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[jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Le 22/02/2017 à 19:43, Simon Wells a écrit :
> one option is to not have the color indicator as a control at all,
> have it as only an indicator and if you double click on the layer
> widget row (or right click -> properties) you get another dialog that
> then has a real color well control. This will remove the hacky
> behaviour on a button and also make it so that later on (when its
> supported) you can change the layer name and type. while reducing the
> area of single misclick. I have done a very quick gimp mockup where
> the color is moved right to the edge, but it is currently missing
> visibility and active layer indicators, visibility should probably be
> done through an eye rather than checkbox, As the checkbox can also
> fool people into thinking its disabling the layer not just changing
> its visibility
> 

A similar option is to not have the color indicator as a control at all, and to add in the main menu
a new entry like "color management", especially if we consider changing color/transparency layers is
not as frequent as changing the active layer.

The current color dialog must be redesigned to the GAL, because GAL is by far more powerful than the
legacy mode.

Especially, currently there is no known way (by users) to adjust the transparency of layers.
But this feature exists in GAL since a very long time.

And later, add (in this menu/dialog) the ability to manage:
* The Hight Contrast mode (adjust the transparency of not active layers)
* The transparency of zones (if it is possible in GAL mode)
* Manage group of layers colors: for instance the default group like now, but the ability to define
a set of visible layers with perhaps transparency for "not visible" layers: for instance to route
critical signals, show top and bottom layer with default tranparency/color setup, and other layers
with very low transparency (or really invisible).

(Choice between groups made by the context right popup menu for fast selection)

Trying to just enhance the current color dialog, and trying to modify the clicks in layers managers
is for me just write an outdated code.


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Jean-Pierre CHARRAS