On 11-11-30 12:12 , Srihari Sriraman wrote:
ok...
If the user rearranges his Menu badly, then maybe we could give a
"*reset menu*" option?
but ya, maybe we can't trust users with their menus... they might get
lost... :)
I've got another idea...
How about a *Gnome-Do* or a *Launchy *for GIMP?
* Alt+Space could bring up a small window just like in [1].
* The user then types his keyword, and that would bring a dropdown
of all the matched plugins
(Example: typing /blur /could drop down all blur-related plugins -or-
typing /canvas /could dropdown all canvas related plugins)
* The user uses arrow keys to choose and hits Enter to run plugin.
(Or just hit Enter for the 1st suggestion)
* The suggestions would be adaptive, i.e, more frequently used
plugins appear higher in the drop-down
* The search could span the plugin-name, menu-position and the
description
(Example: typing /logo /could dropdown 3DOutline, and so on)
This way, the placement of plugins in the menu could remain unchanged,
and the user still gets to his plugin easily.
I seldom use the Applications Menu in my Ubuntu. I don even know where
the application is in the menu. I just Win+Space!
People using Gnome-Do or something similar can easily relate to this
suggestion.
[1] http://peterstuifzand.nl/images/gnome-do-screenshot.png
Hi Srihari,
Yes, that's how Blender does it, but it's more than a search bar. You
can use it for almost any command Blender can do via 'conventional' GUI.
Anyone interested might want to check out the theory behind, and the
implementation of, Aza Raskin's 'Enso'. AFAIK, that was the first
implementation of the idea. It is system wide, customizable, and if I am
not wrong, context aware.
...
(I can not connect why would typing /'logo'/ result in 3DOutline? But
don't fret. I can not connect great many things...)
...
This is an interesting approach. Perhaps the scope of it is even beyond
GIMP and maybe should have a dedicated place for discussion. Hybrids
between the command line and GUI can be very powerful, but I do have a
couple of boring questions.
- How would another gnome-do or launchy-like utility sit in user's
understanding of the overall computer environment?
- Should this utility be a part of 'standard issue' GIMP or be something
separate, a matter of user's preference?
- Will it ask for some 'compliance' from GIMP and plugin developers?
- Would it accept any syntax/expressions? (e.g.: "select inverse,
gaussian blur 30px", allowing me to avoid ever increasing GUI creativity
of plugin developers) ;)
A wide-eyed child in me fantasizes this workflow:
For the reasons of focus and sanity of the respective project's
developers, I imagine a separately developed 'thingy'.
This 'thingy' accepts installable 'command' bundles for various
applications. The bundles are made by users and collected at
thingybundles.org. Currently, I have GIMP, Inkscape, Libre Office and
Scribus command bundles. Thanks to command bundles, 'thingy' talks to
applications, providing me, the majestic user, a relatively consistent
way to do an awful lot (and still suck at it)... Someone really smart
even provided 'thingy' with a command thesaurus of sorts. Thesaurus
allows me some freedom of expression when typing, so to say. 'Move',
'translate', 'grab'? It's all the same... You get the point.
For example, to scale, all I have to do when using 'thingy' is make a
selection in either of the aforementioned applications and just type
'scale' which will, in turn, put me in scaling mode for that, currently
active application. For the 'thingy', you see, is context aware, too.
;). Since I rely on 'thingy' in my everyday workflow, I turned off most
of the application's panels and enjoy more 'screen'. When I really need
those GUI elements, 'thingy' will show them for me and hide them later.
The wide-eyed adolescent shouts: Hell yeah! Give it cross application
scripting ability, too! So I can type: 'Gramma's party', which will
import all the photos from gramma's birthday, process them in GIMP or
Darktable using my personal 'Trip-o-vision-kolorz' megaplugin that
granny likes so much, place them in Scribus template, export PDF, print
it and call me on the phone when it's done. Oh yes, and an integrated
command bundle editor and manager would be sweet, too!
...
The 'real' me wonders by now, should I just stop and go and see a
specialist... :)
...
Almost forgot. Frequency based adaptive lists are a disaster. MS Office?
Anyone?
Alex
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