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TomDavidson: /* Display */ added oversample bitmaps info

2008-02-19T18:35:17Z

Display: added oversample bitmaps info

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	* Oversample bitmaps		* Oversample bitmaps
	~~Can anyone give an insight~~ of ~~what this thing does? It has no visible impact on~~ the ~~bitmap rendering~~		Controls rendering of bitmap images to the screen or to PNG. 'None' uses nearest-neighbor interpolation. (Feature was broken until 0.46 -- see [https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/168346 bug report] for history and examples)
	: ~~it's for exporting~~. ~~I'd love this feature if it worked~~.
	=== (TODO) Units ===		=== (TODO) Units ===

Conversion script: link fix

2006-01-22T02:33:30Z

link fix

New page

Looks like Inkscape does not have a dialog to set all kinds of options and preferences. I propose to take the current "Display settings" dialog, rename it to Options or Preferences (DONE), and put all program's (not document's) changeable options there.

::I propose that we build this dialog using GTKMM in an upcoming release on our [[Roadmap]]. --jon

UPDATE: all of the below is implemented except those items marked (TODO)

=== Mouse ===

* Grab sensitivity: [options.cursortolerance] px
Tooltip: "How close you need to be to an object to be able to grab it with mouse (in pixels)"

* Click/drag threshold: [options.dragtolerance] px
Tooltip: "Maximum mouse drag (in pixels) which is considered a click, not a drag"

=== (TODO) Bindings ===

* (TODO) Options to redefine at least 2nd and 3rd mouse buttons (with modifiers?); each may select from this pool of functions:

** zoom in/out

** context menu

** pan canvas

** (?) temporary selector drag (even if you are in another tool)

* (TODO) Use Emacs format for keys (checkbox) (so it displays e.g. C-S-M-e instead of Ctrl+Shift+Alt+e everywhere)

* (TODO) A way to redefine keyboard bindings, see [[KeyboardProfiles]]

=== Steps ===

* Arrow keys move by [options.nudgedistance] pt
Tooltip: "Pressing an arrow key moves object or node by this distance."

* <, > scale by [???] pt
Tooltip: "Pressing < or > scales selection by this increment."

* Inset[[/Outset]] by [options.defaultoffsetwidth] pt
Tooltip: "Inset and Outset commands displace the path by this distance."

* Rotation snaps every {drop-down: 90 deg|45 deg|...|3.75 deg} [options.rotationsnapsperpi = 2|4|...|48]
Tooltip: "With Ctrl, rotation snaps every step; pressing [ or ] rotates by this amount."

* Zoom in/out by [options.zoomincrement]*100%
Tooltip: "Zoom tool, +/- keys, middle click zoom in and out by this multiplier"

=== Scrolling ===

* Mouse wheel scrolls by [options.wheelscroll] px
Tooltip: "One mouse wheel notch scrolls by this distance (horizontally with Shift)."

* Ctrl+arrows

** Scroll by [options.keyscroll] px
Tooltip: "Press Ctrl+arrow key to scroll by this distance."

** Acceleration [options.scrollingacceleration]
Tooltip: "Pressing and holding Ctrl+arrow will gradually speed up scrolling (0 for no acceleration)."

* Autoscroll

** Speed [options.autoscrollspeed]
Tooltip "How fast the canvas autoscrolls when you drag beyond canvas edge (0 to turn autoscroll off)."

** Threshold [options.autoscrolldistance]
Tooltip "How far you need to be from the edge to trigger autoscroll; positive is outside the canvas, negative is within the canvas"

=== Windows ===

* (LATER) "Zoom drawing if window size changes", make this global, on by default, remove from each windows' corner

* Dialogs on top {drop-down: None, Normal (default), Aggressive} [options.transientpolicy = 0, 1, 2]
Tooltip: "None: dialogs are treated as regular windows; Normal: dialogs stay on top of document windows; Aggressive: same as Normal but may work better with some window managers."

* Dialogs in taskbar {checkbox} [!options.dialogsskiptaskbar]
Tooltip: "Do not show dialog windows in the window manager taskbar."

* Save window geometry {checkbox} [options.savewindowgeometry]
Tooltip: "Save the window size and position with each document (only for SVG with extensions)."

=== (TODO) Locations ===

* Module directory locations (where to look for modules)
* Default open, save, import, export dirs?
* Additional dirs for the user's own templates, gradients, markers, swatches...

