On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 9:00 AM, Sue <forums@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi GIMP Developers, > > I am a longtime GIMP fan, and I am highly disappointed with the Version 6.6 > UI. One thing I have always enjoyed about this program is the fact it was not > like Photoshop, because I could multitask with other programs (I could be > searching for other pictures in the background in the Windoze file explorer), > minimize what I wanted, detach windows whenever I wanted (veery nice), and > resize the brush in the Brush Editor on will, and minimize it when I needed. > > Now I can't do those things, and it looks like Photoshop. I find it > irritating now that I've got keep the Brush Editor open all the time and it If you just use the Brush editor to resize the brush, I suggest you begin using the Brush Scale slider in the tool options instead; It's probably faster. > resets its size whenever I re-open it. I find the new Navigator tool > disorienting to use, and I can't be as precise either when I need to go to the > exact pixel on the corner because the thing moves. I also don't like not > having control over my windows anymore. Not having control over your windows is not caused by GIMP. I certainly have all the control over GIMP windows I need, and individual dockable windows keep their size and position as you seem to desire. Of course, if you close a dockable, you are saying 'throw away all information about this dockable', so in that case, naturally when you open a dockable of the same kind, it is simply put in a default position and size. However, with the various systems (which have been there before 2.0 even), like TAB and F11, you should usually not ever need to close a dockable. Especially if you dock them together to form a joined window or a set of tabs. Also, you might be thinking of the change of a default preference, which effects whether dockables are shown on top of all other windows. This change occurred somewhere after 2.4, I think. Anyway it does not impede you -- just change the preference back. GIMP 2.6 is also not single-window. It's a minimum of two windows (image window + toolbox), and can be much more according to how many images you open at once or dockables you open. There are plans to allow a full single-window interface, however this behaviour is a) not implemented yet... at all, really b) intended to be completely optional, allowing you to use either a single or multi-window setup according to your preference. c) not ever going to be Window-inside-Window as some people claim to want. Some people even perceive 2.6 to be Window-inside-Window, but it's not (as demonstrated eg. when you move the toolbox) David _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
