Martin Nordholts wrote: > Rolf Steinort wrote: > >> On Sun, 2009-01-04 at 12:38 +0100, Martin Nordholts wrote: >> >> >> >>> In current GIMP the docking bars are always visible even though they are >>> only useful when rearranging the GIMP UI. I have attached a fairly >>> simple patch (you need latest trunk) that hides these by default and >>> only shows them when a dockable-drag is started. They are hidden again >>> when the dockable-drag is completed. >>> >> Now the "dockability" is advertised with a tool tip while hoovering over >> the docking bar. How will the new version do this? How important is >> this? >> >> When a dockable-drag is started, the docking targets should be visible >> prominently, not only the bar in it's current version. Perhaps even as a >> bubbles floating on top of the targets. >> >> > > The lost opportunity of the docking bar tooltip is good point but I > think we and the users can live without that tooltip. > > Another good point is that there is no point in having the docking bars > microscopically small any longer so I have attached a new patch that > makes them larger. You need to make install in $GIMP_SRC_ROOT/themes in > order for the change in docking bar height to take effect. I also fixed > another issue with trying to hide a destroyed docking bar. > > Updated screenshot: > http://www.chromecode.com/temp/gimp-on-demand-docking-2009-01-03-1627.png > Sorry for nitpicking here, but perhaps it would look nicer if the text was center-aligned in the drop-box. Other than that, looks great! - Andreas _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
