What would be nice is a manual entry box for moving the measure tool markers around (in the Tool Options for measure). This way you could type in the exact value(s) you want, and use ctrl-click and alt-click to make your markers how you like with better precision than the mouse pointer allows. Just a thought. -C On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 9:23 PM, wwp <subscript@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello C, > > > On Mon, 9 May 2016 21:02:21 +0100 C R <cajhne@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > This is also sub-function of the measure tool. > > To create a horizontal guide, place a marker on the spot, and ctrl-click > it > > To create a vertical guide, place a marker on the spot and alt-click it > > Nice too, thanks for the tip! :-) > > > Regards, > > > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 8:54 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine < > > alexandre.prokoudine@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 10:47 PM, wwp wrote: > > > > Hello there, > > > > > > > > > > > > I wonder if the idea of a point-and-click tool to create guides could > > > > be a good one? > > > > > > > > The idea there is to directly create guides with a minimum number of > > > > clicks in order to speed up a production process. It is based upon my > > > > (long, subjective and perfectible) experience w/ the Gimp 2.x. > > > > > > > > The way of doing it could be, for instance: in one click you pick the > > > > create-guide tool from the side dock, then you click on the image: > > > > it creates a horizontal or vertical guide at this click's x or y - > > > > horizontal or vertical axis could be determined using ctrl or shift > > > > modifier. Clicking in the margin (outside the layer boundary) could > be > > > > even more intuitive, up/down margin to create vertical guides, > > > > left/right to create horizontal ones, still for instance. While > moving > > > > the mouse pointer with this tool, a "live" guide shadow could be > > > > displayed, in order to provide a visual clue about the guide location > > > > that you validate when you click to create it. > > > > > > > > Any thought? > > > > > > Just to make sure I get it right... > > > > > > Instead of > > > > > > 1. Hovering your mouse pointer over the ruler. > > > 2. Clicking, dragging, and releasing the mouse button to create a new > > > guide. > > > > > > ...you want > > > > > > 1. Hover your mouse pointer over the toolbox above the > > > 'point-and-click tool' and click it. > > > 2. Go to the location where you want a guide and use a modifier to > > > create either vertical or horizontal (or both) guides. > > > > > > Unless I'm terribly mistaken, that's about the same amount of step in > > > comparison to something that has been around for years :) You you get > > > guide position preview too. > > > > > > Hmmm? :) > > > > > > Alex > > > _______________________________________________ > > > gimp-developer-list mailing list > > > List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx > > > List membership: > > > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list > > > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gimp-developer-list mailing list > > List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx > > List membership: > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list > > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list > > -- > wwp > > _______________________________________________ > gimp-developer-list mailing list > List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx > List membership: > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list > > _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list
