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Davidhewitt: /* Image:Ink_icon_12.png - 1) Palette mode switcher (New Functionality) */

2009-02-26T07:32:47Z

Image:Ink_icon_12.png - 1) Palette mode switcher (New Functionality)

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	*Also moving the mouse pointer over an object on the screen itself (whist this new palette mode was active) would highlight the palette tile (colour) associated with this object. Allowing the user to quickly see which palette colour referenced this object.		*Also moving the mouse pointer over an object on the screen itself (whist this new palette mode was active) would highlight the palette tile (colour) associated with this object. Allowing the user to quickly see which palette colour referenced this object.




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	'''THE MAIN AIMS OF THIS ~~PROPOSAL~~ ARE:'''		'''THE MAIN AIMS OF THIS NEW PALETTE MODE ARE:'''

	*To help visualize designs by displaying or hiding objects by their colour...		*To help visualize designs by displaying or hiding objects by their colour...

Davidhewitt: /* Image:Ink_icon_12.png - 1) Palette mode switcher (New Functionality) */

2009-02-26T07:31:20Z

Image:Ink_icon_12.png - 1) Palette mode switcher (New Functionality)

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	ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY: (For this new palette mode only.)

			'''ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY:''' (For this new palette mode only.)

	*Clicking on any Palette Colour, would select all the objects of this colour...(Possible option re selecting: ignor object groupings)		*Clicking on any Palette Colour, would select all the objects of this colour...(Possible option re selecting: ignor object groupings)
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	POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL FEATURES:		'''POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL FEATURES:'''

	*hide/show icon (To hide/un-hide objects by colour.)		*hide/show icon (To hide/un-hide objects by colour.)
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	THE MAIN AIMS OF THIS PROPOSAL ARE:		'''THE MAIN AIMS OF THIS PROPOSAL ARE:'''

	*To help visualize designs by displaying or hiding objects by their colour...		*To help visualize designs by displaying or hiding objects by their colour...

Davidhewitt: /* Image:Ink_icon_12.png - 1) Palette mode switcher (New Functionality) */

2009-02-26T07:28:08Z

Image:Ink_icon_12.png - 1) Palette mode switcher (New Functionality)

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	=== [[Image:Ink_icon_12.png]] - 1) Palette mode switcher (New Functionality) ===		=== [[Image:Ink_icon_12.png]] - 1) Palette mode switcher (New Functionality) ===
	~~This new function represents a totally new way to use the palette.~~
	This new display mode would use the palette to display ONLY colours that currently exist in the design and list them in the actual Z order that objects displaying these colours actually are in the design....

	~~This way the palette could be used not only to suggest colours to use but (with this new palette mode)to visualize and better manage those colours that ARE being used....~~

	~~So instead~~ of ~~showing 40 colour tiles (or whatever) that are not in your design and which you will probably not need...~~ the palette ~~would then be a representation of all the colours you are currently using...~~.		*Represents a totally new way to make use of the palette.

	~~This new palette mode would be accessible~~ by ~~clicking on the~~ new ~~palette mode~~ button ~~which would be~~ on the far left of the palette ~~itself...~~		*Activated by a new toggle button on the far left of the palette which would enable/disable the new palette view.
	~~This button~~ would ~~toggle~~ the palette ~~from its normal state into the new mode and back again..~~.

	~~Futher to simply showing only "design current" colours,~~ this new mode would ~~have additional powerful functionality~~ to ~~further aid~~ the ~~user to work with colour..~~.		*When enabled this new palette mode would actively update the palette so that it ONLY contained colours current to the design.

	~~in "design current" colour mode"~~
	1) moving the mouse pointer over the palette would flash (once with a high-light contrast colour) all the objects of this colour in the design so that when the mouse pointer went over a colour tile all its associated objects would be quickly seen....

	~~futher more~~ the ~~reciprocal process would also occur I.E~~ that ~~when~~ the ~~user moved~~ the ~~mouse pointer over an object on~~ the ~~screen~~ the palette ~~tile associated~~ with this ~~object~~ would ~~high-light or flash (once) in some way so as~~ to ~~show~~ the user ~~quickly which~~ colour ~~referenced~~ this ~~object.~~		This new display mode would use the palette to display ONLY colours that
			currently exist in the design and list them in the actual Z order that
			objects displaying these colours actually are in the design itself....

			This way the palette could be used not only to suggest colours (by way of
			different palettes ETC..) it could also (with this new palette mode)
			be used to visualize and better manage all those colours that ARE actually
			being used....

