Re: Inkscape vs. Draw (was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Apply button)

2010-11-17 Thread Benjamin Horst
On Nov 16, 2010, at 5:36 PM, Ian Lynch wrote: Think this has lost the plot :-) The argument was not necessarily to replace Draw with Inkscape but to learn from it. Excellent--this is what I was hoping we were collectively thinking in this discussion. Using successful attributes of Inkscape as

Re: Inkscape vs. Draw (was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Apply button)

2010-11-17 Thread Benjamin Horst
On Nov 16, 2010, at 4:16 PM, BRM wrote: It's other short-coming is that it's a do-one-thing-and-do-it-well piece of software. It won't replace a Bitmap editor, which is very useful for creating new artwork and getting the shading right. Yes, it does vector graphics and uses SVG. It's

Re: Inkscape vs. Draw (was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Apply button)

2010-11-17 Thread Ian Lynch
On 17 November 2010 16:17, Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com wrote: On Nov 16, 2010, at 5:36 PM, Ian Lynch wrote: Think this has lost the plot :-) The argument was not necessarily to replace Draw with Inkscape but to learn from it. Excellent--this is what I was hoping we were collectively

Re: Inkscape vs. Draw (was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Apply button)

2010-11-17 Thread Benjamin Horst
On Nov 17, 2010, at 11:36 AM, Ian Lynch wrote: On 17 November 2010 16:17, Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com wrote: On Nov 16, 2010, at 5:36 PM, Ian Lynch wrote: Think this has lost the plot :-) The argument was not necessarily to replace Draw with Inkscape but to learn from it.

Re: Inkscape vs. Draw (was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Apply button)

2010-11-17 Thread Ian Lynch
On 17 November 2010 22:53, Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com wrote: On Nov 17, 2010, at 11:36 AM, Ian Lynch wrote: On 17 November 2010 16:17, Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com wrote: On Nov 16, 2010, at 5:36 PM, Ian Lynch wrote: Think this has lost the plot :-) The argument was not necessarily to

Re: Inkscape vs. Draw (was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Apply button)

2010-11-15 Thread Ian Lynch
Inkscape is used by kids in primary schools so the argument about professional designers doesn't really hold water - I use it on a netbook! So why not have docked panes in Draw? If it works well offer it. Simple. Because the topic wasn't about docked panes, but about the

Re: Inkscape vs. Draw (was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Apply button)

2010-11-15 Thread RGB ES
2010/11/15 Ian Lynch ianrly...@gmail.com: The point is that for me Inkscape is more usable and if there was an option to replace Draw with it in LO/OOo I'd take that option. Clumsy non-multi-tasking dialogues are just one of many issues. I guess if a long time supporter of OOo like me is

Re: [tdf-discuss] Apply button

2010-11-14 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi Ian, hi RGB ES (???)! During the analysis of special use cases within the Renaissance project, this has been one of the TOP10 issues. But, the basic idea behind this dialog is different (tweaking). The software misses an efficient tool to set the position of objects easily. Partly, this is

Re: [tdf-discuss] Apply button

2010-11-14 Thread RGB ES
2010/11/14 Christoph Noack christoph.no...@documentfoundation.org: RGB ES (???)! Put a physicists, and amateur photographer and a native Spanish speaker in one person and you will have a good nickname ;) During the analysis of special use cases within the Renaissance project, this has been

Re: [tdf-discuss] Apply button

2010-11-14 Thread Ian Lynch
Concerning the dialog - yes, it might help. But if an Apply button gets added, then - in perceived 99% of all cases - the dialog will just hide the object that gets transformed. Just move the dialogue to the side of the screen. Inkscape seems to manage this situation well enough. With

Re: [tdf-discuss] Apply button

2010-11-14 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi Ian! Am Sonntag, den 14.11.2010, 17:34 + schrieb Ian Lynch: Concerning the dialog - yes, it might help. But if an Apply button gets added, then - in perceived 99% of all cases - the dialog will just hide the object that gets transformed. Just move the dialogue to the side of the

Inkscape vs. Draw (was: Re: [tdf-discuss] Apply button)

2010-11-14 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi Ian, just a few thoughts ... some other topics made my spare time reserve disappear :-) Am Sonntag, den 14.11.2010, 20:30 + schrieb Ian Lynch: From my point-of-view, this is different. Inkscape is a graphic tool that is used by experienced designers. We may assume that those guys do