_strdup_printf(_("Crossing %d"), idx);
+            } else {
+                cross_number= g_strdup_printf(_("Crossing %d"), idx + 1);
             }
-            break;
-        }
-        case GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE: {
-            sp_event_context_discard_delayed_snap_event(this);
-            explicitBase = boost::none;
-            lastEnd = boost::none;
-
-            //clear all temporary canvas items related to the measurement tool.
-            for (size_t idx = 0; idx < measure_tmp_items.size(); ++idx) {
-                desktop->remove_temporary_canvasitem(measure_tmp_items[idx]);
+            if (!prefs->getBool("/tools/measure/ignore_1st_and_last", true) && idx == 0) {
+                setGuide(desktop->doc2dt(intersections[idx]), angle + Geom::deg_to_rad(90), "");
+            } else {
+                setGuide(desktop->doc2dt(intersections[idx]), angle + Geom::deg_to_rad(90), cross_number);
             }
+            g_free(cross_number);
+        }
+    }
+    // Since adding goes to the bottom, do all lines last.
 
-            measure_tmp_items.clear();
+    // draw main control line
+    {
+        setMeasureCanvasControlLine(start_p, end_p, false, CTLINE_PRIMARY, measure_repr);
+        double length = std::abs((end_p - start_p).length());
+        Geom::Point anchorEnd = start_p;
+        anchorEnd[Geom::X] += length;
+        if (explicitBase) {
+            anchorEnd *= (Geom::Affine(Geom::Translate(-start_p))
+                          * Geom::Affine(Geom::Rotate(baseAngle))
+                          * Geom::Affine(Geom::Translate(start_p)));
+        }
+        setMeasureCanvasControlLine(start_p, anchorEnd, to_item, CTLINE_SECONDARY, measure_repr);
+        createAngleDisplayCurve(desktop, start_p, end_p, angleDisplayPt, angle, measure_repr);
+    }
 
-            if (this->grabbed) {
-                sp_canvas_item_ungrab(this->grabbed, event->button.time);
-                this->grabbed = NULL;
-            }
+    if (intersections.size() > 2) {
+        setMeasureCanvasControlLine(desktop->doc2dt(intersections[0]) + normal * dimension_offset, desktop->doc2dt(intersections[intersections.size() - 1]) + normal * dimension_offset, to_item, CTLINE_PRIMARY , measure_repr);
+        
+        setMeasureCanvasControlLine(desktop->doc2dt(intersections[0]), desktop->doc2dt(intersections[0]) + normal * dimension_offset, to_item, CTLINE_PRIMARY , measure_repr);
 
-            xp = 0;
-            yp = 0;
-            break;
-        }
-        default:
-            break;
+        setMeasureCanvasControlLine(desktop->doc2dt(intersections[intersections.size() - 1]), desktop->doc2dt(intersections[intersections.size() - 1]) + normal * dimension_offset, to_item, CTLINE_PRIMARY , measure_repr);
     }
 
-    if (!ret) {
-    	ret = ToolBase::root_handler(event);
+    // call-out lines
+    for (std::vector<LabelPlacement>::iterator it = placements.begin(); it != placements.end(); ++it) {
+        LabelPlacement &place = *it;
+        setMeasureCanvasControlLine(place.start, place.end, to_item, CTLINE_SECONDARY, measure_repr);
     }
 
-    return ret;
+    {
+        for (size_t idx = 1; idx < intersections.size(); ++idx) {
+            Geom::Point measure_text_pos = (intersections[idx - 1] + intersections[idx]) / 2;
+            setMeasureCanvasControlLine(desktop->doc2dt(measure_text_pos), desktop->doc2dt(measure_text_pos) - (normal * dimension_offset / 2), to_item, CTLINE_SECONDARY, measure_repr);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.h b/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.h
index 9701ba6ea..3bdc9b9c4 100644
--- a/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.h
+++ b/src/ui/tools/measure-tool.h
@@ -6,41 +6,72 @@
  *
  * Authors:
  *   Felipe Correa da Silva Sanches <juca@members.fsf.org>
- *
+ *   Jabiertxo Arraiza <jabier.arraiza@marker.es>
  * Copyright (C) 2011 Authors
  *
  * Released under GNU GPL, read the file 'COPYING' for more information
  */
-
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <sigc++/sigc++.h>
 #include "ui/tools/tool-base.h"
 #include <2geom/point.h>
+#include "display/canvas-text.h"
+#include "ui/control-manager.h"
 #include <boost/optional.hpp>
 
