Simplify pointOrMatrix parameters and only allow points. Also remove internal _point cache from PointText and directly link #point to #matrix.

src/item/Item.js

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ var Item = this.Item = Base.extend(Callback, /** @lends Item# */{
 		);
 	},
 
-	initialize: function(pointOrMatrix) {
+	initialize: function(point) {
 		// Define this Item's unique id.
 		this._id = ++Item._id;
 		// If _project is already set, the item was already moved into the DOM
@@ -106,11 +106,9 @@ var Item = this.Item = Base.extend(Callback, /** @lends Item# */{
 		if (!this._style)
 			this._style = PathStyle.create(this);
 		this.setStyle(this._project.getCurrentStyle());
-		this._matrix = pointOrMatrix !== undefined
+		this._matrix = new Matrix();
-			? pointOrMatrix instanceof Matrix
+		if (point)
-				? pointOrMatrix.clone()
+			this._matrix.translate(point);
-				: new Matrix().translate(Point.read(arguments))
-			: new Matrix();
 	},
 
 	/**

src/item/PlacedSymbol.js

@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ var PlacedSymbol = this.PlacedSymbol = PlacedItem.extend(/** @lends PlacedSymbol
 	 * Creates a new PlacedSymbol Item.
 	 *
 	 * @param {Symbol} symbol the symbol to place
-	 * @param {Point|Matrix} [pointOrMatrix] the center point of the placed
+	 * @param {Point} [point] the center point of the placed symbol
-	 * symbol or a {@link Matrix} transformation to transform the placed symbol
-	 * with.
 	 *
 	 * @example {@paperscript split=true height=240}
 	 * // Placing 100 instances of a symbol:
@@ -62,8 +60,8 @@ var PlacedSymbol = this.PlacedSymbol = PlacedItem.extend(/** @lends PlacedSymbol
 	 *     instance.scale(0.25 + Math.random() * 0.75);
 	 * }
 	 */
-	initialize: function(symbol, pointOrMatrix) {
+	initialize: function(symbol, point) {
-		this.base(pointOrMatrix);
+		this.base(Point.read(arguments, 1));
 		this.setSymbol(symbol instanceof Symbol ? symbol : new Symbol(symbol));
 	},
 

src/item/Raster.js

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ var Raster = this.Raster = PlacedItem.extend(/** @lends Raster# */{
 	 *
 	 * @param {HTMLImageElement|Canvas|string} [object]
 	 */
-	initialize: function(object, pointOrMatrix) {
+	initialize: function(object, point) {
-		this.base(pointOrMatrix, arguments);
+		this.base(Point.read(arguments, 1));
 		if (object.getContext) {
 			this.setCanvas(object);
 		} else if (typeof object === 'string') {

src/text/PointText.js

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ var PointText = this.PointText = TextItem.extend(/** @lends PointText# */{
 	/**
 	 * Creates a point text item
 	 *
+	 * @name PointText#initialize
 	 * @param {Point} point the position where the text will start
 	 *
 	 * @example
@@ -36,13 +37,9 @@ var PointText = this.PointText = TextItem.extend(/** @lends PointText# */{
 	 * text.fillColor = 'black';
 	 * text.content = 'The contents of the point text';
 	 */
-	initialize: function(pointOrMatrix) {
-		this.base(pointOrMatrix);
-		this._point = this._matrix.getTranslation();
-	},
 
 	clone: function() {
-		return this._clone(new PointText(this._matrix));
+		return this._clone(new PointText());
 	},
 
 	/**
@@ -54,17 +51,13 @@ var PointText = this.PointText = TextItem.extend(/** @lends PointText# */{
 	getPoint: function() {
 		// Se Item#getPosition for an explanation why we create new LinkedPoint
 		// objects each time.
-		return LinkedPoint.create(this, 'setPoint',
+		var point = this._matrix.getTranslation();
-				this._point.x, this._point.y);
+		return LinkedPoint.create(this, 'setPoint', point.x, point.y);
 	},
 
 	setPoint: function(point) {
-		this.translate(Point.read(arguments).subtract(this._point));
+		this.translate(Point.read(arguments).subtract(
-	},
+				this._matrix.getTranslation()));
-
-	_transform: function(matrix) {
-		// Transform _point:
-		matrix._transformPoint(this._point, this._point);
 	},
 
 	draw: function(ctx) {

src/text/TextItem.js

@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ var TextItem = this.TextItem = Item.extend(/** @lends TextItem# */{
 	// so use the same name for all of them
 	_boundsGetter: 'getBounds',
 
-	initialize: function(pointOrMatrix) {
+	initialize: function(point) {
 		// Note that internally #characterStyle is the same as #style, but
 		// defined as an instance of CharacterStyle. We need to define it before
 		// calling this.base(), to override the default PathStyle instance.
 		this._style = CharacterStyle.create(this);
 		this._paragraphStyle = ParagraphStyle.create(this);
-		this.base(pointOrMatrix);
+		this.base(Point.read(arguments));
 		// No need to call setStyle(), since base() handles this already.
 		// Call with no parameter to initalize defaults now.
 		this.setParagraphStyle();