=== Display ===

* Oversample bitmaps
Can anyone give an insight of what this thing does? It has no visible impact on the bitmap rendering
: it's for exporting. I'd love this feature if it worked.
=== (TODO) Units ===

** global or per-document
** ruler units
** coordinate statusbar units
** other places

=== Save ===

* (TODO for Ted) Default save format: {same list as in Save dialog}

* (TODO for Ted) Add filename extensions automatically {checkbox}

* (TODO) Auto save: on/off, frequency

* Max recent documents [options.maxrecentdocuments]
Tooltip: "The maximum length of the recent documents list in the File menu."

=== Export ===

* Default bitmap resolution [dialogs.export.defaultxdpi]
Tooltip: "The default resolution in the Export dialog."
* (TODO) Options to manage per-item resolution and filenames

=== Tools ===

Those that are likely to be global and constant, not those that need to be changed often; the latter should go to [[SecondaryToolbar]] (aka top panel). Some options however can be present both here and in the [[SecondaryToolbar]].

* Selector: everything from "tool options" for this tool
** (TODO) make preserve/optimize switch global, affecting not only selector but any transformations

* (LATER) Rectangle: size of the default shape inserted by Ins

* (LATER) Ellipse: size of the default shape inserted by Ins

* (TODO) Star: Defaults: sides, sharpness, star/polygon checkbox [to be stored in tools.shapes.star/default*]

* (TODO) Spiral: Defaults: revolution, expansion, inner radius [to be stored in tools.shapes.star/default*]

* (TODO) Calligraphic: Defaults

* Freehand: default tolerance [tools.freehand.pencil tolerance] (also in its top panel)

=== (TODO) Template ===

This tab should display and make editable the content of <group id="template"> in the prefs (zoom, center of view, window size and position). There must also be a button "Take from current document".

=== (TODO) Commands ===

Clones:

When original is deleted:

* unlink clones

* delete clones

* ask me

When original is moved:

* move clones as per transform

* move clones in sync

* preserve position of clones

Simplify:

Initial threshold [options.simplifythreshold]

Tooltip: "How much the Simplify command distorts the path. Pressing Ctrl+L repeatedly will gradually increase the threshold; calling Simplify after a pause will reset the threshold to this value."

Buliabyak: *

2004-04-22T07:46:48Z

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	This tab should display and make editable the content of <group id="template"> in the prefs (zoom, center of view, window size and position). There must also be a button "Take from current document".		This tab should display and make editable the content of <group id="template"> in the prefs (zoom, center of view, window size and position). There must also be a button "Take from current document".

	=== (TODO) ~~Clones~~ ===		=== (TODO) Commands ===

			Clones:

	When original is deleted:		When original is deleted:

	- unlink clones		* unlink clones

	- delete clones		* delete clones

	- ask me		* ask me

	When original is moved:		When original is moved:

	- move clones as per transform		* move clones as per transform

			* move clones in sync

			* preserve position of clones

			Simplify:

	~~- move clones in sync~~		Initial threshold [options.simplifythreshold]

	~~- preserve position of clones~~		Tooltip: "How much the Simplify command distorts the path. Pressing Ctrl+L repeatedly will gradually increase the threshold; calling Simplify after a pause will reset the threshold to this value."

Buliabyak: *

2004-04-21T23:23:31Z

New page

Looks like Inkscape does not have a dialog to set all kinds of options and preferences. I propose to take the current "Display settings" dialog, rename it to Options or Preferences (DONE), and put all program's (not document's) changeable options there.

::I propose that we build this dialog using GTKMM in an upcoming release on our [[Roadmap]]. --jon

UPDATE: all of the below is implemented except those items marked (TODO)

=== Mouse ===

* Grab sensitivity: [options.cursortolerance] px
Tooltip: "How close you need to be to an object to be able to grab it with mouse (in pixels)"

* Click/drag threshold: [options.dragtolerance] px
Tooltip: "Maximum mouse drag (in pixels) which is considered a click, not a drag"

=== (TODO) Bindings ===

* (TODO) Options to redefine at least 2nd and 3rd mouse buttons (with modifiers?); each may select from this pool of functions:

** zoom in/out

** context menu

** pan canvas

** (?) temporary selector drag (even if you are in another tool)

* (TODO) Use Emacs format for keys (checkbox) (so it displays e.g. C-S-M-e instead of Ctrl+Shift+Alt+e everywhere)

* (TODO) A way to redefine keyboard bindings, see KeyboardProfiles

=== Steps ===

* Arrow keys move by [options.nudgedistance] pt
Tooltip: "Pressing an arrow key moves object or node by this distance."