 #define SP_MEASURE_CONTEXT(obj) (dynamic_cast<Inkscape::UI::Tools::MeasureTool*>((Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase*)obj))
 #define SP_IS_MEASURE_CONTEXT(obj) (dynamic_cast<const Inkscape::UI::Tools::MeasureTool*>((const Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase*)obj) != NULL)
 
+class SPKnot;
+
 namespace Inkscape {
 namespace UI {
 namespace Tools {
 
 class MeasureTool : public ToolBase {
 public:
-	MeasureTool();
-	virtual ~MeasureTool();
-
-	static const std::string prefsPath;
+    MeasureTool();
+    virtual ~MeasureTool();
 
-	virtual void finish();
-	virtual bool root_handler(GdkEvent* event);
+    static const std::string prefsPath;
 
-	virtual const std::string& getPrefsPath();
+    virtual void finish();
+    virtual bool root_handler(GdkEvent* event);
+    virtual void showCanvasItems(bool to_guides = false, bool to_item = false, Inkscape::XML::Node *measure_repr = NULL);
+    virtual void reverseKnots();
+    virtual void toGuides();
+    virtual void toMarkDimension();
+    virtual void toItem();
+    virtual void reset();
+    virtual void setMarkers();
+    virtual void setMarker(bool isStart);
+    virtual const std::string& getPrefsPath();
+    Geom::Point readMeasurePoint(bool is_start);
+    void writeMeasurePoint(Geom::Point point, bool is_start);
+    void setGuide(Geom::Point origin, double angle, const char *label);
+    void setPoint(Geom::Point origin, Inkscape::XML::Node *measure_repr);
+    void setLine(Geom::Point start_point,Geom::Point end_point, bool markers, guint32 color, Inkscape::XML::Node *measure_repr = NULL);
+    void setMeasureCanvasText(bool is_angle, double precision, double amount, double fontsize, Glib::ustring unit_name, Geom::Point position, guint32 background, CanvasTextAnchorPositionEnum text_anchor, bool to_item, Inkscape::XML::Node *measure_repr);
+    void setMeasureCanvasItem(Geom::Point position, bool to_item, Inkscape::XML::Node *measure_repr);
+    void setMeasureCanvasControlLine(Geom::Point start, Geom::Point end, bool to_item, Inkscape::CtrlLineType ctrl_line_type, Inkscape::XML::Node *measure_repr);
+    void setLabelText(const char *value, Geom::Point pos, double fontsize, Geom::Coord angle, guint32 background , Inkscape::XML::Node *measure_repr = NULL, CanvasTextAnchorPositionEnum text_anchor = TEXT_ANCHOR_CENTER );
+    void knotStartMovedHandler(SPKnot */*knot*/, Geom::Point const &ppointer, guint state);
+    void knotEndMovedHandler(SPKnot */*knot*/, Geom::Point const &ppointer, guint state);
+    void knotUngrabbedHandler(SPKnot */*knot*/,  unsigned int /*state*/);
 
 private:
-	SPCanvasItem* grabbed;
-
-    Geom::Point start_point;
+    SPCanvasItem* grabbed;
     boost::optional<Geom::Point> explicitBase;
-    boost::optional<Geom::Point> lastEnd;
+    boost::optional<Geom::Point> last_end;
+    SPKnot *knot_start;
+    SPKnot *knot_end;
+    gint dimension_offset;
+    Geom::Point start_p;
+    Geom::Point end_p;
+    sigc::connection _knot_start_moved_connection;
+    sigc::connection _knot_start_ungrabbed_connection;
+    sigc::connection _knot_end_moved_connection;
+    sigc::connection _knot_end_ungrabbed_connection;
 };
 
 }
@@ -48,3 +79,14 @@ private:
 }
 
 #endif // SEEN_SP_MEASURING_CONTEXT_H
+
+/*
+  Local Variables:
+  mode:c++
+  c-file-style:"stroustrup"
+  c-file-offsets:((innamespace . 0)(inline-open . 0)(case-label . +))
+  indent-tabs-mode:nil
+  fill-column:99
+  End:
+*/
+// vim: filetype=cpp:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:fileencoding=utf-8:textwidth=99 :
diff --git a/src/widgets/measure-toolbar.cpp b/src/widgets/measure-toolbar.cpp
index 5a4785b1f..67c128dd2 100644
--- a/src/widgets/measure-toolbar.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/measure-toolbar.cpp
@@ -33,11 +33,16 @@
 #include "measure-toolbar.h"
 
