Jakub Steiner wrote: > On Fri, 2003-07-25 at 22:27, David Neary wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=78730 > > > > It would be nice if the Ctrl modifier did for the move tool what > > it did for other tools and constrained movement to 22.5 degree > > directions. The feature needs doing. Who wants it? > > The thing changed in 1.3 and now the Ctrl modifier is used to toggle the > behaviour of the tool from pick to move current. So this may only mean > using Shift for the constraint. > > However this is a little inconsistent. I would suggest we go back to how > 1.2 was in this particular tool and try to use Shift where Ctrl is being > used in 1.3 (I have absolutely no idea how much work this is): > > Selection tools: > --------------- > no change (both Shift and Ctrl toggle the mode) > > Zoom tool: > ---------- > use Shift to toggle in/out. > > Move tool: > ---------- > use Shift to toggle pick/move current > use Ctrl for movement constraint > > Crop tool: > ---------- > use Shift to toggle crop/resize > perhaps use Ctrl for keeping either 1:1 aspect ratio or the aspec ratio > of the whole image (new feature) > > Transform tools: > ---------------- > no change > > Flip tool: > ---------- > use Shift instead of Ctrl > > Text tool: > ---------- > This is a little complicated. Currently if a text layer exists and is > selected, one can click on a pixel that has text on it. Now the tool > options change the text attributes. Clicking on it again brings up the > edit window. Now let's see if this is better: > > Selecting a text layer with the text tool active will automatically make > any changes to the tool optins apply to the text layer. Clicking > anywhere on the layer will bring up the edit dialog with the text > loaded. A Shift modifier will toggle edit_current/new_text_layer > behaviour. Setting default text tool parameters can be done on a > non-text layer. I apologise Sven for thinking about this too late :/ > > Fill tool: > ---------- > There's currently no modifier to fill with patterns. Now that we have > RGBA patterns and the feature is actually useful ;) it would be nice to > have a similar toggle as the select tools. Shift to toggle BG fill and > Ctrl to toggle pattern fill. The option dialog could have nice little > buttons with a FG rectangle, BG rectangle and active pattern rectangle, > just like the selection tools have. > > Gradient tool: > -------------- > Shift could toggle the reverse gradient. Ctrl remains. > > Clone, Pen, Pencil, Airbrush, Dodgeburn, Blursharpen, Smudge and Eraser: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Although Ctrl is used to toggle to picker tool, I'd leave it as it is, > since Ctrl is used for constraints after shift is pressed. > > Ink tool: > ------------------- > no change How difficult would this be to do? If it's not that difficult, what exactly needs to be done, and are people in agreement that this is a good idea? If so, who's going to do it? Cheers, Dave. -- David Neary, Lyon, France E-Mail: bolsh@xxxxxxxx
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