			''Futher to simply showing only "design current" colours, this new mode would have additional powerful functionality to further aid the user to work with colour...(in this new "design current" colours only mode):''

	~~in this mode~~ (~~there are many different ways this could be set up~~) ~~clicking on any~~ colour ~~would select~~ all the objects of this colour...		*Moving the mouse pointer over the palette itself, would (for every "Palette tile") flash (once with a high-light contrast colour) all the objects of this colour. Allowing all objects associated with each palette colour to be quickly and easily seen by moving the mouse pointer over them....
	~~(Possible option re selecting: ignor object groupings)~~
	~~Then pressing [tab] would void the whole selection but cycle through~~ each ~~object (of this~~ colour~~) in order~~...

	~~This new mode could also be a powerful display and selection tool...~~		*Also moving the mouse pointer over an object on the screen itself (whist this new palette mode was active) would highlight the palette tile (colour) associated with this object. Allowing the user to quickly see which palette colour referenced this object.
	~~As in~~ this new mode ~~you could also add functionality to hide/show, lock/unlock any colour if you wanted to extend its capabilities....~~
	~~Even adding a visible icon (eye~~) would ~~be handy as clicking on this would display none, where by you could then click on colours on~~ the palette ~~to show or hide colours as you wished....~~
	~~This would greatly help~~ with ~~visualizing complex designs.~~..

	~~Futher more as it would be an alternative to the normal mode changes made to which colours were visible or locked ETC...would only apply to this mode...~~
	~~I.E switching back to the normal display mode would allow the user to pick up where he/she left off...~~
	~~The main aims of this mode would be:~~

	~~1) To help visualize designs by displaying or hiding objects by their colour...~~
	~~2) to limit the display to only various colours so as to make selecting objects of this colour easier.~~
	~~3) To ID which objects refer to what colour very easily...~~
	~~ETC~~

			ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY: (For this new palette mode only.)

			*Clicking on any Palette Colour, would select all the objects of this colour...(Possible option re selecting: ignor object groupings)
			''Then pressing [tab] would void the whole selection but cycle through each object (of this colour) in order...''



			POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL FEATURES:

			*hide/show icon (To hide/un-hide objects by colour.)
			''When enabled each palette colour would be click-able to show or hide objects by colour. This functionality would only apply when in this new palette mode.''

			*lock/unlock icon (To lock/un-lock objects by colour.)
			''When enabled each palette colour would be click-able to lock or un-lock objects by colour. This functionality would only apply when in this new palette mode.''

			*This additional functionality would help with visualizing complex designs...

			*This additional functionality would be an alternative to existing functionality as changes make here in this new palette mode (by showing/hiding or locking/unlocking objects by colour ETC) would only apply when in the new mode...
			''Switching back to the normal display mode would allow the user to pick up where he/she left off..''



			THE MAIN AIMS OF THIS PROPOSAL ARE:

			*To help visualize designs by displaying or hiding objects by their colour...

			*to limit the display to only various colours so as to make selecting objects of this colour easier.

			*To ID which objects refer to what colour very easily... ETC

	=== [[Image:Ink_icon_01b.png]] - 2) Make Properties Default... ===		=== [[Image:Ink_icon_01b.png]] - 2) Make Properties Default... ===

Davidhewitt: /* Image:Ink_icon_03.png - 5) Clear Properties Icons... */

2009-02-17T10:45:36Z

Image:Ink_icon_03.png - 5) Clear Properties Icons...

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	By pressing any of these 2 buttons during normal use the user can instantly clear either or both properties for any object.		By pressing any of these 2 buttons during normal use the user can instantly clear either or both properties for any object.

	P.S. I realize that this has been done via a new cross box on the left of the palette itself....But I think it is a shame that this new icon necessitates the use of the keyboard [Shift] key to remove stroke properties...		P.S. I realize that this has been done via a new cross box on the left of the palette itself....But I think it is a shame that this new icon necessitates the use of the keyboard [Shift] key or a right click menu in order to remove stroke properties...(This option is a one click solution)
	I personally would like to see the UI of inkscape updated in ways that enable users who are so inclined to go one-handed on the mouse...		I personally would like to see the UI of inkscape updated in ways that enable users who are so inclined to go one-handed on the mouse where possible especially for core functionality...
	All the core functionality of inkscape ~~needs~~ to ~~be available one-handed~~ (~~mouse only~~) I.E via icons on the UI without needing to have one hand straddling the keyboard at all times even for the basics (like clearing a stroke property.)		All the core functionality of inkscape should be evaluated to see how quick (preferably) one click options can be achieved.

