Hello, > From: Simon Budig <simon@xxxxxxxx> > We currently use alpha to do proper antialiasing, compositing > existing photos on top of each other and in all of these cases a > coupled "alphacolor" (= color + alpha value) would be cumbersome > and unhelpful. Why unhelpful? Note, that you are already used to something, and different does not mean unhelpful. I would love to change colors (including transparency) so I could focus only on several tools. For me using alpha channel just to make something transparent is tiresome because I have to use more tools than I really need. > But even taking him into account the current model > has served us well for the last years and there has been very few > discussion about this specific problem, if it cropped up it was in > the context of indexed PNGs with "alphacolors" or generating > textures for renderers. For the general public the current model > seems to generally work and I don't see a compelling reason to > change this. Well, one thing is history -- everything (in general) worked in the past -- why introduce cars when horses... etc etc etc :-) The second thing is potential benefit -- and I believe less time spent on creating an image _is_ benefit. Note, that it will not introduce new features per se, it only could only change the way you work (if one wishes so). You can work with colors with color tools and you can only work with alpha channel with alpha channel tools. It is narrowing possibilities -- why not pick up brush, shape, pressure and polish a picture edges with transparency (as color)? > From: David Odin <David@xxxxxxxxxxx> > In the real world I live in, I have yet to see a transparent > pencil. Wish granted -- simply use your finger (I assume you thought of glass painting because it is only good metaphor source for working with alpha channel in the first place). Kind regards, _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
