What you proposed sounds very sensible to me. It would help a lot of situations, and I don't see any which it would harm.
4 mar 2017 6:51 PM "C R" <caj...@gmail.com> napisał(a): > The bad news is that opaque is still the default, so you have to take > time to adjust the opacity mode each and every time you restart GIMP. > > Thus, if you want to transform the layer in relation to what's under > it, you have to follow these steps: > > 1.Start the transform (scale, rotate, unified transform, etc.) > 2.Hide the current layer. > 3.Adjust the opacity of the transformation preview in the transform > tool options. > 4.Set grid to zero lines > 5.complete transformation > 6.Un-hide layer to see the results. > > Additionally, you have to do this for each tool you want to use for > transforming at least once per gimp session. > > This is a lot of work, when all you want to do is see what's under > your transformation while transforming. > > The steps could be reduced dramatically by changing some of gimps defaults: > > 1.Start the transformation (GIMP automatically sets transforming layer > display to hidden. This is necessary to see the result of your > transformation in can see relation to what's below it. GIMP could also > set the transform visibility to 75% opacity by default, giving an even > better view of what the transformation is covering up. GIMP should > hide grid lines by default during transformation unless the user asks > for them. They have only ever really gotten in the way, and I have yet > to find any good use for them.) > 2.Complete the transformation (GIMP unhides the layer, thus showing > the transformation in its complete state at full opacity) > > So as you can see, this would cut down the work the user has to do a > lot when transforming. It would also bring GIMP's transforming into > the same ease of use as every other graphics program I've ever used > professionally. :) After having lived with it like this every working > day for the last 6 years, I have to say, it's still one of my biggest > gripes about GIMP's GUI. Can we fix it? Please? Pretty pretty please? > :) > > -C > > > > On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 4:26 PM, Peter O'Regan <peterore...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I see what you describe in 2.8 and I agree it would be useful. And > > fortunately, the development 2.9 build contains an opacity control in the > > transformation tools to do just that! =) > > > > Peter > > > > On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 6:06 AM, Tobiasz Karoń <unf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Hi! > >> > >> When doing transformations (scale, rotation, perspective transform) the > >> transformed layer "pops out" and transformed part of the image is fully > >> opaque and drawn on top of everything else together with the > transfomation > >> gizmo/controls/grid. > >> > >> Sometimes I'd like to be able to make this semi-transparent to be able > to > >> align one layer to another, laying underneath it. > >> > >> Sometimes I use the "Difference" blending type to compare two layers and > >> align stuff precisely. For translation I can use the arrow keys and the > >> blending works, but for perspective transform, scaling or rotation - I > >> can't use my layer's blending while manipulating the transfomation, and > >> that'd be super useful at times. > >> > >> What do you think? > >> > >> -- > >> - Tobiasz 'unfa' Karoń > >> > >> http://soundcloud.com/unfa > >> _______________________________________________ > >> gimp-developer-list mailing list > >> List address: gimp-developer-list@gnome.org > >> List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp- > >> developer-list > >> List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > gimp-developer-list mailing list > > List address: gimp-developer-list@gnome.org > > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp- > developer-list > > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list > _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list List address: gimp-developer-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list
