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Enhancement request: Accessing Erase

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Enhancement request: Accessing Erase Brendan Scott 27 Jul 13:17
  Enhancement request: Accessing Erase Ofnuts 27 Jul 19:13
  Enhancement request: Accessing Erase Alexandre Prokoudine 27 Jul 21:15
   Enhancement request: Accessing Erase Brendan Scott 27 Jul 23:38
    Enhancement request: Accessing Erase Alexandre Prokoudine 28 Jul 00:05
     Enhancement request: Accessing Erase Ofnuts 28 Jul 00:40
     Enhancement request: Accessing Erase Brendan Scott 28 Jul 02:57
Brendan Scott
2013-07-27 13:17:12 UTC (over 11 years ago)

Enhancement request: Accessing Erase

I am having another try at this.

I often find myself switching back and forth between the erase tool and the paintbrush tool. This involves a fair bit of hunting in the toolbox - if I have no eraser preset set - or a little less hunting - if I have a preset set - each time I switch tools.

I would like it if changing to erase mode was as easy as choosing an "erase" color from the color palette (or color tool).
My use case is with a tablet and no keyboard.

For my motivation, see earlier posts.

Enhancement request in bugzilla is here: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=704775

Ofnuts
2013-07-27 19:13:05 UTC (over 11 years ago)

Enhancement request: Accessing Erase

On 07/27/2013 03:17 PM, Brendan Scott wrote:

I am having another try at this.

I often find myself switching back and forth between the erase tool and the paintbrush tool. This involves a fair bit of hunting in the toolbox - if I have no eraser preset set - or a little less hunting - if I have a preset set - each time I switch tools.

I would like it if changing to erase mode was as easy as choosing an "erase" color from the color palette (or color tool).

My use case is with a tablet and no keyboard.

For my motivation, see earlier posts.

Edit/Preferences toolbox lets you order tools in the Tool palette, so you can set the tools you use often on the top row or wherever they are easy to find.

Alexandre Prokoudine
2013-07-27 21:15:23 UTC (over 11 years ago)

Enhancement request: Accessing Erase

On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Brendan Scott wrote:

My use case is with a tablet and no keyboard.

Are you talking about a tablet as in iPad, Galaxy Tab etc.?

Or as in Wacom? Because with Wacom simply switching ends should switch tools. You styulus automatically associates with e.g. Paintbrush, and your eraser associates with e.g. Eraser.

Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org

Brendan Scott
2013-07-27 23:38:31 UTC (over 11 years ago)

Enhancement request: Accessing Erase

On 07/28/2013 07:15 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:

On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Brendan Scott wrote:

My use case is with a tablet and no keyboard.

Are you talking about a tablet as in iPad, Galaxy Tab etc.?

Or as in Wacom? Because with Wacom simply switching ends should switch tools. You styulus automatically associates with e.g. Paintbrush, and your eraser associates with e.g. Eraser.

Hi Alexandre,

I have a Wacom tablet and the pen had an eraser on the other end from the stylus. If I spin the pen around, it gives me an eraser with the correct size and dynamics (+1 gimp!). However: - the palm rejection on the tablet often skips while the pen is being spun in my hand, so I can end up in a changed window, screen or activity (I am on Linux); and - the GIMP's interface doesn't seem as responsive to the eraser as to the stylus.

Alexandre Prokoudine
2013-07-28 00:05:09 UTC (over 11 years ago)

Enhancement request: Accessing Erase

On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 3:38 AM, Brendan Scott wrote:

- the palm rejection on the tablet often skips while the pen is being spun in my hand, so I can end up in a changed window, screen or activity (I am on Linux); and

I didn't quite understand this one. Are you referring to touch support in the tablet interferring with your work?

- the GIMP's interface doesn't seem as responsive to the eraser as to the stylus.

How exactly?

Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org

Ofnuts
2013-07-28 00:40:47 UTC (over 11 years ago)

Enhancement request: Accessing Erase

On 07/28/2013 02:05 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:

On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 3:38 AM, Brendan Scott wrote:

- the palm rejection on the tablet often skips while the pen is being spun in my hand, so I can end up in a changed window, screen or activity (I am on Linux); and

I didn't quite understand this one. Are you referring to touch support in the tablet interferring with your work?

- the GIMP's interface doesn't seem as responsive to the eraser as to the stylus.

How exactly?

On the low-end Wacom tablets the eraser side has no pressure axis.

Brendan Scott
2013-07-28 02:57:51 UTC (over 11 years ago)

Enhancement request: Accessing Erase

On 07/28/2013 10:05 AM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:

On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 3:38 AM, Brendan Scott wrote:

- the palm rejection on the tablet often skips while the pen is being spun in my hand, so I can end up in a changed window, screen or activity (I am on Linux); and

I didn't quite understand this one. Are you referring to touch support in the tablet interferring with your work?

Yes, I guess so. As I twirl the pen I'll sometimes end up in a different application by the end of the spin. So, presumably there's a touch event on my bottom panel. It might also be interpreting the stylus arc as a gesture? It's been a while. I didn't investigate at the time.

- the GIMP's interface doesn't seem as responsive to the eraser as to the stylus.

How exactly?

Good question - I stopped using the eraser a while ago, so I can't quite remember. If you're interested I can give it another go and report back.