* <, > scale by [???] pt
Tooltip: "Pressing < or > scales selection by this increment."

* Inset/Outset by [options.defaultoffsetwidth] pt
Tooltip: "Inset and Outset commands displace the path by this distance."

* Rotation snaps every {drop-down: 90 deg|45 deg|...|3.75 deg} [options.rotationsnapsperpi = 2|4|...|48]
Tooltip: "With Ctrl, rotation snaps every step; pressing [ or ] rotates by this amount."

* Zoom in/out by [options.zoomincrement]*100%
Tooltip: "Zoom tool, +/- keys, middle click zoom in and out by this multiplier"

=== Scrolling ===

* Mouse wheel scrolls by [options.wheelscroll] px
Tooltip: "One mouse wheel notch scrolls by this distance (horizontally with Shift)."

* Ctrl+arrows

** Scroll by [options.keyscroll] px
Tooltip: "Press Ctrl+arrow key to scroll by this distance."

** Acceleration [options.scrollingacceleration]
Tooltip: "Pressing and holding Ctrl+arrow will gradually speed up scrolling (0 for no acceleration)."

* Autoscroll

** Speed [options.autoscrollspeed]
Tooltip "How fast the canvas autoscrolls when you drag beyond canvas edge (0 to turn autoscroll off)."

** Threshold [options.autoscrolldistance]
Tooltip "How far you need to be from the edge to trigger autoscroll; positive is outside the canvas, negative is within the canvas"

=== Windows ===

* (LATER) "Zoom drawing if window size changes", make this global, on by default, remove from each windows' corner

* Dialogs on top {drop-down: None, Normal (default), Aggressive} [options.transientpolicy = 0, 1, 2]
Tooltip: "None: dialogs are treated as regular windows; Normal: dialogs stay on top of document windows; Aggressive: same as Normal but may work better with some window managers."

* Dialogs in taskbar {checkbox} [!options.dialogsskiptaskbar]
Tooltip: "Do not show dialog windows in the window manager taskbar."

* Save window geometry {checkbox} [options.savewindowgeometry]
Tooltip: "Save the window size and position with each document (only for SVG with extensions)."

=== (TODO) Locations ===

* Module directory locations (where to look for modules)
* Default open, save, import, export dirs?
* Additional dirs for the user's own templates, gradients, markers, swatches...

=== Display ===

* Oversample bitmaps
Can anyone give an insight of what this thing does? It has no visible impact on the bitmap rendering

=== (TODO) Units ===

** global or per-document
** ruler units
** coordinate statusbar units
** other places

=== Save ===

* (TODO for Ted) Default save format: {same list as in Save dialog}

* (TODO for Ted) Add filename extensions automatically {checkbox}

* (TODO) Auto save: on/off, frequency

* Max recent documents [options.maxrecentdocuments]
Tooltip: "The maximum length of the recent documents list in the File menu."

=== Export ===

* Default bitmap resolution [dialogs.export.defaultxdpi]
Tooltip: "The default resolution in the Export dialog."
* (TODO) Options to manage per-item resolution and filenames

=== Tools ===

Those that are likely to be global and constant, not those that need to be changed often; the latter should go to SecondaryToolbar (aka top panel). Some options however can be present both here and in the SecondaryToolbar.

* Selector: everything from "tool options" for this tool
** (TODO) make preserve/optimize switch global, affecting not only selector but any transformations

* (LATER) Rectangle: size of the default shape inserted by Ins

* (LATER) Ellipse: size of the default shape inserted by Ins

* (TODO) Star: Defaults: sides, sharpness, star/polygon checkbox [to be stored in tools.shapes.star/default*]

* (TODO) Spiral: Defaults: revolution, expansion, inner radius [to be stored in tools.shapes.star/default*]

* (TODO) Calligraphic: Defaults

* Freehand: default tolerance [tools.freehand.pencil tolerance] (also in its top panel)

=== (TODO) Template ===

This tab should display and make editable the content of <group id="template"> in the prefs (zoom, center of view, window size and position). There must also be a button "Take from current document".

=== (TODO) Clones ===

When original is deleted:

- unlink clones

- delete clones

- ask me

When original is moved:

- move clones as per transform

- move clones in sync

- preserve position of clones