Re: [Gimp-developer] Modifier key to create new layer from floating selection

2008-11-21 Thread Daniel Hornung
On Thursday 20 November 2008, David Gowers wrote: Oops, I see you originally suggested modifier-clicking to create a new layer. Sorry, I do not agree with that proposition, it seems too fiddly to me -- esp. because there is no reliably free modifier key. (Alt is only unused by paint, transform

Re: [Gimp-developer] Modifier key to create new layer from floating selection

2008-11-20 Thread Daniel Hornung
On Thursday 20 November 2008, David Gowers wrote: This is usually effectively the same as pasting (ctrl+V for most people, Insert for me). Is creating a floating selection that does not match the clipboard contents a common use case, or do we just need to document this behaviour better?

Re: [Gimp-developer] Modifier key to create new layer from floating selection

2008-11-20 Thread David Gowers
Hi, On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 2:34 AM, Daniel Hornung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 20 November 2008, David Gowers wrote: This is usually effectively the same as pasting (ctrl+V for most people, Insert for me). Is creating a floating selection that does not match the clipboard contents

Re: [Gimp-developer] Modifier key to create new layer from floating selection

2008-11-20 Thread David Gowers
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 6:35 AM, David Gowers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 2:34 AM, Daniel Hornung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday 20 November 2008, David Gowers wrote: This is usually effectively the same as pasting (ctrl+V for most people, Insert for me). Is

[Gimp-developer] Modifier key to create new layer from floating selection

2008-11-19 Thread Daniel Hornung
Hi, in case it's not too late (meaning a brand-new floating selection replacement is to be implemented soon), I have a small proposal to make the current behaviour a bit more user-friendly: While working on a floating selection, clicking outside the floating selection with a modifier key

Re: [Gimp-developer] Modifier key to create new layer from floating selection

2008-11-19 Thread David Gowers
Hi, On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 6:41 AM, Daniel Hornung [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, in case it's not too late (meaning a brand-new floating selection replacement is to be implemented soon), I have a small proposal to make the current behaviour a bit more user-friendly: While working on a