From c1205c4017fcfc54d20afd5d8e1b547143a7225e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dotCooCoo <RobertLeeLW@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:09:26 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Mesh: a point outside the mesh locates on the nearest
 boundary edge

locate_within maps a point outside the outline to the nearest point of the outer edges, so a patch folded past the outline does not take an edge click as an interior one.
---
 crates/doc/src/live.rs      |  3 ++-
 crates/doc/src/live/mesh.rs | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/doc/src/live.rs b/crates/doc/src/live.rs
index 85949436b..304b7fede 100644
--- a/crates/doc/src/live.rs
+++ b/crates/doc/src/live.rs
@@ -253,8 +253,9 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(m.locate_within(p, 1.0), None);
         let (r, c, u, v) = m.locate_within(p, 3.0).unwrap();
         assert_eq!((r, c), (0, 1));
+        assert_eq!(u, 1.0, "on the right edge");
         let q = m.eval(r, c, u, v);
-        assert!(q.distance(Point::new(100.0, 30.0)) < 0.5, "{q:?}");
+        assert!(q.distance(Point::new(100.0, 30.0)) < 1e-6, "{q:?}");
         assert_eq!(m.locate_within(Point::new(30.0, 60.0), 3.0), m.locate(Point::new(30.0, 60.0)));
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/doc/src/live/mesh.rs b/crates/doc/src/live/mesh.rs
index b4e74e711..7fac277d3 100644
--- a/crates/doc/src/live/mesh.rs
+++ b/crates/doc/src/live/mesh.rs
@@ -598,13 +598,12 @@ impl GradientMesh {
     /// As [`Self::locate`], and for a point outside the mesh within `tol` of its outline, the
     /// patch and local (u, v) of the nearest point of the mesh's edge.
     pub fn locate_within(&self, p: Point, tol: f64) -> Option<(usize, usize, f64, f64)> {
-        use vectorcraft_geom::kurbo::ParamCurveNearest;
         if !self.is_valid() {
             return None;
         }
         let bp = self.outline().to_bezpath();
-        if bp.winding(p) == 0 && !(tol > 0.0 && bp.segments().any(|s| s.nearest(p, 1e-9).distance_sq <= tol * tol)) {
-            return None;
+        if bp.winding(p) == 0 {
+            return self.nearest_edge(p).filter(|e| e.0 <= tol * tol).map(|(_, r, c, u, v)| (r, c, u, v));
         }
         const N: usize = 16;
         let mut best = (f64::INFINITY, 0, 0, 0.0, 0.0);
@@ -641,6 +640,30 @@ impl GradientMesh {
         Some((r, c, u, v))
     }
 
+    /// The point of the mesh's outer edge nearest `p`: its squared distance from `p`, and its
+    /// boundary patch and local (u, v).
+    fn nearest_edge(&self, p: Point) -> Option<(f64, usize, usize, f64, f64)> {
+        use vectorcraft_geom::kurbo::ParamCurveNearest;
+        let (rows, cols) = (self.rows as usize, self.cols as usize);
+        let mut best: Option<(f64, usize, usize, f64, f64)> = None;
+        let mut take = |e: CubicBez, at: (usize, usize, Option<f64>, Option<f64>)| {
+            let n = e.nearest(p, 1e-9);
+            if best.is_none_or(|b| n.distance_sq < b.0) {
+                let (r, c, u, v) = at;
+                best = Some((n.distance_sq, r, c, u.unwrap_or(n.t), v.unwrap_or(n.t)));
+            }
+        };
+        for c in 0..cols {
+            take(self.edge_u(0, c), (0, c, None, Some(0.0)));
+            take(self.edge_u(rows, c), (rows - 1, c, None, Some(1.0)));
+        }
+        for r in 0..rows {
+            take(self.edge_v(r, 0), (r, 0, Some(0.0), None));
+            take(self.edge_v(r, cols), (r, cols - 1, Some(1.0), None));
+        }
+        best
+    }
+
     /// Index of the mesh point within `tol` of `p`.
     pub fn point_near(&self, p: Point, tol: f64) -> Option<usize> {
         self.points