Armin Le Grand wrote:
Christian Lippka wrote:
I'm very in favor of improving our current selection visualization,
but I would prefer if we find a solution that does not change the
appearance of the selected shapes...
But Christian is right with the point that it makes no sense to change
the visualisation of the object, ...
It is better to think of the selection as a kind of 'overlay' as it is
with the green handles.
I did much professional graphics processing (especially with Photoshop).
All programs (and methods) had their quirks.
Nevertheless, I believe that a distinct border is the best solution for
a selection.
REASONS
- an overlay often obscures the underlying objects too much
- color is difficult to judge (and many visual effects depend on the
specific colors) -> especially for professional graphics editing, where
the end results depends on various visual effects due to the colours,
this is an important aspect
I would prefer a *strong border* with a *distinct color*.
Alternatively, draw a number of arrows from the center of gravity of the
selection towards all selected objects. This is probably more complex,
but much more suggestive and allows the user to visualise the borders
accurately. It is less applicable for small objects.
With Overlay, we can do something similar. Think about drawing a
selection shape 1/2 transparent with definable color over the shape to
make it somewhat 'ghosted'
As I sad, ghosted selections are more difficult to visualise. Sometimes
they are useful, but often I got the impression that there is a better
way to do it.
Kind regards,
Leonard Mada
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