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# Divide the brush assets by category (raster and parametric). Would be interesting to have a default tag embedded and independent of user choices.
 
# Divide the brush assets by category (raster and parametric). Would be interesting to have a default tag embedded and independent of user choices.
 
# Each brush asset category enables the editing kind, for instance, raster brushes have a dedicated menu as an asset image.
 
# Each brush asset category enables the editing kind, for instance, raster brushes have a dedicated menu as an asset image.
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If is not possible to have, in the same dialog brush list, different contextual menus for parametric and raster brushes... to avoid this issue is necessary one with raster and another to parametric brushes.
 
  
 
====Contextual Menu and Brushes Menu | Raster and Parametric on the Dialog lists====
 
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Revision as of 01:19, 2 March 2024

Brush Assets - Edit and Creation Flows

On GIMP the brushes parametric and raster are shown together, in the same list on Brushes Dialog. This causes some issues when a user tries to edit a brush:

  1. If is parametric the brush opens correctly the parametric brush editor;
  2. If is raster the brush is opened also on the parametric brush editor (evidently, isn't possible to edit the raster here).
  3. Bug 994 - Improvements on brush creation and their filtering (tags) | Proposal (edit)

Is curious to note that the contextual is the same for the two kinds but it recognizes when is a parametric brush... the 'Open Brush as image...' is disabled.

Simplifying the flow to create/edit raster brushes directly on the dialogue lists

Ideally is fine to have a unique dialog list to show parametric (.vbr) and (.gbr, .gih) brushes... is necessary to correct any kind the way to edit them.

The menu of these assets in my opinion must be modified in this way:

  1. Divide the brush assets by category (raster and parametric). Would be interesting to have a default tag embedded and independent of user choices.
  2. Each brush asset category enables the editing kind, for instance, raster brushes have a dedicated menu as an asset image.

Contextual Menu and Brushes Menu | Raster and Parametric on the Dialog lists

If the user has chosen a parametric brush selected on the list, is enabled [1] and is disabled [2] and vice-versa. 

[1]Parametric Brush >
 \_New Parametric Brush... -> Go to Vector Editor.
 \_Edit /this Parametric Brush Name.../ -> Go to Vector Editor.
[2]Raster Brush >
 \_New Raster Brush > Create by default an image with 256x256 px in grayscale with a transparent layer, for instance.
 \_Edit /this Raster Brush Name/ -> Old 'Open Brush as image'.
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Duplicate /this Brush Name/
Copy Brush Location >
Show in File Manager >
Delete /this Brush Name/
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Refresh Brushes >

Fields to Author, License and Comments

In the dialogues to build brushes on GIMP is interesting to have three new fields:

  1. Author Name
  2. License
  3. Comments

Tag Field

Many brushes could be organized by the designer in origin. When a brush is created the author could organize the tags that each brush has by default. This feature is a great way to customize the author's sets and a facility to use the sets on GIMP.

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