[Bf-funboard] clean up cluttered shelves,please?

[Gianmichele Mariani]

Yep, definitely agree. Give us the freedom to choose. It's easy enough
to customize  a panel.

@Campbell: what's the logic behind not giving users the ability to
load in custom icons or images? I've seen another thread with a
developer struggling cause he has to code it directly with opengl in
python.


On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Ruth Ivimey-Cook <ruth at ivimey.org> wrote:
> Karl Kühberger wrote:
>> I would prefer a graphical tool shelf.
>> Icons need less space and are easier to find
>> than written words.
>> They could be arranged in a meaningfull order
>> (more icons in one line) or even - like in Photoshop's toolbox -
>> more icons packed in one, which pop's only up when pressing
>> a little longer on the main icon.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Karl
>>
> For what it's worth, I would prefer the ability to interactively move
> toolbar items around and add/delete them as appropriate, though of
> course with a default setup.
>
> I agree icons are helpful when you know, but please have the option of
> icon+text for those who need the reminder.
>
> Using the escape key to return from a special mode (e.g. box) to a
> generic mode (e.g. select) is good IMO.
>
> Finally, I actually hate the Ps way of loading buttons, because it means
> you can't just click on something - you have to click and hold in a very
> small area until you get a menu then carefully move to select what you
> want: fiddly and time consuming.
>
> Having the mode-ish tool buttons all in one place is a nice thing, and
> having an info area that reports on what you're doing - e.g. the
> length/angle of the current thing - is also good. Being able to manually
> edit such values is great too - so I can change the length of a line, or
> the angle at a point, by changing a value.
>
> Regards,
> Ruth
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