Re: [Gimp-developer] Brush size relative to canvas size

["Joao S. O. Bueno" <gwidion gmail com>]

It is obvious that the current way of changing brush size is nearly unusable.

I have doubts however if your proposal would be the best way to have a
better UI, or if it is just a work around for the current behavior.

Above all, just because Richard steped up with a proposed UI behavior
for th e proposed feature does not mean, in any way, it would be
"easy" to implement -  there would need to be hacks all way down to
how Units are implemented inside GIMP, and that could affect all code
using units - just to star with.

Nonetheless it is way past the time we should have a decent way to
deal with brush size - if Peter is around, it would be nice to hear f
he could come up with some proposal on this.
(I've tried suggesting alternatives in the past, but got either
feedback, or feedback contrary to my suggestions)

  js
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On 20 October 2014 09:39, Johann <jo y venn gmail com> wrote:
> > > > From: jo y venn gmail com
> > > > Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 14:30:24 +0200
> > > > To: gimp-developer-list gnome org
> > > > Subject: [Gimp-developer] Brush size relative to canvas size
> > > >
> > > > Hi guys,
> > > >
> > > > some suggestions how to improve brushes:
> > > > Brush size relative to canvas size
> > > >
> > > > would be handy to have a dynamic brush size, like: if i zoom in, the brush size adapts to the canvas 
> > > > size and shrinks relative to the zoom factor. Vice-versa, if i zoom out, the brush size grows relative 
> > > > to the zoom factor.
> > >
> > > I imagine this could be 'easy' to implement simply by adding a new unit of measure for brush sizes: 
> > > "screen pixels" (as contrasted to "image pixels").  This might not be a useful feature to have for all 
> > > measurements, but for brush sizes it could indeed be a plus.
> > >
> > > For comparison, when you make adjustments in Inkscape the Alt modifier allows you to adjust things in 
> > > terms of screen pixels (using the current zoom level), and it's a handy thing to have available.
> > >
> > > -- Stratadrake
> > > strata_ranger hotmail com
> > > --------------------
> > > Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth.
>
>
> nice, if this feature looks relative easy to implement!
> I, and thats me, would suggest a check-button or something persistent to activate this feature, rather some 
> modifier keys (maybe as a complementary function) - just to make things handier
> As a digital painter, i search always for new solutions to improve my work - a consistent brush size would 
> help to speed up things, coupled with presets.
>
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