Re: [Gimp-developer] Save Changes Integrated

2007-05-20 Thread Christopher Curtis
On 5/20/07, Thorsten Wilms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I will try to raise this with the Metacity project. > http://thorwil.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/save-changes-integrated-3/ I don't think you want to go too far down this path. A significant portion of GIMP users run Windows and WMs other than

Re: [Gimp-developer] Save Changes Integrated

2007-05-20 Thread Thorsten Wilms
On Sun, May 20, 2007 at 04:29:34PM +0200, Sven Neumann wrote: > > There is nothing more annoying that a window that resizes itself. In > particular because it is very difficult, if not impossible, to get this > right with all the various window managers being used by our users. The > window manage

Re: [Gimp-developer] Save Changes Integrated

2007-05-20 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Sun, 2007-05-20 at 16:20 +0200, Thorsten Wilms wrote: > No. Either being able to see the canvas is important, in which case > adding the message and resizing the image window can be better than > having the user move a window around. There is nothing more annoying that a window that res

Re: [Gimp-developer] Save Changes Integrated

2007-05-20 Thread Thorsten Wilms
On Sun, May 20, 2007 at 03:29:37PM +0200, Sven Neumann wrote: > > Well, you have overlooked the main problem here. If you add user > interface elements to the image window, then these will cover parts of > the canvas and there will be no way to unobscure the covered parts. So > if you think that i

Re: [Gimp-developer] Save Changes Integrated

2007-05-20 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Fri, 2007-05-18 at 20:33 +0200, Thorsten Wilms wrote: > It already shares focus and minimising with the image window. > It being a semi-separate window is only good for moving it. > Moving it is only good for getting to see the whole canvas. > If it would not cover any part of the canvas,

Re: [Gimp-developer] Save Changes Integrated

2007-05-18 Thread Thorsten Wilms
On Fri, May 18, 2007 at 08:33:38PM +0200, Thorsten Wilms wrote: > > > >>>http://thorwil.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/save-changes-integrated/ > I'm not at all convinced about the presentation of this modal, > tied to another window while looking like any other window > itself dialog, though. > It a

Re: [Gimp-developer] Save Changes Integrated

2007-05-18 Thread Thorsten Wilms
On Fri, May 18, 2007 at 05:38:19PM +0200, peter sikking wrote: > >>>http://thorwil.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/save-changes-integrated/ > It is a modal dialog situation: we need a decision now. Yes, the scope being the image. Regarding that one image window, a decision is needed, outside not. >

Re: [Gimp-developer] Save Changes Integrated

2007-05-18 Thread peter sikking
Thorsten, >>> http://thorwil.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/save-changes-integrated/ >> >> Somehow I do not know what structural problem you are trying to >> solve for one million users. > > The current Save Changes dialog tends obscure the image. It is a modal dialog situation: we need a decision now.

Re: [Gimp-developer] Save Changes Integrated

2007-05-18 Thread Thorsten Wilms
On Fri, May 18, 2007 at 03:41:39PM +0200, peter sikking wrote: > >http://thorwil.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/save-changes-integrated/ > > Somehow I do not know what structural problem you are trying to > solve for one million users. The current Save Changes dialog tends obscure the image. If users

Re: [Gimp-developer] Save Changes Integrated

2007-05-18 Thread peter sikking
Thorsten, > Image window and Save Changes dialog turned into one: > http://thorwil.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/save-changes-integrated/ Somehow I do not know what structural problem you are trying to solve for one million users. I am all for reusing the main window (save for web, preparing a print)

[Gimp-developer] Save Changes Integrated

2007-05-18 Thread Thorsten Wilms
Hi! Image window and Save Changes dialog turned into one: http://thorwil.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/save-changes-integrated/ -- Thorsten Wilms Thorwil's Design for Free Software: http://thorwil.wordpress.com ___ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-develope