Hi Jay, all of that, apart from rotating while staying editable, is implemented and will be in gimp 2.8. --mitch On Fri, 2012-01-13 at 14:11 -0500, Jay Smith wrote: > On 01/13/2012 12:12 PM, peter sikking wrote: > > > > so please help us by replying here, with you answer what > > text means to you when working with GIMP. > > > One of my major uses is composing textual elements of book covers and > spines. > > Another use is minor overlays of bits of text on photographs to point > out relevant technical features in the photos. > > > What I wish to see in text tools.... > > - Always editable text as long as file in a format that is not flattened. > > - Important (to me): Most recently used text settings (i.e. typestyle, > size, bold/italic, color, etc.) to be saved (including between Gimp > restarts) for default us in next operation. (Too many settings in Gimp > are not saved, even while editing within session of editing a single > image -- this should be a focus of improvement soon.) > > - Per above, save settings as a "set" of settings that can be brought > back for use (like Curves are saved). These "sets" of settings should > be nameable by the user (or if not named by user, then default name of > date/time). Naming is very important to be able to quickly find > settings for various projects. > > - Once text is created, always be able to change typestyle, size, > bold/italic, color, etc., etc. > > - In this context, be able to stay in the text dialog and > be able to highlight & change differing parts of the text. > i.e. Don't have to get out of dialog for each such change. > i.e. Changes are _not_ all-or-nothing. > > - When editing existing text, if user clicks in the middle to text, then > further typing of characters uses the attributes in which it is in the > middle. Same for either end of string, but I understand that the user > must be sure to get to the beginning or end of string in a way that > keeps the user inside the current attributes of the text. > > - Text to be rotatable as any other layer without losing quality. > > - Multiple text layers that can be edited individually or locked > together for movement of layers as a group. > > - Preview window showing net effect of text on total image. If the user > has to edit text and then get out of dialog and render to be able to see > the net effect, the process can get very time consuming. > > ? Maybe have a warning if image resolution is too low to render the text > without having "jaggies". > > Jay > _______________________________________________ > gimp-developer-list mailing list > gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list
