Source Directory Structure

Proposed directory structure for Inkscape's source code.

• src
  • 2geom^† Geometry (move to library)
  • display^† (Rename 'render'?)
    • render Render SVG (if 'display' -> 'render', rename svg?)
      • filters Render filters
    • control UI controls (layered above SVG)
    • util
  • extension^†
    • dbus^†
    • internal^† (move to io)
    • plugins^†
    • etc.
  • io^† Reading/writing files
  • libraries (move parallel to 'src'?, rename 3rd party?)
    • libavoid
    • libcola
    • libcroco
    • libdepixelize
    • potrace
    • etc.
  • manipulation Manipulation of SVG (divide into generic and UI dependent?)
    • chemistry
    • live-effects
    • misc
    • selection
    • snap
    • verbs Verbs and SPActions
  • object^† Object tree (e.g. SPRect)
    • containers (e.g. group)
    • shapes (e.g. rect)
    • filters^†
    • etc.
  • ui^†
    • cache^†
    • dialog^† Dialogs
    • menu Menus
    • toolbar Toolbars
    • tool^† Move to Manipulator
    • tools Tools
    • view^†  ?
    • widget^†
      • action Actions (GTK or GIO)
      • 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