 #include "desktop.h"
+#include "inkscape.h"
+#include "message-stack.h"
 #include "document-undo.h"
 #include "widgets/ege-adjustment-action.h"
 #include "widgets/ege-output-action.h"
 #include "preferences.h"
 #include "toolbox.h"
+#include "widgets/ink-action.h"
+#include "ui/icon-names.h"
+#include "ui/tools/measure-tool.h"
 #include "ui/widget/unit-tracker.h"
 
 using Inkscape::UI::Widget::UnitTracker;
@@ -45,11 +50,26 @@ using Inkscape::Util::Unit;
 using Inkscape::DocumentUndo;
 using Inkscape::UI::ToolboxFactory;
 using Inkscape::UI::PrefPusher;
+using Inkscape::UI::Tools::MeasureTool;
 
 //########################
 //##  Measure Toolbox   ##
 //########################
 
+/** Temporary hack: Returns the node tool in the active desktop.
+ * Will go away during tool refactoring. */
+static MeasureTool *get_measure_tool()
+{
+    MeasureTool *tool = 0;
+    if (SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP ) {
+        Inkscape::UI::Tools::ToolBase *ec = SP_ACTIVE_DESKTOP->event_context;
+        if (SP_IS_MEASURE_CONTEXT(ec)) {
+            tool = static_cast<MeasureTool*>(ec);
+        }
+    }
+    return tool;
+}
+
 static void
 sp_measure_fontsize_value_changed(GtkAdjustment *adj, GObject *tbl)
 {
@@ -57,17 +77,176 @@ sp_measure_fontsize_value_changed(GtkAdjustment *adj, GObject *tbl)
 
     if (DocumentUndo::getUndoSensitive(desktop->getDocument())) {
         Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
-        prefs->setInt(Glib::ustring("/tools/measure/fontsize"),
+        prefs->setDouble(Glib::ustring("/tools/measure/fontsize"),
+            gtk_adjustment_get_value(adj));
+        MeasureTool *mt = get_measure_tool();
+        if (mt) {
+            mt->showCanvasItems();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+sp_measure_offset_value_changed(GtkAdjustment *adj, GObject *tbl)
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = static_cast<SPDesktop *>(g_object_get_data( tbl, "desktop" ));
+
+    if (DocumentUndo::getUndoSensitive(desktop->getDocument())) {
+        Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+        prefs->setDouble(Glib::ustring("/tools/measure/offset"),
             gtk_adjustment_get_value(adj));
+        MeasureTool *mt = get_measure_tool();
+        if (mt) {
+            mt->showCanvasItems();
+        }
     }
 }
 
