Difference between revisions of "Evaluation Notes - Photo Realistic"
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== Icons in the Toolbox == | == Icons in the Toolbox == | ||
| − | # not | + | # it is not easy (=quick) to recognise and identify each icon |
| − | # should have strong contours, be good metaphors, | + | # should have strong contours, be good metaphors, differentiated by colours |
| − | # pen and pencil have almost the same angle and colour, at least the colour should be | + | # pen and pencil have almost the same angle and colour, at least the colour should be different |
| − | # | + | # better icons wich depict the actual effect, are needed for Dodge/burn tool and Eraser |
| − | # Levels, Curves, Threshold | + | # Levels, Curves, Threshold are represented by an icon of their dialog window, not the its meaning & function |
| − | # Ink tool would be better represented | + | # all the transformation tools look the same, the colour and blobby shape is the same, just the tiny details differ and show the function |
| − | # Crop | + | # Ink tool would be better represented by an icon of a nib, whch is the essence of the tool; |
| − | # Measure tool is too complicated, | + | # Crop/resize icon is not enough differentiated from the background, and it’s difficult to know what it is; traditional two 'L's (like still used in mouse cursor is better |
| + | # Measure icon tool is too complicated, too many details; old one was better (look at www.doc.gimp.org) | ||
Revision as of 09:48, 2 March 2007
Photo Realistic - creating high quality photo realistic
Icons in the Toolbox
- it is not easy (=quick) to recognise and identify each icon
- should have strong contours, be good metaphors, differentiated by colours
- pen and pencil have almost the same angle and colour, at least the colour should be different
- better icons wich depict the actual effect, are needed for Dodge/burn tool and Eraser
- Levels, Curves, Threshold are represented by an icon of their dialog window, not the its meaning & function
- all the transformation tools look the same, the colour and blobby shape is the same, just the tiny details differ and show the function
- Ink tool would be better represented by an icon of a nib, whch is the essence of the tool;
- Crop/resize icon is not enough differentiated from the background, and it’s difficult to know what it is; traditional two 'L's (like still used in mouse cursor is better
- Measure icon tool is too complicated, too many details; old one was better (look at www.doc.gimp.org)
Open Image Window
- Not a native dialog.
Left favorite directories, top- path.
Doesn’t show files that are shortcuts to folders (in Windows).
Maybe GIMP could remember that during one session/ or within one folder we want to see the files in Open dialog sorted by time.
- Conclusions
Dialog is not the standard dialog of the operating system.
Dialogs should be implemented natively (Open and Save dialogs should be implemented according to platform dialogs.).
If you have cross platform projects, adopt them to the platform. Do not compromise, so that it fits all of them.
Acquire Scanner/Camera
To Scan you need to install SANE plugin.
It should show possible devices and let user chose one, knowing what type of device it is.
Open Location
Technological solution, there is no user interface solution at all.
It’s usefulness is very limited for copy and paste of technical details.
Not acceptable is the fact to type the whole http:// by yourself.
Too sophisticated. It does the job, but you can’t make any mistake.
You should be ale to go to a website and browse your way towards it.
It’s also possible to drag and drop an image to toolbox from IE so that it opens, but it doesn’t work for FF.
- Conclusions
User has to adapt to machine! That’s wrong
If dragging and typing are supported, it’s good
Maybe there should be a small project to find the solution for mini browser for Open location dialog.
