On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Ilya Zakharevich<nospam-ab...@ilyaz.org> wrote:

> Why should *A USER* care how some #...@% *named* a tool?
>
> Why should *A USER* care what *another* user supposes is "a correct
> tool for the job"?  (Assume that the first user has considered the
> suggestion, appreciated the suggestion, and decided to discard it. ;-)
> [*]

They shouldn't necessarily, indeed, using a tool in new ways can be
very helpful and informative. However, when the program explicitly
states its purpose

http://gui.gimp.org/index.php/GIMP_UI_Redesign#product_vision

You will need to explain how your request is relevant to that vision
in order to have any likelihood of having your proposition accepted.

> P.S. [*] Myself, I do not use GIMP to CREATE graphics.  I use it to
>     fix existing images.
>
>     I'm a slow thinker; before I decide HOW would I want to fix a
>     particular photo, I investigate all the details I can think of.
>
>     So, while my *intent* is to "manipulate" an image, THE FIRST
>     things I always do are to use GIMP as a viewer.  It might be the
>     reason why I consider the default=panning-tool so useful.
>
>     Am I so special?  Do other edit-not-create people use different
>     workflow?
I just drag with the middle mouse button, or the stylus button, to
pan, myself. (or I use the navigation view (icon in the bottom right
corner of the image view)
If I mainly edited, rather than having a fairly even balance of edit
vs create, I would probably set the Zoom tool as the default (or
possibly the Measure tool).  I might even make the cursor keys scroll
the display rather than adjusting opacity etc.
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