On Sat, Sep 27, 2003 at 02:17:43AM -0700, Mark K. Kim wrote: > Isn't that too complicated for kids? I like TuxPaint's simplicity and am > wondering if too many buttons on screen would confuse them.
It's an oft-requested feature, and I admit I think it's very useful. Never fear! Before even starting to code the feature, I already added an option to disable it. ;^) > Traditionally, Macintosh made things simpler for its users by leaving > "advanced" options off the screen, and transferring advanced options to > mouse-key combination (option-click, control-click, etc.), and people seem > to really like that. I really don't like doing off-screen (e.g., keyboard) controls. Shortcuts for 'power users' (e.g., [Ctrl]-[Z] to undo, [Ctrl]-[S] to save, etc.) is fine. (Even those are no disable-able ;^) ) I want Tux Paint to be something a user can use without even having a keyboard in front of them. (Obviously the "Text" tool won't be of much use... OTOH, I'm now considering adding a pop-up keyboard ;^) ) > What do you think about implementing stamp flips > that way? It would (1) be less confusing for beginners, (2) teach kids to > learn to use key-mouse combinations, and (3) it would be easier to > implement (probably :) I'm just throwing out an idea; I don't know if > it's really better for kids. What do you think? More importantly, what > do kids think? I think shortcuts aren't a bad idea. (Shift+Click a stamp to mirror it. Control+Click to flip it.) Not having the option available WITHOUT a keyboard is bad, IMO. -bill! _______________________________________________ Tuxpaint-dev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tux4kids.net/mailman/listinfo/tuxpaint-dev
