On Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 08:57:45PM +0100, Jakub Steiner wrote:
On the free desktop we have two major graphics applications, Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org) and GIMP (http://www.gimp.org). It will not be uncommon to have users needing both apps in their workflow. I hope you guys agree trying to have similar consistency helps to provide a sane user experience.
People like me will be using GIMP & Inkscape simultaneously. It's _not_ about forgetting what a user has been used to in the past. Having inconsistent behavior makes one stumble in both apps.
It would be cool if somebody found the motivation to write up some extension to the Gnome HIG, defining a standard behaviour for gfx apps (*hint* *hint* ;).
I think this is an excellent idea. I would love to see this work undertaken.
It sounds like this would involve identifying menu layout, toolbar layout, keyboard accelerators, and other aspects felt important by users. Perhaps this could be done as an addendum, or placed directly into sections 4, 5, and 10.
Anyone interested in volunteering for this writing?
Bryce