Hi,
I just looked into GDynText-1.4.4. It fixes a bug that was reported in the
bug-tracking system and I have included that bug-fix into the CVS version.
However GDynText starts to diverge from the CVS version distributed with
The GIMP. IMHO we should overwork the code a little for 1.2. This means
removing all code that is only in there to allow for backward compatibility.
Is it really such a problem if people upgrade a developement versions and
stuff breaks? The GDynText plugin should now settle on a format it uses for
its parasites and only implement this one. This would allow to strip off a
lot of code which would allow for much better plug-in maintenance.
Additionally I have a few wishes regarding the interface:
- The color-button should use the one from libgimp since it gives DND
functionality.
- The popup messages are more than annoying. This could be solved by the
ideas pointed out below.
- I'd vote for changing the buttons at the bottom and their functionality.
Here's my proposal:
[ OK ] Means Apply and Close and is only sensitive when a change can be
applied to an existing text layer.
[ New ] Creates a new text layer. This would make the popup window
unnecessary,
since the fact that a new layer has to be created is visible by the
sensitivity state of the buttons (if OK is not useable, a new layer
has to be created using the New button). Additionally this would
allow
to use the settings of an existing text layer to create a new one
with
the same font but different text. Simply click into a text layer,
change the Text and hit New.
[ Apply ] Applies the changes to the Text Layer it was called from (just
what
happens now).
[ Close ] Closes the dialog without further changes (just what happens now).
What do you think?
Salut, Sven
