On 10/15/07, Ted Gould <ted@...11...> wrote:
We haven't agreed do remove the pin dialog checkbox. I wanted to get some of the internal stuff fixed, then go back to that. I'm still not convinced that everything should be floating palettes, especially the effects. But, I don't think that the export dialog should be either for most people. Yes, for people who export things regularly, or several PNGs of different areas -- but for me, it's just an extra click on a simple operation.
Removing "pin" has nothing to do with this. It's just a matter of changing the UI so it makes sense. If the difference between fire-and-close and always-on is what holds you back, again, I agree to make it a preference setting (affecting both effects and Export dialogs).
When "Dialogs for Export and extension effects stay open after Apply" in prefs is on (default), the behavior is:
Replace close/ok/execute buttons with two buttons: Apply and Close (in that order). Remove "pin" checkbox. When live preview is off, make dialog non-modal and allow to change selection at any time; Apply would then just apply to the current selection but not close. When live preview is on, dialog is modal, but you can preview the effect of parameters on the current selection; and when you click Apply it not only applies the effect but _also_ unsets the Live preview, unlocking the dialog to enable new selections.
When it's off, the behavior is:
Replace close/ok/execute buttons with two buttons: Cancel and OK (in that order). Remove "pin" checkbox. When live preview is off, make dialog non-modal and allow to change selection at any time; OK would then just apply to the current selection and close. When live preview is on, dialog is modal, but you can preview the effect of parameters on the current selection; and when you click OK it applies the effect and closes the dialog. The status of Live preview is remembered per dialog.
Are we finally in agreement on the above?