Re: [Gimp-gui] Layer mask button for the layers toolbar, feature additions?

[[Ben]]

I've updated the patch to make white the default initial mask setting 
and switched to ctrl-shift clicking (configurable through the masks 
preference) and added ctrl-alt shift click to bring up the dialog when 
needed. As always clicking on the image with either key combination will 
add or remove the mask for that layer.


Bug report with patches https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=759601

Video of its use is here (was using ctrl only originally) 
https://youtu.be/WYyiRFKvYBg


Ben

On 2015-12-14 21:00, Ben wrote:

   I had posted a patch to a bug report to add support for a button to be
   added to the toolbar for the layer dialog/widget (see
   https://imgur.com/wkyxoqM), but it's been suggested i post here for
   starters to start a dialog. So here i go :)

   I was wondering what the reticence to having the button there was.
   Photoshop has a similar feature to add layer masks which avoids having
   to reach for the menu to enable it.

Re: [Gimp-gui] Layer mask button for the layers toolbar, feature additions?

[Andrew Pullins]

>
> Having UI customizable would be a great solution indeed. Something like in
> Firefox which has a customization mode, where you can choose which icons
> you want or not, and where.
> This does not replace scriptable UI (which allows much more), but it would
> already allow fair customization here.


I see this working three ways.

1. A toolbox like menu in the preferences that would allow you to select
the dialog and what menu items to show in the button bar and in which order.

2. A customize Button bar menu item under the "Show Button Bar"  menu
item that would bring up a dialog much like #1.

3. A a menu list under the "Show Button Bar" menu item that would allow you
to select or deselect menu items that would show in the button bar.

#3 might be annoying as every time you select an item the menu would
disaear making you have to select the menu again and navigate to the
customize Button bar menu list.  #1 and #2 could be both be an option #2
bringing you to the #1 dialog.


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On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 3:12 PM, Jehan  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On 2015-12-16 21:32, Andrew Pullins wrote:
>
>> Pat David wrote
>>
>> I'm a fan of the idea of making the addition of a layer mask easier,
>>> and not a fan of adding more buttons if it can be avoided... So
>>> Ctrl+Click sounds like a great comprom
>>>
>>
>> Liam R. E. Quin wrote
>>
>> For my part it makes the dock too wide.
>>>
>>
>>
>>>
>> I think I'd rather have a context-menu-affordance button equivalent
>>> to
>>> right-clicking on the selected layer.
>>>
>>
>> Why not make it so that the dialog icons are configurable? I
>> personally would like to have a merge down button replace the anker
>> button. I always want to add a new layer when I past something into
>> gimp and never ever want to anker it, I think this should GIMP should
>> work, just add a new layer when I paste something into the image.  If
>> I want to merge it down with the layer under it I would go to the menu
>> and merge it down.
>>
>
> Having UI customizable would be a great solution indeed. Something like in
> Firefox which has a customization mode, where you can choose which icons
> you want or not, and where.
> This does not replace scriptable UI (which allows much more), but it would
> already allow fair customization here.
>
> Jehan
>
>
> Any way why not make it so that anything in the dialog's dialog menu
>> can be put in the icon bar at the bottom?  So in this case the layer
>> dialog > menu > layers menu. anything in this menu can be added or
>> removed from the icon bar at the bottom.  This way if you want the
>> layer mas button you can have it, if you don't want it you don't want
>> it you can leave the dialog alone.  This could also work for other
>> dialogs for example I think there are too many options in the
>> navigation dialog. I would like it to only show zoom in, zoom slider,
>> zoom out, and 1 to 1 zoom buttons. Oh and possibly some rotate canvas
>> options :)
>>
>> I think this option is the most GIMP way.  Let the user decide how
>> they want their UI and don't force them into any one option.
>>
>

Re: [Gimp-gui] Layer mask button for the layers toolbar, feature additions?

[Jehan]

Hi,

On 2015-12-16 21:32, Andrew Pullins wrote:

Pat David wrote


I'm a fan of the idea of making the addition of a layer mask easier,
and not a fan of adding more buttons if it can be avoided... So
Ctrl+Click sounds like a great comprom


Liam R. E. Quin wrote


For my part it makes the dock too wide.







I think I'd rather have a context-menu-affordance button equivalent
to
right-clicking on the selected layer.


Why not make it so that the dialog icons are configurable? I
personally would like to have a merge down button replace the anker
button. I always want to add a new layer when I past something into
gimp and never ever want to anker it, I think this should GIMP should
work, just add a new layer when I paste something into the image.  If
I want to merge it down with the layer under it I would go to the menu
and merge it down.


Having UI customizable would be a great solution indeed. Something like 
in Firefox which has a customization mode, where you can choose which 
icons you want or not, and where.
This does not replace scriptable UI (which allows much more), but it 
would already allow fair customization here.


Jehan


Any way why not make it so that anything in the dialog's dialog menu
can be put in the icon bar at the bottom?  So in this case the layer
dialog > menu > layers menu. anything in this menu can be added or
removed from the icon bar at the bottom.  This way if you want the
layer mas button you can have it, if you don't want it you don't want
it you can leave the dialog alone.  This could also work for other
dialogs for example I think there are too many options in the
navigation dialog. I would like it to only show zoom in, zoom slider,
zoom out, and 1 to 1 zoom buttons. Oh and possibly some rotate canvas
options :)

I think this option is the most GIMP way.  Let the user decide how
they want their UI and don't force them into any one option.

Re: [Gimp-gui] Layer mask button for the layers toolbar, feature additions?

[Andrew Pullins]

Pat David wrote

> I'm a fan of the idea of making the addition of a layer mask easier, and
> not a fan of adding more buttons if it can be avoided...  So Ctrl+Click
> sounds like a great comprom


Liam R. E. Quin wrote

> For my part it makes the dock too wide.


> I think I'd rather have a context-menu-affordance button equivalent to
> right-clicking on the selected layer.


Why not make it so that the dialog icons are configurable? I personally
would like to have a merge down button replace the anker button. I always
want to add a new layer when I past something into gimp and never ever want
to anker it, I think this should GIMP should work, just add a new layer
when I paste something into the image.  If I want to merge it down with the
layer under it I would go to the menu and merge it down.

Any way why not make it so that anything in the dialog's dialog menu can be
put in the icon bar at the bottom?  So in this case the layer dialog > menu
> layers menu. anything in this menu can be added or removed from the icon
bar at the bottom.  This way if you want the layer mas button you can have
it, if you don't want it you don't want it you can leave the dialog alone.
This could also work for other dialogs for example I think there are too
many options in the navigation dialog. I would like it to only show zoom
in, zoom slider, zoom out, and 1 to 1 zoom buttons. Oh and possibly some
rotate canvas options :)

I think this option is the most GIMP way.  Let the user decide how they
want their UI and don't force them into any one option.

--
Jesus is my Lord and Savior. Praise be unto God for giving us a way to live
with him.




  

On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 5:28 AM, Ofnuts  wrote:

> On 15/12/15 05:37, Liam R. E. Quin wrote:
>
>> For my part it makes the dock too wide.
>>
>>
> If you have it wide enough to fit meaningful names it would fit :)
>
>
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