Nicholas: I wanted to make clear which 'path' we
are talking about: 
FigureKit generates a Path which is a Graphic. I'm
*not* 
talking about that.
I.e. I'm talking about the low level Path that is
exchanged 
between Graphics and DrawingKits.
For this I don't see much need for convenience.
But a lot of 
need for flexibility and speed. Read: I expect
users to use 
the FigureKit graphic that let them
(interactively, may be) 
manipulate shapes (i.e. paths).
But the path we are talking here about is
basically a data 
structure to be used to actually draw. Do we agree
on that ?