Re: [Gimp-developer] [GUI] Scrollbars for Script-Fu dialogs

2014-03-03 Thread gtux
I would point out a couple of issues that still exist with GnuTux's modification in hopes of improving it further. Firstly, Windows users have reported that the dialog created is obscured by the taskbar when that taskbar 1) runs along the bottom of the screen and 2) is not auto-hiding. If

Re: [Gimp-developer] [GUI] Scrollbars for Script-Fu dialogs

2014-03-02 Thread Crazy Aunt Gail's, LLC
While GnuTux was working on his patch, I was investigating the possibility of a tabbed approached. Here are some of my thoughts on the matter. A tabbed approach could either be implemented automatically or specified within the script. The first problem posed by an automatic approach is how the

Re: [Gimp-developer] [GUI] Scrollbars for Script-Fu dialogs

2014-03-01 Thread gtux
Hi, today a contributor addressed the problem of the missing possibility for scrollbars in Script-Fu dialogs, see [bug 725432]. He (or she) thankfully offers a patch. From my point of view the problem lies deeper: if a dialog needs such a scrollbar it is very probably overloaded and not

Re: [Gimp-developer] [GUI] Scrollbars for Script-Fu dialogs

2014-03-01 Thread Michael Natterer
On Sat, 2014-03-01 at 15:16 +0100, scl wrote: Hi, today a contributor addressed the problem of the missing possibility for scrollbars in Script-Fu dialogs, see [bug 725432]. He (or she) thankfully offers a patch. From my point of view the problem lies deeper: if a dialog needs such a

Re: [Gimp-developer] [GUI] Scrollbars for Script-Fu dialogs

2014-03-01 Thread Michael Natterer
On Sat, 2014-03-01 at 15:46 +0100, peter sikking wrote: well, as I understand it the big picture is that the script writer puts together the dialog, i.e. is a third party developer. The problem is that the developer only specifies abstract parameters with no GUI whatsoever, it's a flat list

Re: [Gimp-developer] [GUI] Scrollbars for Script-Fu dialogs

2014-03-01 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Sat, 2014-03-01 at 10:03 -0500, g...@gimpchat.com wrote: [...] . There are times when I can't get rid of any input fields and still provide the functionality and flexibility needed to create a great script. Sometimes a secondary dialogue box is used, and sometimes an expandable area