Dockable dialog: certainly, this was the original plan. It just needs to be coded.
Great!
Separate Rotation: yes, that would be good too, as a shortcut. For selecting rotation axis, we need to offer several options: not only by dragging a handle on screen but via shortcuts such as "object center", "top left corner", etc.
Ah, like that proposal for another part of Inkscape long ago... the one with the 3x3 square that allowed you to choose a corner. So, the possible choices would be: - the afore-mentioned 3x3 square - selecting a handle on-screen - any other options to speak of?
http://a.imagehost.org/view/0611/Tiles http://a.imagehost.org/view/0362/Radial
I'm afraid there won't be enough space for all the shift/angle/opacity etc parameters in the space you provided. They are now in their own tabs for a reason
- they simply won't fit otherwise.
Quite true. I left them this way because I already separated Tiles and Rotation, and I was hesitating about adding sub-tabs within each. So, there are several possibilities: - All the tabs remain as they are, though there is a shortcut to start out as Rotation - Tiles and Rotation are separate tabs of Tiled Clones, and each has sub-tabs for the remaining options - Tiles are under Tiled Clones, and Rotation is under a separate dock called Rotated Clones, where everything is expressed in terms of normal and orthogonal coordinates. Some duplicate functions, to be sure, but probably more intuitive for the user. - Any other options?
I welcome more input so that I can try to come up with more mock-ups and eventually a blueprint.