On 3/3/13 9:18 PM, jeremy rosen wrote: > I sort of agree except that before cahnging anything we REALLY need to > make spot-size more discoverable. Ctrl-mousewheel alone won't make it.
99% of all programs I use (DT is the 1%) use border drag to change the size of a region. This what I did in equalizer when I tried to change the circle but then I realized I could not get over the border because the circle moves with the mouse. It *never* occurred to me that I could use the wheel. Because, as I said, this is *non standard*. I.e. invalidates usability knowledge I acquired over the last 25 odd years using graphics apps. :] So I am really puzzled that anyone would think scroll is discoverable for anything that is *not* related to zoom *and* tied to hover over a certain spot on screen! I bet with you: 9 out of 10 new users of DT will not discover this other than by asking a friend, RTFM or trial and error (incuring much frustration). That's why I think adding the modifier, Ctrl, Alt, whatever, won't change discoverability much, either way. What would improve discoverability, imho, is to make the edge of a spot a drag region that changes the spot's size (goes hand in hand with a change of the mouse cursor to an icon representing that functionality, ofc). That doesn't mean the modifier+scroll option shouldn't also be there. .mm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_feb _______________________________________________ darktable-devel mailing list darktable-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-devel
