2012/1/4 wwp <subscript@xxxxxxx>: > 1) you have only one image opened. No tab is shown. > 2) you have two or more images opened, several tabs are shown. > > Switching from situation 1) to 2) inserts what we can call a tab bar > (tab widgets) and stretches down the image view to a narrower size. > What the user sees is a clunky, chaning UI layer, widgets are inserted > (might flicker a bit) and the global working area is rearranged - > possible without respect to the visual arrangements made by the user. > > Now switching from situation 2) to 1): same notes as above. Plus: if > you were closing another tab but the current one, the current view will > be resized (stretched up), what you now see is not what you were seeing > before closing that other tab. This is even more sensible when the > image fills the window. > > IMO all this is not friendly, I dislike flickering and self-rearranging > stuff, and most of all: it makes me feel that the visual working area > is *unstable* and not respecting my view settings. Hi again and thanks for the great clarification. I completely agree, there should be no flickering or re-arranging of layouts. The only change should be the insertion/removal of the tab bar (without moving any images in the screen coordinate system). Unfortunately I don't have the time to write the code to fix this :( Anyone else that want to take a shot might want to look how this is solved when Windows -> Hide Docks is toggled. / Martin -- My GIMP Blog: http://www.chromecode.com/ "Single-window mode feature complete" _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list
