[Gimp-developer] new file-new dialog (Was: Joining the GNOME Foundation)
On 3 May 2004, Sven Neumann wrote: PS: See http://sven.gimp.org/gimp-new-image-dialog.png for an almost HIG compliant file-new dialog. This is a screenshot from the HEAD branch. Looks fantastic! I really like the hideaway Image Comment section. Here are just a few minor suggestions that I think would improve the dialog: * The extra title bar seems to take up a lot more space than it needs. * Center Create a New Image vertically (perhaps horizontally as well) * Put the size in bytes either flushed right to or directly under the Image Size label. Flushed right will probably look better. * Move the portrait/landscape controls to the right of the template dropdown. Grey them out when no template is selected. * Merge the two Width and Height entries, or make the second one hideaway. If you make the second one hideaway, make the top one have a dropdown units menu, so that you don't have to use the hideaway to specify image size in units other than pixel. * Consider making Resolution hideaway as well. * Resolution should have its own outdent, just like Image Size does. * The units dropdowns should be centered vertically between the two entry boxes to which they apply. (It would be better if they were aligned horizontally as well, but the presence of the link control in the resolution area makes that impractical.) * Consider putting a GtkVSeparator between the Image Type and Fill Type combo box lists. These are pretty easy to do; I would make the changes myself except that the universe seems to be conspiring against me ever having a machine that I can follow gimp-development work with. Poor Rockwalrus. Rockwalrus ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
Re: [Gimp-developer] new file-new dialog (Was: Joining the GNOME Foundation)
Hi, Nathan Carl Summers [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Right-justify the contents of spin boxes, unless the convention in the user's locale demands otherwise. AFAIK GTK+ doesn't provide an API for this. Its just my opinion, but I think showing 3 places of precision past the decimal for resolution is a bit excessive and I would hazard rarely adds any useful information. The number of decimal points shown in a GimpSizeEntry is dermined from the unit and the entry's range. It is choosen in a way that allows to enter a number with at least the possible precision. You could play with the Gimp Unit Editor, perhaps the number of digits should be changed for the inch unit (and perhaps others). That would automatically reduce the number of digits after the decimal separator shown here. The alignment of 'Y' seems different than that of 'X' in 'Resolution X.' Maybe just an odd font rendering, but it looks to me like Resolution X has an extra space between X and ':. That's due to kerning. As I said in another mail, this could be solved by removing the colon. Sven ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
Re: [Gimp-developer] new file-new dialog (Was: Joining the GNOME Foundation)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] accidentally forgot to cc the mailing list. Forwarded with his permission. Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 16:53:32 -0500 From: Seth Burgess [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Nathan Carl Summers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] new file-new dialog (Was: Joining the GNOME Foundation) Also, from the HIG: Right-justify the contents of spin boxes, unless the convention in the user's locale demands otherwise. This is useful in windows where the user might want to compare two numerical values in the same column of controls. In this case, ensure the right edges of the relevant controls are also aligned. Its just my opinion, but I think showing 3 places of precision past the decimal for resolution is a bit excessive and I would hazard rarely adds any useful information. The alignment of 'Y' seems different than that of 'X' in 'Resolution X.' Maybe just an odd font rendering, but it looks to me like Resolution X has an extra space between X and ':. I disagree on the vertical separator - I think the absense of such noise is welcome in the dialog, and its pretty clear without it due to the bolded headings. Seth On Mon, 3 May 2004 13:40:03 -0700 (PDT), Nathan Carl Summers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 3 May 2004, Sven Neumann wrote: PS: See http://sven.gimp.org/gimp-new-image-dialog.png for an almost HIG compliant file-new dialog. This is a screenshot from the HEAD branch. Looks fantastic! I really like the hideaway Image Comment section. Here are just a few minor suggestions that I think would improve the dialog: * The extra title bar seems to take up a lot more space than it needs. * Center Create a New Image vertically (perhaps horizontally as well) * Put the size in bytes either flushed right to or directly under the Image Size label. Flushed right will probably look better. * Move the portrait/landscape controls to the right of the template dropdown. Grey them out when no template is selected. * Merge the two Width and Height entries, or make the second one hideaway. If you make the second one hideaway, make the top one have a dropdown units menu, so that you don't have to use the hideaway to specify image size in units other than pixel. * Consider making Resolution hideaway as well. * Resolution should have its own outdent, just like Image Size does. * The units dropdowns should be centered vertically between the two entry boxes to which they apply. (It would be better if they were aligned horizontally as well, but the presence of the link control in the resolution area makes that impractical.) * Consider putting a GtkVSeparator between the Image Type and Fill Type combo box lists. These are pretty easy to do; I would make the changes myself except that the universe seems to be conspiring against me ever having a machine that I can follow gimp-development work with. Poor Rockwalrus. Rockwalrus ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