-static void measure_unit_changed(GtkAction* /*act*/, GObject* tbl)
+static void sp_measure_scale_value_changed(GtkAdjustment *adj, GObject *tbl)
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = static_cast<SPDesktop *>(g_object_get_data( tbl, "desktop" ));
+
+    if (DocumentUndo::getUndoSensitive(desktop->getDocument())) {
+        Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+        prefs->setDouble(Glib::ustring("/tools/measure/scale"),
+            gtk_adjustment_get_value(adj));
+        MeasureTool *mt = get_measure_tool();
+        if (mt) {
+            mt->showCanvasItems();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+sp_measure_precision_value_changed(GtkAdjustment *adj, GObject *tbl)
+{
+    SPDesktop *desktop = static_cast<SPDesktop *>(g_object_get_data( tbl, "desktop" ));
+
+    if (DocumentUndo::getUndoSensitive(desktop->getDocument())) {
+        Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+        prefs->setInt(Glib::ustring("/tools/measure/precision"),
+            gtk_adjustment_get_value(adj));
+        MeasureTool *mt = get_measure_tool();
+        if (mt) {
+            mt->showCanvasItems();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void 
+sp_measure_unit_changed(GtkAction* /*act*/, GObject* tbl)
 {
     UnitTracker* tracker = reinterpret_cast<UnitTracker*>(g_object_get_data(tbl, "tracker"));
     Glib::ustring const unit = tracker->getActiveUnit()->abbr;
     Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
     prefs->setString("/tools/measure/unit", unit);
+    MeasureTool *mt = get_measure_tool();
+    if (mt) {
+        mt->showCanvasItems();
+    }
+}
+
+static void 
+sp_toggle_ignore_1st_and_last( GtkToggleAction* act, gpointer data )
+{
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+    gboolean active = gtk_toggle_action_get_active(act);
+    prefs->setBool("/tools/measure/ignore_1st_and_last", active);
+    SPDesktop *desktop = static_cast<SPDesktop *>(data);
+    if ( active ) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::INFORMATION_MESSAGE, _("Start and end measures inactive."));
+    } else {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::INFORMATION_MESSAGE, _("Start and end measures active."));
+    }
+    MeasureTool *mt = get_measure_tool();
+    if (mt) {
+        mt->showCanvasItems();
+    }
+}
+
+static void 
+sp_toggle_only_visible( GtkToggleAction* act, gpointer data )
+{
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+    gboolean active = gtk_toggle_action_get_active(act);
+    prefs->setBool("/tools/measure/only_visible", active);
+    SPDesktop *desktop = static_cast<SPDesktop *>(data);
+    if ( active ) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::INFORMATION_MESSAGE, _("Show only visible crossings."));
+    } else {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::INFORMATION_MESSAGE, _("Show all crossings."));
+    }
+    MeasureTool *mt = get_measure_tool();
+    if (mt) {
+        mt->showCanvasItems();
+    }
+}
+
+static void 
+sp_toggle_all_layers( GtkToggleAction* act, gpointer data )
+{
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+    gboolean active = gtk_toggle_action_get_active(act);
+    prefs->setBool("/tools/measure/all_layers", active);
+    SPDesktop *desktop = static_cast<SPDesktop *>(data);
+    if ( active ) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::INFORMATION_MESSAGE, _("Use all layers in the measure."));
+    } else {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::INFORMATION_MESSAGE, _("Use current layer in the measure."));
+    }
+    MeasureTool *mt = get_measure_tool();
+    if (mt) {
+        mt->showCanvasItems();
+    }
+}
+
+static void 
+sp_toggle_show_in_between( GtkToggleAction* act, gpointer data )
+{
+    Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
+    gboolean active = gtk_toggle_action_get_active(act);
+    prefs->setBool("/tools/measure/show_in_between", active);
+    SPDesktop *desktop = static_cast<SPDesktop *>(data);
+    if ( active ) {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::INFORMATION_MESSAGE, _("Compute all elements."));
+    } else {
+        desktop->messageStack()->flash(Inkscape::INFORMATION_MESSAGE, _("Compute max lenght."));
+    }
+    MeasureTool *mt = get_measure_tool();
+    if (mt) {
+        mt->showCanvasItems();
+    }
+}
+static void 
+sp_reverse_knots(void){
+    MeasureTool *mt = get_measure_tool();
+    if (mt) {
+        mt->reverseKnots();
+    }
+}
+
+static void 
+sp_to_mark_dimension(void){
+    MeasureTool *mt = get_measure_tool();
+    if (mt) {
+        mt->toMarkDimension();
+    }
+}
+
+static void 
+sp_to_guides(void){
+    MeasureTool *mt = get_measure_tool();
+    if (mt) {
+        mt->toGuides();
+    }
+}
+
+static void 
+sp_to_item(void){
+    MeasureTool *mt = get_measure_tool();
+    if (mt) {
+        mt->toItem();
+    }
 }
 
 void sp_measure_toolbox_prep(SPDesktop * desktop, GtkActionGroup* mainActions, GObject* holder)
@@ -79,22 +258,22 @@ void sp_measure_toolbox_prep(SPDesktop * desktop, GtkActionGroup* mainActions, G
     g_object_set_data( holder, "tracker", tracker );
 
     EgeAdjustmentAction *eact = 0;
+    Inkscape::IconSize secondarySize = ToolboxFactory::prefToSize("/toolbox/secondary", 1);
 
     /* Font Size */
     {
         eact = create_adjustment_action( "MeasureFontSizeAction",
                                          _("Font Size"), _("Font Size:"),
                                          _("The font size to be used in the measurement labels"),
-                                         "/tools/measure/fontsize", 0.0,
+                                         "/tools/measure/fontsize", 10.0,
                                          GTK_WIDGET(desktop->canvas), holder, FALSE, NULL,
-                                         10, 36, 1.0, 4.0,
+                                         1.0, 36.0, 1.0, 4.0,
                                          0, 0, 0,
-                                         sp_measure_fontsize_value_changed);
-        gtk_action_group_add_action( mainActions, GTK_ACTION(eact) );
+                                         sp_measure_fontsize_value_changed, NULL, 0 , 2);
+        gtk_action_group_add_action( mainActions, GTK_ACTION(eact));
     }
 
