Background fill for paths tool
Submitted by Jose Martins
Link to original bug (#477345)
Description
I extensively use the paths tool, and find that it is very good until you come to the point where you wish to background-color fill your path. At that point you have to turn the path into a selection, and then fill the selection. Which wastes a lot of time.
It would be nice to have a background fill option which will fill your path with your current background color. It would basically work the same as turning the path into a selection, then background filling it, only, much more efficient. It is also important to have your path still there, so that you can do things like fill with the background color and then stroke the path to put a line around the edge.
If you've used the paths tool as much as I do, you'd understand how important it is to have this feature. I have another small request for the paths tool as well, but at the moment, having the ability to background fill the path is most important in order to make the paths tool useful for most people.
Thank you very much, I really hope someone will pick up this feature request.