Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp interface sucks

[Richard <strata_ranger hotmail com>]

> Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 19:50:23 -0500
> From: admin pilobilus net
> To: gimp-user-list gnome org
> Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp interface sucks
>
> > > Now for the feature in question... Krita has a simple on-canvas
> > > way to
> > > edit brush size. AFAIK, it's Ctrl+LMB+drag. It's a fairly reasonable
> > > solution, and I for one would welcome it.
>
> When a mouse is in use, changing brush sizes without leaving the
> canvas is a snap - IF you set it up.  The menu item for this is at
> Edit > Preferences > Input Controllers.  Picture worth thousand
> words: http://pilobilus.net/img/mouse-scale-brush.jpg
>
> :o)
>
> Steve

That's indeed awesome, however, various OS's (like Windows) trap the Alt key for menubar activation so GIMP 
(GTK?) needs to distinguish that Alt+(something) = shortcut key and Alt (by itself) = activate the menubar.  
On which note, I am occasionally frustrated that pressing the ALT key in a GTK2+ app does not activate the 
menubar like every Windows user expects it to.  (This applies to GIMP and Inkscape both.)  This is a major 
suckage on the UI too (esp. if it's not reconfigurable), because alt key sequences are just as strong a habit 
as Ctrl+shortcut keys are.

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