On 9/27/06, Raphaël Quinet <raphael@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
This is a different issue from what was discussed here. You can toggle between moving layers, selection masks or paths by using the modifiers: Ctrl or Alt (this will soon be indicated in the status bar). I don't
How will this be indicated? Is it via 'discovery mode' or 'explicit mode'? Discovery mode = Press shift, the description changes. Explicit mode = At the bottom of the toolbox (or in a tooltip, or ...) a guide: [Move] = Pick Layer/Guide [Shift] = Move Layer/Guide [Ctrl] = Pick Path [Ctrl][Shift] = Move Path [Alt] = Move Selection [Alt][Shift] = Move Selection (again?) These are the 2.2.13 options. I have to say I don't see a difference between 'pick' and 'move' for the normal/shifted case but I didn't try too hard. The [Alt] selections are very confusing, too. [Alt]-drag moved the window (KDE grabs it); [Alt][Shift]-drag picks "the other move" but the mouse cursor looks like a "ø". And [Shift][Alt]-drag shows "move layer" in the tool menu but drags an outline that doesn't affect the image if the entire image is masked, then returns to the [Alt][Shift] tool options; while if the mask is not present behaves like a regular move and returns to the [Alt][Shift] tool options with the mouse cursor now a "ø". Hmm. Selection/Quickmask confuses me. Things that operate on selections have icons that look like quickmasks. Anyway ... The 'scale' tool has the largest toolbar options area (2.2.13). With the toolbar maximized on my 1280x1024 screen, there's lots of blank space on the bottom where the shift-modifiers can be explicitly enumerated (it looks like they already are in this case, but a uniformity would be good). I'm not positive, but this could also be helpful for informing the user of "pre-use" and "during-use" modifiers, like the wacky select add/remove/square/center/move tools. I'm thinking of something that just looks like the list I have above, but with widgets for the [shift] keys, bottom aligned to the toolbox. Alternately, they could be in a giant tooltip, but this would prevent showing the 'during-use' modifiers. Does this seem like a valid use of the toolbox option pane? Chris _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
