Author Topic: suggestion: improve zoom with mousewheel (Read 25,166 times)

brotherS · « **on:** October 19, 2005, 12:44 PM »

Hi,

I just wondered: what about supporting "zoom in" with Ctrl-MouseWheelUp and "zoom out" with Ctrl-MouseWheelDown? Several other apps (like the cool http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/PaintNET/1096481993/1) support it too.

Also, what about giving the zoom slider on the right side a different color when it's NOT = 100%?
And maybe move the %-value to the top of that 'column', so it could sit there in a bigger font next to the other %-values. This would also allow to use more space for the central edit window.

mouser · « **Reply #1 on:** October 19, 2005, 12:48 PM »

mouse wheel zoom is supported!
just make sure you are clicked inside main image window
(maybe i will try to add "hottracking" to it so you dont have to be clicked into the window to use).

different color for when % not 100 i can do that.

i could move it up BUT i think there is some advantage to having it on the right, it gives you a nice big area to click on to quickly adjust zoom, and it helps to bring attention to that zoom area which many people seem to not even notice.

brotherS · « **Reply #2 on:** October 19, 2005, 01:16 PM »

Quote from: mouser on October 19, 2005, 12:48 PM

mouse wheel zoom is supported!
just make sure you are clicked inside main image window
(maybe i will try to add "hottracking" to it so you dont have to be clicked into the window to use).

That would REALLY help!

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different color for when % not 100 i can do that.

Thanks!

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i could move it up BUT i think there is some advantage to having it on the right, it gives you a nice big area to click on to quickly adjust zoom, and it helps to bring attention to that zoom area which many people seem to not even notice.

Hmm, you are right... maybe there's a better way to display that slider? or don't use the full height for it so it doesn't look like a part of the window layout?

AbteriX · « **Reply #3 on:** October 19, 2005, 01:16 PM »

Quote from: mouser on October 19, 2005, 12:48 PM

mouse wheel zoom is supported!

One must disable "[X] Auto Fit" first.

AbteriX · « **Reply #4 on:** October 19, 2005, 01:22 PM »

> maybe there's a better way to display that slider?

the right hand slider takes to many place.
I would prefer an little control like the one in the "create an circle/rectangel shape"
and on top of the screen near " [ ] Auto Fit, 50%, 100%, ..."

mouser · « **Reply #5 on:** October 19, 2005, 01:49 PM »

ah thanks for reminding me stefan!!!
yes you are right - and i remember getting stuck there too - i was thinking to add code so if you scrool zoomwheel it should automatically uncheck that.

mouser · « **Reply #6 on:** October 19, 2005, 01:52 PM »

ps.

i like when stefan's avatar changes to the image of giant cat

- too bad we don't have real cats so big.

AbteriX · « **Reply #7 on:** October 19, 2005, 03:02 PM »

Quote from: mouser on October 19, 2005, 01:52 PM

ps.

i like when stefan's avatar changes to the image of giant cat - too bad we don't have real cats so big.

Didn't find cat owners cat hears all over the table ?
I don't want imaging what we could find from this gigant cats

mouser · « **Reply #8 on:** October 19, 2005, 03:04 PM »

i think i need a translation.

AbteriX · « **Reply #9 on:** October 19, 2005, 03:31 PM »

Quote from: mouser on October 19, 2005, 03:04 PM

i think i need a translation.

from me

?

mouser · « **Reply #10 on:** October 19, 2005, 04:23 PM »

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Didn't find cat owners cat hears all over the table ?
I don't want imaging what we could find from this gigant cats

what does this mean?

Carol Haynes · « **Reply #11 on:** October 19, 2005, 04:49 PM »

Well I think it is very clear ....

brotherS · « **Reply #12 on:** October 19, 2005, 04:53 PM »

Quote from: mouser on October 19, 2005, 04:23 PM

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Didn't find cat owners cat hears all over the table ?
I don't want imaging what we could find from this gigant cats
what does this mean?

Think "hair" ...all over the place!

brotherS · « **Reply #13 on:** October 19, 2005, 05:06 PM »

mouser did so much nice coding for the site recently, that I felt I had to be more colorful to explain things better:

Stefan was talking about what this man HAS...

...and what this cat misses completely in a few moments...

mouser · « **Reply #14 on:** October 19, 2005, 05:13 PM »

lol, ok i see now.
yes a giant cat would create lots of cat hair all over the house.
and giant scratches in the furniture, i think that would be the worst part.

Carol Haynes · « **Reply #15 on:** October 19, 2005, 09:51 PM »

Quote from: Stefan on October 19, 2005, 03:02 PM

Didn't find cat owners cat hears all over the table ?
I don't want imaging what we could find from this gigant cats

Finden Leute, die Katzen haben, nicht Haare überall auf dem Tisch?
Ich will mir nicht vorstellen was für Haare man von so einer Riesenkatze finden würde.

Well Mouser did ask for a translation

AbteriX · « **Reply #16 on:** October 20, 2005, 06:32 AM »

well, i was been understooden now

the day starts good

Thanks for explanation buddys.
(Iam not online again until now, it's half past eight in the morning in germany.)

AbteriX · « **Reply #17 on:** October 20, 2005, 06:41 AM »

Well translated, carol

And nice illustrated brother|S

But i don't want to keep away you from such acquirement, mouser.
Maybe the NY-Zoo will have an exemplar for you¹ ?

(¹namely an lion)

Carol Haynes · « **Reply #18 on:** October 20, 2005, 10:29 AM »

ROFL ...

Shoudln't we take this to the Living Room, and continue over a cuppa round the fire ...

(Actually I have a confession ...)

mouser · « **Reply #19 on:** October 20, 2005, 11:24 AM »

stefan, lol

i think i better make sure that my cat does not see this thread on the forum, or it will start to think it is the boss.
what's your confession carol - that you are a coffee addict?

Carol Haynes · « **Reply #20 on:** October 20, 2005, 12:01 PM »

No - that I don't speak German! (I bullied a friend to do the translation - though I did find the umlauts!)