			I.E via icons on the UI without needing to have one hand straddling the keyboard at all times even for the basics (like clearing a stroke property.)
	I realize this is not always possible...but for the most important and key functions and every day stuff this should definitely be a priority that quick and convenient ways should be implemented for all core functionality even if existing 2 handed methods already exist...		I realize this is not always possible...but for the most important and key functions and every day stuff this should definitely be a priority that quick and convenient ways should be implemented for all core functionality even if existing 2 handed methods already exist...




	=== [[Image:Ink_icon_05.png]] - 6) Stroke & Fill Color Properties Boxes... ===		=== [[Image:Ink_icon_05.png]] - 6) Stroke & Fill Color Properties Boxes... ===

Davidhewitt: /* New Inkscape “bottom tool bar” update proposal */

2009-02-16T01:14:15Z

New Inkscape “bottom tool bar” update proposal

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	=== [[Image:Ink_icon_11b.png]] - 7) Aquire Fill from background Icon... ===		=== [[Image:Ink_icon_11b.png]] - 7) Aquire Fill from background Icon... ===

			[[Image:Trans_Blur.png]]

			This function is used to create filter effects to be applied to transparent objects.

			Note that the circle in the middle is invisible in that it has no fill colour (as its fill property mirrors that which lies below it.)
			But that it none the less can carry an effect and appears to apply i to the underlying graphics....

			Note that the edges of this transparency are sharp whilst the inside does the blur evenly....

			*I think there should be properties to feather the edges of the invisible object so that the effect of the internal blur peters out around the edges giving a softer edge if desired...

			*also i think you should be able to adjust the power of the blur radially so that it can be more powerful in the middle then graduating out to very weak/nothing at the edges....

	This button is only active when the fill color box is blank and no fill color is active for an object.		This button is only active when the fill color box is blank and no fill color is active for an object.

Davidhewitt: /* New Inkscape “bottom tool bar” update proposal */

2009-02-15T04:20:38Z

New Inkscape “bottom tool bar” update proposal

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	=== [[Image:Ink_icon_12.png]] - 1) Palette mode switcher (New Functionality) ===		=== [[Image:Ink_icon_12.png]] - 1) Palette mode switcher (New Functionality) ===
	This new ~~icon would reside where the~~ new ~~clear box is now at the far left of~~ the palette ~~bar (as this “Clearing” functionality would now be better served by the new red clear buttons item “5” which obviously work better for fill and stroke properties independently here)~~.		This new function represents a totally new way to use the palette.
	This new ~~icon would toggle when pressed so as to be either a little~~ display ~~monitor or paint palette respectively.~~		This new display mode would use the palette to display ONLY colours that currently exist in the design and list them in the actual Z order that objects displaying these colours actually are in the design....
	~~By default this icon would be the “paint Palette”.~~
	~~In this~~ mode ~~the palette bar down the bottom~~ would ~~display~~ the palette ~~normally as what ever palette was active ETC…..~~
	~~But when changed~~ to the ~~“monitor” this would alter~~ the ~~palette bar so that it ONLY contained colors~~ that ~~were currently utilized~~ in the ~~design…~~.

	This ~~would show~~ the ~~user~~ only those ~~colors currently in~~ used ~~in the fill property of objects in the design in rough z order~~.		This way the palette could be used not only to suggest colours to use but (with this new palette mode)to visualize and better manage those colours that ARE being used....

	~~In addition~~ to this moving ~~your cursor~~ over ~~one of these colors~~ would ~~“Flash”~~ (once) all ~~those~~ objects in the ~~design…~~.		So instead of showing 40 colour tiles (or whatever) that are not in your design and which you will probably not need... the palette would then be a representation of all the colours you are currently using....
	~~This new function~~ would ~~mean~~ that the user ~~could quickly identify all~~ the ~~objects in~~ the ~~design that had~~ this ~~property as they~~ would flash once ~~when~~ the ~~cursor moved onto~~ this ~~color~~.
	~~Also when~~ in this mode ~~moving~~ the ~~cursor over any~~ object on the ~~screen would flash~~ (~~only once~~) ~~the palette color~~ on the palette ~~bar that corresponded~~ to ~~this object……~~.		This new palette mode would be accessible by clicking on the new palette mode button which would be on the far left of the palette itself...
	This ~~new interactivity~~ would greatly ~~increase~~ the ~~users ability~~ to ~~work with color~~ by ~~enabling~~ the ~~user~~ to very ~~quickly and~~ easily ~~identify where various colors are across a whole design~~.		This button would toggle the palette from its normal state into the new mode and back again...

