Re: [Gimp-gui] Commiting tools changes

[Elle Stone <ellestone ninedegreesbelow com>]

On 12/01/2015 09:17 AM, thomas manni free fr wrote:
> Hi,
>
> For all image map based tools (Colors Tools and Filters), committing the changes is always done by the same 
> action: clicking the OK button at the bottom right corner of the dialog.
> This is a consistent and intuitive behavior.
>
> For all tools which create on-canvas controls and require a specific user action to commit the changes, 3 
> actions are available :
>
> - click on a specific canvas region (scissors select tool, crop tool, blend tool)
> - click on a specific button on the overlay dialog (all transform tools, foreground select tool)
> - press Enter
>
> Currently, only the "press Enter" action is common to all these tools. I suggest to make the "click on a specific 
> button" action a bit more coherent.
>
> - add an overlay/detachable dialog (even if the tool has no information or parameters widgets to display)
> - provide a button with always the same label (like "Proceed" or "Apply")

This inconsistency between different tools really can be a bit confusing.

It would be nice if tools like drawing a gradient had a "Cancel" button 
as well as an "Apply" or perhaps "OK" button, to be consistent with 
things like the Curves and Levels dialog.

Best,
Elle