Re: [Gimp-developer] Suggestion: Make the 'Newlayer'commanddefaultto'New lay

2006-05-17 Thread Michael Natterer
On Wed, 2006-05-17 at 15:22 +0200, Martin Nordholts wrote: > > > >Probably yes, but from what I remember, Shift + Click works in several > > > >more parts of GIMP's UI. If so, changing it would break consistence. > > > > > > I am not sure in what way? Yes, there are other commands that are > >alte

Re: [Gimp-developer] Suggestion: Make the 'Newlayer'commanddefaultto'New lay

2006-05-17 Thread Simon Budig
Martin Nordholts ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > >> If you agree on that, then this improves consistence. > > > >I don't agree. First, determining what the "most common use" of a button > >is, probably is subjective at all. And even if we could determine this > >in an unambigous way we'd end up basica

Re: [Gimp-developer] Suggestion: Make the 'Newlayer'commanddefaultto'New lay

2006-05-17 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On 5/17/06, Martin Nordholts wrote: >>I understand your point. Our different conclusions is based upon our >>different definitions of 'consistency'. I think that the UI should be >>consistend in the effective workflow sense, while you want it to be >>consistent in a structured way. > >I don't bu

Re: [Gimp-developer] Suggestion: Make the 'Newlayer'commanddefaultto'New lay

2006-05-17 Thread Martin Nordholts
> >Probably yes, but from what I remember, Shift + Click works in several > >more parts of GIMP's UI. If so, changing it would break consistence. > > I am not sure in what way? Yes, there are other commands that are altered > by Shift. However, the logical relationship between Shift and non-Shift

Re: [Gimp-developer] Suggestion: Make the 'Newlayer'commanddefaultto'New lay

2006-05-17 Thread Martin Nordholts
With my suggestion: One click and press 'L' or Ctrl + Shift + 'N', 'L' (Which btw makes the right hand free to do whatever it wants) It doesn't free the right hand :) If you want to be picky, then no, the right hand is not free. I meant that the mouse cursor can do whatever it wants. I u