			Futher to simply showing only "design current" colours, this new mode would have additional powerful functionality to further aid the user to work with colour...

			in "design current" colour mode"
			1) moving the mouse pointer over the palette would flash (once with a high-light contrast colour) all the objects of this colour in the design so that when the mouse pointer went over a colour tile all its associated objects would be quickly seen....

			futher more the reciprocal process would also occur I.E that when the user moved the mouse pointer over an object on the screen the palette tile associated with this object would high-light or flash (once) in some way so as to show the user quickly which colour referenced this object.

			in this mode (there are many different ways this could be set up) clicking on any colour would select all the objects of this colour...
			(Possible option re selecting: ignor object groupings)
			Then pressing [tab] would void the whole selection but cycle through each object (of this colour) in order...

			This new mode could also be a powerful display and selection tool...
			As in this new mode you could also add functionality to hide/show, lock/unlock any colour if you wanted to extend its capabilities....
			Even adding a visible icon (eye) would be handy as clicking on this would display none, where by you could then click on colours on the palette to show or hide colours as you wished....
			This would greatly help with visualizing complex designs...

			Futher more as it would be an alternative to the normal mode changes made to which colours were visible or locked ETC...would only apply to this mode...
			I.E switching back to the normal display mode would allow the user to pick up where he/she left off...
			The main aims of this mode would be:

			1) To help visualize designs by displaying or hiding objects by their colour...
			2) to limit the display to only various colours so as to make selecting objects of this colour easier.
			3) To ID which objects refer to what colour very easily...
			ETC

Davidhewitt: /* New Inkscape “bottom tool bar” update proposal */

2009-02-15T03:18:11Z

New Inkscape “bottom tool bar” update proposal

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	''Here are some ideas I have for updating the bottom tool bar in inkscape to include icons for common useful functionality most of which is already supported in inkscape.		''Here are some ideas I have for updating the bottom tool bar in inkscape to include icons for common useful functionality most of which is already supported in inkscape.

	[[Image:~~Ink_Mock_02c~~.png]]		[[Image:Ink_Mock_02d.png]]
	1) – ~~Quick Stroke Properties Changer~~		1) – Palette mode switcher (New Functionality)
	2) – Make Properties Default		2) – Make Properties Default
	3) – ~~Fill and Stroke~~ Properties ~~Icons~~		3) – Selected object/Default... Properties Indicator
	4) – ~~Palette mode switcher (See Details Below)~~		4) – Stroke & Fill Properties icons
	5) – Clear Properties Icons		5) – Clear Properties Icons
	6) – Stroke & Fill Color Properties Boxes (Fill shown as empty)		6) – Stroke & Fill Color Properties Boxes (Fill shown as empty)
	7) – Aquire Fill from background Icon		7) – Aquire Fill from background Icon
	~~8) – Scale stroke properties on resize~~

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	=== [[Image:~~Ink_icon_06b~~.png]] - 1) ~~Quick Stroke Properties Changer...~~ ===		=== [[Image:Ink_icon_12.png]] - 1) Palette mode switcher (New Functionality) ===
	IE a ~~short cut~~ to ~~more~~ quickly ~~access~~ this ~~functionality~~.		This new icon would reside where the new clear box is now at the far left of the palette bar (as this “Clearing” functionality would now be better served by the new red clear buttons item “5” which obviously work better for fill and stroke properties independently here).
	~~Note~~ this ~~is now~~ a ~~box that can be typed into directly~~.		This new icon would toggle when pressed so as to be either a little display monitor or paint palette respectively.
			By default this icon would be the “paint Palette”.
			In this mode the palette bar down the bottom would display the palette normally as what ever palette was active ETC…..
			But when changed to the “monitor” this would alter the palette bar so that it ONLY contained colors that were currently utilized in the design….

			This would show the user only those colors currently in used in the fill property of objects in the design in rough z order.

			In addition to this moving your cursor over one of these colors would “Flash” (once) all those objects in the design….
			This new function would mean that the user could quickly identify all the objects in the design that had this property as they would flash once when the cursor moved onto this color.
			Also when in this mode moving the cursor over any object on the screen would flash (only once) the palette color on the palette bar that corresponded to this object…….
			This new interactivity would greatly increase the users ability to work with color by enabling the user to very quickly and easily identify where various colors are across a whole design.


