Re: new gfig [Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options]

2004-11-14 Thread David Neary
Hi Alan, Alan Horkan wrote: > On Sun, 14 Nov 2004, David Odin wrote: > > and as I already said before, using the 2.0 version of gfig would mean > > to at least port the old version to the HIG standards, > > I was suggesting shipping the old unmodified version because it was more > stable. I ju

Re: new gfig [Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options]

2004-11-14 Thread Alan Horkan
On Sun, 14 Nov 2004, David Odin wrote: > Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:28:44 +0100 > From: David Odin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: new gfig [Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options] > > O

Re: new gfig [Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options]

2004-11-14 Thread David Odin
On Sun, Nov 14, 2004 at 07:13:32PM +, Alan Horkan wrote: > > It might help you to understand my negativity when I explain that the > underlying instability of windows doesn't do the gimp any favours. When > binaries are available windows is the easiest platform to test on and in a > way the i

Re: new gfig [Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options]

2004-11-14 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It might help you to understand my negativity when I explain that > the underlying instability of windows doesn't do the gimp any > favours. When binaries are available windows is the easiest > platform to test on and in a way the instability of the

new gfig [Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options]

2004-11-14 Thread Alan Horkan
On Sun, 14 Nov 2004, Sven Neumann wrote: > Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 00:31:13 +0100 > From: Sven Neumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options > > Hi, > >

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-13 Thread David Odin
On Sat, Nov 13, 2004 at 08:51:26PM +, Alan Horkan wrote: > > (I really hope Gfig will be rolled back as the developer working on it has > previously suggested, it is definately not ready for 2.2) > Thanks for your help. AFAIK, I'm the only one really working on gfig for now. It isn't read

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-13 Thread Carol Spears
On Sat, Nov 13, 2004 at 09:03:28PM +, Alan Horkan wrote: > On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Simon Budig wrote: > > Alan Horkan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, Sven Neumann wrote: > > > > Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > My counterpoint is that even though a submenu means o

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-13 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I was unable to get to use the gimp 2.1 series until recently. I > cannot provide feedback only when it suits your timetable. When I > pointed out problems with 2.0 you gave out to me for not mentioning > them during the 1.3 cycle so I am making my

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-13 Thread Alan Horkan
On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Simon Budig wrote: > Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 00:41:18 +0100 > From: Simon Budig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options > > Hi all. > > Alan Horkan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > &g

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-13 Thread Alan Horkan
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, Sven Neumann wrote: > Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:42:42 +0100 > From: Sven Neumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options > > Hi, > >

[Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-12 Thread Laxminarayan Kamath
-- Forwarded message -- From: Laxminarayan Kamath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:34:51 +0530 Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options To: David Odin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 01:02:31 +0100, David Odin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-12 Thread Simon Budig
Hi all. Alan Horkan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, Sven Neumann wrote: > > Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Given my previous comments that is understandable and I think > > > discoverability is important but it doesn't make sense to have a > > > seperate menu item

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-12 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 'Useless discussion'. > > Thanks for the encouragement, with that attitude is it any wonder more > people dont try and provide feedback and try and improve the gimp. Alan, the discussion became useless after the facts had been exchanged and several p

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-12 Thread Alan Horkan
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, Sven Neumann wrote: > Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:49:26 +0100 > From: Sven Neumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options > > Hi, > >

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-12 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Given my previous comments that is understandable and I think > discoverability is important but it doesn't make sense to have a seperate > menu item for every obscure feature and to me this is most definately an > obscure feature. It has been reques

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-12 Thread Alan Horkan
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, Jakub Friedl (lists) wrote: > Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 16:57:51 +0100 > From: "Jakub Friedl (lists)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > GDev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-12 Thread Jakub Friedl (lists)
> I'm surprised that enough users would be changing the setting often enough > to want to be able to set it on a once off per window basis, I would have > though that a single global preference would to override the toolkit > default would have been enough oh please no. or is the gimp supposed to

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-12 Thread Alan Horkan
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, Sven Neumann wrote: > Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 15:39:58 +0100 > From: Sven Neumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options > > Hi, > >

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-12 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I can understand how that would require you to change it regularly > and why you might want a menu item for it. How did you like how the > feature was presented in 2.0 or were you unaware of it until it was > given a prominant menu item? Hiding usef

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-12 Thread David Odin
On Fri, Nov 12, 2004 at 12:48:02PM +, Alan Horkan wrote: > > On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, David Odin wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 01:02:31 +0100 > > From: David Odin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-12 Thread Alan Horkan
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, David Odin wrote: > Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 01:02:31 +0100 > From: David Odin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options > > On Thu, Nov 11, 2004

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-12 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Is this feature really important to some users, so much so that it > needs menu items? I am suggesting it would be better to put this in > the preferences if at all rather than cluttering the menus. It is indeed important to be able to change this f

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-11 Thread Jakub Friedl (lists)
> Yes, this feature is important to me at least. It is important to > have a dark surrounding around a dark image and a light one around a > light image, so you can judge the contrast better. Yes, it is an important setting and I use it often. But I was happy with 2.0 in this matter, it provide

Re: [Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-11 Thread David Odin
On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 11:06:21PM +, Alan Horkan wrote: > > I noticed the Canvas background colour options under the Image menu in the > gimp 2.2. > > In gimp 2.0 this option was fairly discrete and was available on the top > right just above the scrollbar which seemed fair enough even if it

[Gimp-developer] canvas background options

2004-11-11 Thread Alan Horkan
I noticed the Canvas background colour options under the Image menu in the gimp 2.2. In gimp 2.0 this option was fairly discrete and was available on the top right just above the scrollbar which seemed fair enough even if it was not something I would ever change (except perhaps by changing my des