-
-    // units label
+    /* units label */
     {
         EgeOutputAction* act = ege_output_action_new( "measure_units_label", _("Units:"), _("The units to be used for the measurements"), 0 );
         ege_output_action_set_use_markup( act, TRUE );
@@ -102,12 +281,136 @@ void sp_measure_toolbox_prep(SPDesktop * desktop, GtkActionGroup* mainActions, G
         gtk_action_group_add_action( mainActions, GTK_ACTION( act ) );
     }
 
-    // units menu
+    /* units menu */
     {
         GtkAction* act = tracker->createAction( "MeasureUnitsAction", _("Units:"), _("The units to be used for the measurements") );
-        g_signal_connect_after( G_OBJECT(act), "changed", G_CALLBACK(measure_unit_changed), holder );
+        g_signal_connect_after( G_OBJECT(act), "changed", G_CALLBACK(sp_measure_unit_changed), holder );
         gtk_action_group_add_action( mainActions, act );
     }
+
+    /* Precission */
+    {
+        eact = create_adjustment_action( "MeasurePrecisionAction",
+                                         _("Precision"), _("Precision:"),
+                                         _("Decimal precision of measure"),
+                                         "/tools/measure/precision", 2,
+                                         GTK_WIDGET(desktop->canvas), holder, FALSE, NULL,
+                                         0, 10, 1, 0,
+                                         0, 0, 0,
+                                         sp_measure_precision_value_changed, NULL, 0 ,0);
+        gtk_action_group_add_action( mainActions, GTK_ACTION(eact));
+    }
+
+    /* Scale */
+    {
+        eact = create_adjustment_action( "MeasureScaleAction",
+                                         _("Scale %"), _("Scale %:"),
+                                         _("Scale the results"),
+                                         "/tools/measure/scale", 100.0,
+                                         GTK_WIDGET(desktop->canvas), holder, FALSE, NULL,
+                                         0.0, 90000.0, 1.0, 4.0,
+                                         0, 0, 0,
+                                         sp_measure_scale_value_changed, NULL, 0 , 3);
+        gtk_action_group_add_action( mainActions, GTK_ACTION(eact) );
+    }
+
+    /* Offset */
+    {
+        eact = create_adjustment_action( "MeasureOffsetAction",
+                                         _("Offset"), _("Offset:"),
+                                         _("The offset size"),
+                                         "/tools/measure/offset", 5.0,
+                                         GTK_WIDGET(desktop->canvas), holder, FALSE, NULL,
+                                         0.0, 90000.0, 1.0, 4.0,
+                                         0, 0, 0,
+                                         sp_measure_offset_value_changed, NULL, 0 , 2);
+        gtk_action_group_add_action( mainActions, GTK_ACTION(eact) );
+    }
+
+    /* ignore_1st_and_last */
+    {
+        InkToggleAction* act = ink_toggle_action_new( "MeasureIgnore1stAndLast",
+                                                      _("Ignore first and last"),
+                                                      _("Ignore first and last"),
+                                                      INKSCAPE_ICON("draw-geometry-line-segment"),
+                                                      secondarySize );
+        gtk_toggle_action_set_active( GTK_TOGGLE_ACTION(act), prefs->getBool("/tools/measure/ignore_1st_and_last", true) );
+        g_signal_connect_after( G_OBJECT(act), "toggled", G_CALLBACK(sp_toggle_ignore_1st_and_last), desktop) ;
+        gtk_action_group_add_action( mainActions, GTK_ACTION(act) );
+    }
+    /* only visible */
+    {
+        InkToggleAction* act = ink_toggle_action_new( "MeasureOnlyVisible",
+                                                      _("Only visible intersections"),
+                                                      _("Only visible intersections"),
+                                                      INKSCAPE_ICON("zoom"),
+                                                      secondarySize );
+        gtk_toggle_action_set_active( GTK_TOGGLE_ACTION(act), prefs->getBool("/tools/measure/only_visible", true) );
+        g_signal_connect_after( G_OBJECT(act), "toggled", G_CALLBACK(sp_toggle_only_visible), desktop) ;
+        gtk_action_group_add_action( mainActions, GTK_ACTION(act) );
+    }
+        /* measure imbetweens */
+    {
+        InkToggleAction* act = ink_toggle_action_new( "MeasureInBettween",
+                                                      _("Show measures between items"),
+                                                      _("Show measures between items"),
+                                                      INKSCAPE_ICON("distribute-randomize"),
+                                                      secondarySize );
+        gtk_toggle_action_set_active( GTK_TOGGLE_ACTION(act), prefs->getBool("/tools/measure/show_in_between", true) );
+        g_signal_connect_after( G_OBJECT(act), "toggled", G_CALLBACK(sp_toggle_show_in_between), desktop) ;
+        gtk_action_group_add_action( mainActions, GTK_ACTION(act) );
+    }
+    /* measure only current layer */
+    {
+        InkToggleAction* act = ink_toggle_action_new( "MeasureAllLayers",
+                                                      _("Measure all layers"),
+                                                      _("Measure all layers"),
+                                                      INKSCAPE_ICON("dialog-layers"),
+                                                      secondarySize );
+        gtk_toggle_action_set_active( GTK_TOGGLE_ACTION(act), prefs->getBool("/tools/measure/all_layers", true) );
+        g_signal_connect_after( G_OBJECT(act), "toggled", G_CALLBACK(sp_toggle_all_layers), desktop) ;
+        gtk_action_group_add_action( mainActions, GTK_ACTION(act) );
+    }
+    /* toogle start end */
+    {
+        InkAction* act = ink_action_new( "MeasureReverse",
+                                          _("Reverse measure"),
+                                          _("Reverse measure"),
+                                          INKSCAPE_ICON("draw-geometry-mirror"),
+                                          secondarySize );
+        g_signal_connect_after( G_OBJECT(act), "activate", G_CALLBACK(sp_reverse_knots), 0 );
+        gtk_action_group_add_action( mainActions, GTK_ACTION(act) );
+    }
+    /* to guides */
+    {
+        InkAction* act = ink_action_new( "MeasureToGuides",
+                                          _("To guides"),
+                                          _("To guides"),
+                                          INKSCAPE_ICON("guides"),
+                                          secondarySize );
+        g_signal_connect_after( G_OBJECT(act), "activate", G_CALLBACK(sp_to_guides), 0 );
+        gtk_action_group_add_action( mainActions, GTK_ACTION(act) );
+    }
+    /* to mark dimensions */
+    {
+        InkAction* act = ink_action_new( "MeasureMarkDimension",
+                                          _("Mark Dimension"),
+                                          _("Mark Dimension"),
+                                          INKSCAPE_ICON("tool-pointer"),
+                                          secondarySize );
+        g_signal_connect_after( G_OBJECT(act), "activate", G_CALLBACK(sp_to_mark_dimension), 0 );
+        gtk_action_group_add_action( mainActions, GTK_ACTION(act) );
+    }
+    /* to item */
+    {
+        InkAction* act = ink_action_new( "MeasureToItem",
+                                          _("Convert to item"),
+                                          _("Convert to item"),
+                                          INKSCAPE_ICON("path-reverse"),
+                                          secondarySize );
+        g_signal_connect_after( G_OBJECT(act), "activate", G_CALLBACK(sp_to_item), 0 );
+        gtk_action_group_add_action( mainActions, GTK_ACTION(act) );
+    }
 } // end of sp_measure_toolbox_prep()
 