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	=== [[Image:~~Ink_icon_02~~.png]] - 3) ~~Fill and Stroke~~ Properties ~~Icons~~... ===		=== [[Image:Ink_icon_13.png]] - 3) Selected object/Default... Properties Indicator... ===
	~~(for both~~ fill and stroke).
	~~Instead~~ of having the ~~words “Fill” & “Stroke” I propose having new icons~~ for ~~these~~ to ~~save space~~.		This new control area consisting of 2 buttons is intended to integrate the 2 separate "fill and stroke" indicator boxes currently in inkscape into the one area....
	~~Clicking on~~ these would be a ~~short cut~~ to ~~opening~~ the ~~respective dialogues~~ for ~~fill~~ and ~~stroke settings…in~~ the ~~same way that~~ clicking on the ~~color boxes~~ is currently.
	(P.S. I ~~realise~~ this is ~~currently also achieved via clicking on~~ the ~~actual colour boxes ("6") but~~ the ~~reason why I am proposing icons for~~ this ~~purpose is because it saves~~ a ~~fair bit of space~~ and ~~I am also proposing additional~~ functionality ~~for~~ the ~~color boxes ("6") which will be explained~~.		The idea here is that instead of having 2 separate areas/controls (the top right one...when a tool is selected and also the bottom left one for selected object), that the same control (the bottom left one) be used to display both the default properties (when no object is selected) and also the properties for the current selected object.....

			To differentiate these....... these 2 buttons would be introduced to represent either a selected object (the first button) and/or the current default properties (the second icon....

			These button could work together in different ways...

			For example when the user selects an object the first button (object properties indicator) would be depressed to indicate that the displayed properties were for a selected object....

			Then by clicking on the default properties icon the user could toggle between this objects current properties and the last default....by clicking between these two buttons....(i.e in this new scheme the properties of an object would not become the default properties automatically...although there is no reason this could not be made the case in options for those who prefer this)

			in addition to this the user could press the "make properties default button" and then the currently selected object's properties would then be copied to the default properties and in this case both buttons would be depressed.....

			Indicating in this instance that both the default and current properties are the same....

			I believe this system makes allot more sense than the current one and also introduces additional function...

			I.E currently if no object is selected the bottom left indicator box is N/A to everything and the default properties box is not visible...
			So in this instance the user can click on palette colours and be totally clueless as to weather a change has been made and they dont know definitely what colours are set until a tool is selected...

			This new functionality would always display the default properties in the bottom box when no object was selected and clicking on the palette would change the defaults visibly and the user could see this happening as they clicked on the palette...

			This way the user would always see the defaults and would know at all times what colours were set...for new object creation...

			Also when the user selected anything the indicator buttons would change to reflect that the boxes now showed the colour combination for the selection...
			Then by clicking the default properties button the default properties could be applied (showing both button depressed) and in this instance the option of switching back to the object's original properties by clicking the section button again could be achieved....
			This way the user could use these two buttons to switch back a forth from an object's current properties and the defaults this would be a quick way of comparing the object's current properties and those of the default setting...
			This would be very handy as the user can pick up current properties from anywhere and then compare....

	~~=== [[Image:Ink_icon_12.png]] - 4) Palette mode switcher... ===~~
	This new icon would reside where the new clear box is now at the far left of the palette bar (as this “Clearing” functionality would now be better served by the new red clear buttons item “5” which obviously work better for fill and stroke properties independently here).
	~~This new icon would toggle when pressed so as to be either a little display monitor or paint palette respectively.~~
	~~By default this icon would be the “paint Palette”.~~
	~~In this mode the palette bar down the bottom would display the palette normally as what ever palette was active ETC…..~~
	~~But when changed to the “monitor” this would alter the palette bar so that it ONLY contained colors that were currently utilized in the design….~~

	~~This would show the user only those colors currently in used in the fill property of objects in the design in rough z order.~~

