tag:support.nodebox.net,2012-11-01:/discussions/show-your-work/452-move_to-nodeNodeBox: Discussion 2022-07-03T23:08:51Ztag:support.nodebox.net,2012-11-01:Comment/492885542022-07-03T23:08:48Z2022-07-03T23:08:48ZMove_to Node<div><p>Well, this is embarrassing.</p>
<p>After ALL these years using Nodebox almost every day, and after using the align node in almost every network I make, I somehow never noticed that align already does everything my move_to node does and more!</p>
<p>I always thought of align as a tool for centering things or left-justifying them or whatever. In my mind moving a single shape to a new location was a totally different function. I simply ignored the position port of the align node and always left it set to the origin.</p>
<p>But of course it you put a different value there it will move the shape to that position. Even better you can center on that position, or align the top left or whatever. Nice.</p>
<p>So there is simply no need for a move_to node. I will therefor deprecate it and remove it from version 3.1 of my library.</p>
<p>It's strange how the human mind works. In retrospect it seems bizarre that I never noticed this before. My arbitrary mental categories created a blind spot.</p>
<p>Of course it doesn't help that there is so little documentation about each node. I have sometimes been tempted to write a book with a short chapter on each node, exploring it in depth, showing how its used, and coming up with a whimsical demo for each one. But it would take me a year to write such a book and it would probably have an audience of a only a few dozen hangers on.</p>
<p>So much to do, so little time.</p>
<p>John</p></div>john