About the positioning of the new Presets Strip and Buttons

[Timothée Giet]

I like this suggestion too, and it may make everyone happy (or not?).
+1 for the "red cross" button for remove.


2011/6/5 Elián Hanisch <lambdae2 at gmail.com>

>  On Domingo 05 Junio 2011 10:34:36 Sven Langkamp escribió:
>
> > On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 9:13 AM, JL VT <pentalis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I've created two purely temporary branches so people can give their
>
> > > thoughts on the positioning of the buttons and the strip for presets
>
> > > before they are merged into main.
>
> > > The branches are:
>
> > >
>
> > > krita-improvedpresetcreation2-pentalis
>
> > > krita-improvedpresetcreation3-pentalis
>
> > >
>
> > > Currently the Remove button doesn't work, it is there only for display.
>
> > >
>
> > > The changes only happen in /calligra/krita/ui so you don't need to
>
> > > recompile everything.
>
> > >
>
> > > Branch 2:
>
> > > ----Strip----
>
> > > ----Brush options----
>
> > > ----Buttons----
>
> > >
>
> > > Branch 3:
>
> > > ----Buttons----
>
> > > ----Brush options----
>
> > > ----Strip----
>
> > >
>
> > > The original branch, Branch 1, had:
>
> > > ----Buttons---Strip----
>
> > > ---Brush options----
>
> > >
>
> > > I know that Branch 1 had an excellent flow (I tested it while painting
>
> > > for 2 hours), but it didn't look as good as Branch 3.
>
> > > Branch 2, in my opinion, looks awful, so it's basically discarded for
> me.
>
> > >
>
> > > Between Branch 3 and Branch 1, I don't know what to choose.
>
> > >
>
> > > Included here are screenshots so you don't have to pull the branches
> and
>
> > > compile (unless you want to).
>
> >
>
> > The default preset button really should be in the bottom left corner
> (like
>
> > in branch 2), that KDE standard and used in other places in Krita too.
>
> >
>
> > I also think that the remove button isn't placed very logical, it should
> be
>
> > together with the list and not with the save button. Choosing a preset
> only
>
> > sets the values in the settings, but you are not working in the preset
> you
>
> > choose. In my opinion it would be better to put on the right side of the
>
> > preset list and use just an icon like in the other choosers.
>
> >
>
> > I would prefer branch 3 with default and remove button at the bottom. For
>
> > me at would be the most logical seperation between preset management and
>
> > the editing of the paintop settings.
>
>
> ok then like the mockup I made but everything at the bottom
>
>
> ----Brush options----
>
> ----Strip----
>
> ----Buttons----
>
>
> The remove button couldn't be a red (-) or (x) icon that would show when
> leaving the mouse over the preset? sort of like the plus/minus icons when
> selecting images in gwenview (dunno if that's possible)
>
>
> couldn't make a new mock-up cause krita keep locking up for some reason :(
>
> I'm re-compiling now.
>
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>
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