helmut• I think also that's THE way… In GFIE Pro (icon¦image editor), it's even animated ! Something like this :Most graphic programs have a dashed selection, combined with inversion: …
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G.I agree. A selection marquee (“marching ants”) would be the best solution.helmut wrote:Most graphic programs have a dashed selection, combined with inversion: - - - - - - - -. I think this is the way to go for XnView...
Yes, the animated selection would be best but might be irritating somehow. Perhaps a menu item "Start/stop ants" (the latter ist just a joke)XnTriq wrote:I agree. A selection marquee (“marching ants”) would be the best solution.helmut wrote:Most graphic programs have a dashed selection, combined with inversion: - - - - - - - -. I think this is the way to go for XnView...
Often I temporarily hide the selection in Corel PhotoPaint because I find it the marquee ants distracting - especially when the selection is not just a block but has many individual areas like in your "XnView logo" sample above. But it may be just me who is distracted.XnTriq wrote:Irritating? Just about every image editor I can think of (and even Excel) has an animated marquee to visualize the boundaries of a selected area.
I do stick very much to standards: Standards help to make things consistent and thus intuitive. Standards should provide the best solution possible. But sometimes the best solution is not the best solution for all people - this is why applications are configurable. (Just my 2 cents).XnTriq wrote:Don't get me wrong: I don't like distracting gimmicks either, but we're talking about a time-tested, established standard here.
Hm, now that you're mentioning it I remember that I put a “Show Selection Edges”/ “Hide Marquee” button on my toolbars in both Photoshop (Extensis PhotoBar) and Paint Shop Pro for quick access.helmut wrote:Often I temporarily hide the selection in Corel PhotoPaint because I find it the marquee ants distracting - especially when the selection is not just a block but has many individual areas like in your "XnView logo" sample above. But it may be just me who is distracted.
Hard to say. Until now, in XnView selections are always rectangular and thus simple and do not play a really big role. In other programs you have complex operations on the selection and can even save and load selections (=masks).XnTriq wrote:... Would you prefer an option for switching between animated & color-inverted marquee or for toggling the marquee on & off?
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