Source Directory Structure

Proposed directory structure for Inkscape's source code.

• src
  • 2geom^†: Geometry (move to library)
  • actions: GActions, SPActions, Verbs, chemistry (GActions to replace SPActions and Verbs)
    • selection
  • display^†: (Rename 'render'?)
    • drawing: Render SVG (DrawingItem and derived classes)
      • filters: Render filters
    • canvas: UI controls (CanvasItem and derived classes)
    • common
  • extension^†
    • dbus^†
    • internal^†: (move to io)
    • plugins^†
    • etc.
  • io^†: Reading/writing files
    • svg
  • libraries: (move to "src/3rdparty")
    • adaptagrams
      • libavoid
      • libcola
      • libvpsc
    • libcroco
    • libdepixelize
    • potrace
    • etc.
  • live-effects
  • object^†: Object tree (e.g. SPRect)
    • containers: (e.g. group)
    • shapes: (e.g. rect)
    • filters^†
    • etc.
  • ui^†
    • cache^†
    • dialog^†: Dialogs
    • menu: Menus
    • snap
    • toolbar: Toolbars
    • tool^†: Move to OnScreen, etc.
    • tools: Tools
    • view^† What is this?
    • widget^†
      • basic: Basic custom widgets (e.g. ink-combobox-entry)
      • composite: Composite widgets (e.g. simple-filter-modifier)
      • derived: (name?)
        • attribute: Widgets that change attributes
        • property: Widgets that change properties
        • preference: Widgets that change preferences
    • onscreen: (knots)
  • util^†: (Merge helper & util)
    • numeric
    • color
    • svg^†
  • xml^†: XML manipulation (Mostly SVG/Inkscape agnostic)

^† Already exists.

A more radical suggestion: Source Directory Structure Screaming Architecture