Good point. A GIMP magnifier such as we are discussing should magnify the actual image, not just the desktop portrayal of the image. If a second, stationary window is used rather than a moving "lens", I would suggest that it should have its own buttons for controling the magnification level. Its desktop location should also be able to be remembered upon exiting GIMP or any time it is closed so that when it is launched again it re-opens in the same location. If a stationary window is used, I think a button added at the bottom of the image window, between the zoom magnification display and the status bar, would be a good way to toggle the magnify window on/off. It would also be nice to have a key stroke for toggling. However, if a moving lens is used, I think a key stroke would be better. That would allow you to toggle the lens on while your cursor is in the area of interest, rather than having to move away from the area of interest to find and click on a button. --- Sven Neumann <sven@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > On Sat, 2007-02-24 at 07:41 -0800, Mark Lowry wrote: > > > Here's a screen shot of the Windows version in > action. > > > > > http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL66/86790/6669793/233053894.jpg > > > > The Windows version is not "bad", but improvements > > could be made and I don't know if other operating > > systems have such a tool. A version that resides > in > > GIMP and is designed with retouchers in mind would > be > > a very nice feature, I think. > > Pretty much every desktop comes with such a tool and > it shouldn't be our > business to duplicate this functionality. But a > magnifier on the desktop > level can only magnify the screen view. It wouldn't > give a more detailed > view of the image. > > > Sven > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