	~~In addition to this moving your cursor over one of these colors would “Flash”~~ (~~once~~) ~~all those objects in~~ the ~~design…~~.		=== [[Image:Ink_icon_02.png]] - 4) Fill and Stroke Properties Icons... ===
	~~This new function~~ would ~~mean that~~ the ~~user could quickly identify all~~ the ~~objects in the design~~ that ~~had this property as they would flash once when~~ the ~~cursor moved onto this~~ color.		(for both fill and stroke).
	~~Also when in~~ this ~~mode moving the cursor over any object~~ on the ~~screen would flash~~ (~~only once~~) the ~~palette color on the palette bar that corresponded to~~ this ~~object…….~~		Instead of having the words “Fill” & “Stroke” I propose having new icons for these to save space.
	~~This new interactivity would greatly increase~~ the ~~users ability to work with~~ color ~~by enabling the user to very quickly and easily identify where various colors are across a whole design~~.		Clicking on these would be a short cut to opening the respective dialogues for fill and stroke settings…in the same way that clicking on the color boxes is currently.
			(P.S. I realise this is currently also achieved via clicking on the actual colour boxes ("6") but the reason why I am proposing icons for this purpose is because it saves a fair bit of space and I am also proposing additional functionality for the color boxes ("6") which will be explained.


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	And if this icon was created and made prominent then more people would realize this and use it...		And if this icon was created and made prominent then more people would realize this and use it...

			[[Image:Ink_Mock_03d.png]]

	~~===~~ [[Image:~~Ink_icon_08.png]] - 8) Scale stroke properties on resize... ===~~
	~~This new icon would access this existing functionality and allow the user to quickly control weather or not stroke properties are scaled with objects.~~

	~~:you already have it in the Selector controls, where it is one of the Affect buttons, why single it out and repeat here? -- bb~~

	~~Also assuming that this is an object property (and not just a global setting)~~
	It would also be ideal if this button updated to reflect the status of objects as they were being selected and this way the status of any object (with respect to this setting) could be altered at any time via this icon.

	~~:no this is not an object property, it is Inkscape's behavior property -- bb~~

	~~[[Image:Ink_Mock_03c~~.png]]

Davidhewitt: /* New Inkscape “bottom tool bar” update proposal */

2009-02-13T10:01:55Z

New Inkscape “bottom tool bar” update proposal

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	=== [[Image:Ink_icon_12.png]] - 4) Palette mode switcher... ===		=== [[Image:Ink_icon_12.png]] - 4) Palette mode switcher... ===
	This new icon would reside where the new clear box is now at the far left of the palette bar (as this “Clearing” functionality would now be better served by the new red clear buttons item ~~“4”~~ which obviously work better for fill and stroke properties independently here).		This new icon would reside where the new clear box is now at the far left of the palette bar (as this “Clearing” functionality would now be better served by the new red clear buttons item “5” which obviously work better for fill and stroke properties independently here).
	This new icon would toggle when pressed so as to be either a little display monitor or paint palette respectively.		This new icon would toggle when pressed so as to be either a little display monitor or paint palette respectively.
	By default this icon would be the “paint Palette”.		By default this icon would be the “paint Palette”.

Davidhewitt: /* New Inkscape “bottom tool bar” update proposal */

2009-02-13T09:58:18Z

New Inkscape “bottom tool bar” update proposal

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	''Here are some ideas I have for updating the bottom tool bar in inkscape to include icons for common useful functionality most of which is already supported in inkscape.		''Here are some ideas I have for updating the bottom tool bar in inkscape to include icons for common useful functionality most of which is already supported in inkscape.

	~~I have created my own icons for these functions which you are welcome to use if you decide to adopt any or all of these UI improvements….''~~

	[[Image:Ink_Mock_02c.png]]		[[Image:Ink_Mock_02c.png]]

Bbb: /* Image:Ink_icon_08.png - 8) Scale stroke properties on resize... */

2009-02-09T23:12:10Z

Image:Ink_icon_08.png - 8) Scale stroke properties on resize...

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	=== [[Image:Ink_icon_08.png]] - 8) Scale stroke properties on resize... ===		=== [[Image:Ink_icon_08.png]] - 8) Scale stroke properties on resize... ===
	This new icon would access this existing functionality and allow the user to quickly control weather or not stroke properties are scaled with objects.		This new icon would access this existing functionality and allow the user to quickly control weather or not stroke properties are scaled with objects.

			:you already have it in the Selector controls, where it is one of the Affect buttons, why single it out and repeat here? -- bb

	Also assuming that this is an object property (and not just a global setting)		Also assuming that this is an object property (and not just a global setting)
	It would also be ideal if this button updated to reflect the status of objects as they were being selected and this way the status of any object (with respect to this setting) could be altered at any time via this icon.		It would also be ideal if this button updated to reflect the status of objects as they were being selected and this way the status of any object (with respect to this setting) could be altered at any time via this icon.

			:no this is not an object property, it is Inkscape's behavior property -- bb

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