Hi, [this is a response to both jimmac and sven] Selection shortcuts: -------------------- No, I didn't know that there is a difference between the modifiers pressed when you start to create the selection and the modifiers you press while adjusting the selection - it's really very powerful and should not be lost. However, it's hard to learn... As I wrote in response to Simon, studies have shown that only few users actually read the docs - especially if it's about something that seems to be simple, such as selection modes. For such users, it is likely to happen that they will not understand the concept without any hints (just as me and the users I tested 8-)), and we/they should be supported in a way! I think it might help if there were buttons/radio buttons for centered/non-centered selection in the tool options. Additionally, there should be tooltip texts to explain the shortcuts (e.g. Mode Add: 'Add to selection - [SHIFT] while clicking', Centered Selection: 'Centered selection - [CTRL] while dragging' - rough wording). Popup dialogs for transformation: --------------------------------- In deed, the settings get lost when moving to another image - I thought they would persist! But another reason why I think it is better to keep the dialogs for transformation is that it is uncommon to have confirmation/cancel buttons in the tool options dialog. I'm not sure, but as much as I'm concerned there is no tool that makes actual changes to the image in the tool options. Mostly, you can define settings/options there (as indicated by the label), but to change the image you have to interactively click into the image. And providing the transformation parameters in the tool options without offering confirm/reset would surely result in numerous errors. Greetings, /ellen -- ______________________________________________________ Ellen Reitmayr email: reitmayr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Usability Engineer mobil: +49.177.3325867 relevantive AG fon: +49.30.23455630 Zehdenicker Str. 21 fax: +49.30.23455639 10119 Berlin web: www.relevantive.de _______________________________________________________
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