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/toolbox.cpp b/src/widgets/toolbox.cpp
index a1c32352c..90103325a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/toolbox.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/toolbox.cpp
@@ -339,8 +339,22 @@ static gchar const * ui_descr =
         "  <toolbar name='MeasureToolbar'>"
         "    <toolitem action='MeasureFontSizeAction' />"
         "    <separator />"
+        "    <toolitem action='MeasurePrecisionAction' />"
+        "    <separator />"
+        "    <toolitem action='MeasureScaleAction' />"
+        "    <separator />"
+        "    <toolitem action='MeasureOffsetAction' />"
+        "    <separator />"
         "    <toolitem action='measure_units_label' />"
         "    <toolitem action='MeasureUnitsAction' />"
+        "    <toolitem action='MeasureIgnore1stAndLast' />"
+        "    <toolitem action='MeasureInBettween' />"
+        "    <toolitem action='MeasureOnlyVisible' />"
+        "    <toolitem action='MeasureAllLayers' />"
+        "    <toolitem action='MeasureReverse' />"
+        "    <toolitem action='MeasureToGuides' />"
+        "    <toolitem action='MeasureMarkDimension' />"
+        "    <toolitem action='MeasureToItem' />"
         "  </toolbar>"
 
         "  <toolbar name='StarToolbar'>"