Re: [Gimp-developer] use of the Space key

2005-05-24 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Andreas Rsdal [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: To decide which operation which is most common, it would be interesting to see some numbers comparing the two alternatives (and perhaps others). One could gather data for which operation is most often executed by a typical user, sort of like a

Re: [Gimp-developer] use of the Space key

2005-05-24 Thread Laxminarayan Kamath
On 5/23/05, Laxminarayan Kamath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: An entire new idea of keystrokes : for the keyboard shortcuts: if you press a key the normal way ,it will select the tool indefinetely alright. But if the key is pressed and held, and i do something, and then release the key, the tool

Re: [Gimp-developer] use of the Space key

2005-05-24 Thread Adam D. Moss
Jakub Friedl (lists) wrote: it is a good idea. the descibed behaviour is really handy when editing zoomed in image. however i use the current space function too. would it be possible to use a different key for the temporary move tool? The genius behind the choice of space key is that it can

Re: [Gimp-developer] use of the Space key

2005-05-24 Thread Jakub Friedl (lists)
The genius behind the choice of space key is that it can easily be hit (on all keyboard layouts!) without looking away from the screen... exactly, and this is(imho, of course) most useful for panning Jakub Friedl ___ Gimp-developer mailing list

Re: [Gimp-developer] use of the Space key

2005-05-23 Thread Jakub Friedl (lists)
it is a good idea. the descibed behaviour is really handy when editing zoomed in image. however i use the current space function too. would it be possible to use a different key for the temporary move tool? Jakub Friedl ___ Gimp-developer mailing list

Re: [Gimp-developer] use of the Space key

2005-05-23 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Jakub Friedl (lists) [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: it is a good idea. the descibed behaviour is really handy when editing zoomed in image. however i use the current space function too. would it be possible to use a different key for the temporary move tool? Anything is possible but the

Re: [Gimp-developer] use of the Space key

2005-05-23 Thread Jakub Friedl (lists)
imho it is not a problem to have hidden features, if knowledge of such features is not required. at least we have some bonus for people rading the manual then. however i certainly support implementing the panning feature for the space key, because it is more useful than the current switch to move

Re: [Gimp-developer] use of the Space key

2005-05-23 Thread Joao S. O. Bueno Calligaris
Hi, I find the current use of the space key just great. If other image manipul;ation programs fail to do that, that is a lack of functionality on those programs - I see no reason to downgrade the GIMP just to get the look and feel of other programs. The panning funcionality on the botton right

Re: [Gimp-developer] use of the Space key

2005-05-23 Thread Jakub Friedl (lists)
funcionality on the botton right corner of the image windows works allright for me - maybe there could be a way to let that more visible. That feature is really great when you need just panning, but in some cases it is not enough. I very often do retouching of zoomed photos with quick brush

Re: [Gimp-developer] use of the Space key

2005-05-23 Thread Andreas Røsdal
Adam D. Moss wrote: Sven Neumann wrote: Another image manipulation program, which GIMP is frequently being compared to, uses the Space key to offer the functionality that GIMP has bound to the middle mouse button: panning the image display. Since not everyone has a middle mouse button

Re: [Gimp-developer] use of the Space key

2005-05-23 Thread Laxminarayan Kamath
An entire new idea of keystrokes : for the keyboard shortcuts: if you press a key the normal way ,it will select the tool indefinetely alright. But if the key is pressed and held, and i do something, and then release the key, the tool reverts back to the one last used. very helpful for quick

Re: [Gimp-developer] use of the Space key

2005-05-23 Thread Jakub Friedl (lists)
very helpful for quick erasing,color picking, moving, panning, selection, unfloating floating area, etc. etc. etc :-) -- would it be possible to extend dynamic shortcuts feature to this area? ___ Gimp-developer mailing list

Re: [Gimp-developer] use of the Space key

2005-05-23 Thread Tino Schwarze
On Mon, May 23, 2005 at 06:54:10PM +0530, Laxminarayan Kamath wrote: An entire new idea of keystrokes : for the keyboard shortcuts: if you press a key the normal way ,it will select the tool indefinetely alright. But if the key is pressed and held, and i do something, and then release the key,

Re: [Gimp-developer] use of the Space key

2005-05-23 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Laxminarayan Kamath [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: An entire new idea of keystrokes : for the keyboard shortcuts: if you press a key the normal way ,it will select the tool indefinetely alright. But if the key is pressed and held, and i do something, and then release the key, the tool reverts

Re: [Gimp-developer] use of the Space key

2005-05-23 Thread Joao S. O. Bueno Calligaris
On Monday 23 May 2005 20:08, Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, Laxminarayan Kamath [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: An entire new idea of keystrokes : for the keyboard shortcuts: if you press a key the normal way ,it will select the tool indefinetely alright. But if the key is pressed and held, and i do

Re: [Gimp-developer] use of the Space key

2005-05-22 Thread Adam D. Moss
Sven Neumann wrote: Another image manipulation program, which GIMP is frequently being compared to, uses the Space key to offer the functionality that GIMP has bound to the middle mouse button: panning the image display. Since not everyone has a middle mouse button (especially on tablet pens),