Re: [Gimp-developer] Fw: suggestion for new versions of GIMP

[Srihari Sriraman <techie visishta net>]

> Another example would be Rhinocerus 3d:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJVrUqytvhA
> The interesting parts starts at 0:20, until toolbars are discussed, then from 4:10 on.

I would say 4.:20... this is more or less what I was suggesting, but perhaps a little more, perhaps a little less.

• Typing 'L' would bring up all the plugins or commands that start with L

> (I can not connect why would typing 'logo' result in 3DOutline?

'Logo' is a part of the description of the 3DOutline plugin.

I might not know there is a plugin called 3DOutline, but this command bar would suggest it to me.

• Suggestions would include searches from plugin/tool name and description

How would another gnome-do or launchy-like utility sit in user's understanding of the overall computer environment? 

• It would be just a command-line just as in Rhino

  Should this utility be a part of 'standard issue' GIMP or be something separate, a matter of user's preference?

• This command line could be a plugin in itself, standard issue/user preference would be a wider debate :)

- Will it ask for some 'compliance' from GIMP and plugin developers? 

• No, because the plugin will just use the name and description of all currently installed plugins and tools

- Would it accept any syntax/expressions? (e.g.: "select inverse, gaussian blur 30px", allowing me to avoid ever increasing GUI creativity of plugin developers) ;)

• No... IMHO, it would be just a plugin/tool selector, so the result would just be running a plugin or selecting a tool. (So in this view, it is not a command bar, just a selector bar)
• Like 'thingy', this too would have to be context aware... like suggest layer tools/plugins only when a layer is selected. But again, maybe the context can be deducted from the existing plugin/tool information.
• The suggestion dropdown, could include a subtitle, with the description of the tool or plugin, with the searched text highlighted.

The scope of this would be very well within GIMP :)

Bottom-line,

I just would love to reduce the pain to go through all the menus searching through everything for what i want.

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Srihari Sriraman