My sentiments are similar; prior to my first use of RAW format images a few months ago, I would never have suspected that anything as good as Darktable existed for open-source RAW development, and I'm very grateful to have it. But I also find myself having to think about odd things such as where I left the pointer sitting before hitting Ctrl-e for an export. This seems like slightly neurotic behavior to be inducing in users. :)
I have no expectation that a global "toggle hover mode" configuration option will ever exist, but if it came to a vote, I would vote for it. I do understand that Darktable is also being partially developed for Apple users, though, and I can accept that the UI will probably always be a little bit different from other software that I use. Thanks again for all the development effort. On 2013-07-31 [email protected] wrote: > Good afternoon. I've spoken to this before so I hope no one thinks I'm > being overly critical of Darktable. I absolutely love the program and > consider myself very fortunate to have it. It's all I use or need. > > I think the last time I wrote, I'd asked for and received assistance trying > to restore the lighttable "max size" attribute to its default level after > I'd accidentally changed it. > > Since it was accidental, I don't know precisely how the change took place > but I suspect is happened after I selected my export directory and while I > was in the process of moving the cursor to the export button... > > It was suggested that the module worked precisely as the manual described, > which is true. But when a change is accidental and you don't know what you > altered, it's very difficult to find the fix in the manual. > > I'd suggested that the existing "activate under the cursor" action be > replaced by a function that requires the user to expressly SELECT the tool > (by clicking, for instance). > > I don't know what that would require but my work flow has slowed > considerably as I now feel it necessary to be exceedingly careful not to > effect changes inadvertently. > On Jul 31, 2013 4:19 PM, "HaJo Schatz" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > We are depending on the software to determine our intelligence and > > > awareness of a situation that we create? I *know* that I have a > > selection > > > made, after all, I made it on purpose. I can delete multiple items, > > > selected items, with only a single item displayed.... And I *want* this > > > action, *this* way. But I also want and expect consistency. > > > > > > I understand taking precautions to keep someone from committing an > > > irreversible action by mistake. But if I select a group of files while > > in > > > single file view and I designate them for export, I expect them to be > > > exported whether I am viewing one or one hundred. I would also expect a > > > style or setting or tag to be applied. After all, I *did* make the > > > selection intentionally. If *I* do the wrong action, it is *my* fault, > > > not that of the software. > > > > I strongly disagree on this. If someone accidentally selects some pics in > > the background and then you blame the user for it being his fault that he > > accidentally deletes the pics (he can't delete to recycle bin!) (I suspect > > it happened to me and it frustrated me massively) then you missed the point > > about effective UI design. It can't be that the user has to pay unnecessary > > additional attention to things the machine could do better, this just > > guarantees disaster sooner or later. As it did for me before. > > > > > > I am meanwhile, to be safe, counting the number of selected images each > > time before I hit delete so I can make sense of the xx in "do you want to > > delete xx photos" dialog. I don't call that user-friendly at all... > > > > Same goes for tagging. An undo is not always easily done, especially if > > the mistake is only discovered weeks or months later. > > > > Don't get me wrong please, I find DT to be an excellent piece of SW. > > Currently I use it exclusively to develop my RAWs. However, as good as it > > is in the image processing modules, I find it lacking some matching quality > > in UI/functionality design. I have the feeling that the developers focus on > > image processing and consider the UI as a necessary evil that they can't > > live without. The UI is not bad, but IMHO it lacks the matching > > "wow-factor" that the image processing possesses. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Get your SQL database under version control now! > > Version control is standard for application code, but databases havent > > caught up. So what steps can you take to put your SQL databases under > > version control? Why should you start doing it? Read more to find out. > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=49501711&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > > _______________________________________________ > > Darktable-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get your SQL database under version control now! > Version control is standard for application code, but databases havent > caught up. 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