Windows11 (23H2), display resolution 3840x2160, win scaling 150%
Settings - view
lack of settings grouping, which is not convenient
Suggestion
General
- Zoom
- split Zoom settings into separate tab
- remove 'step' from Zoom step options in combobox
- move 'Reset X/Y (No fit)' under 'Auto zoom'
- Background
- group Background settings
- add 'Canvas background color' setting (from Viewer menu Edit>Background color...)
- Selection
- group Selection settings
- rework 'Selection' combobox into 'Show grid lines', 'Normal' option replaced with checkbox
- rename 'Phi grid' → Golden ratio (Phi)
- add 'Dim background' setting
- Quick Slideshow
- split into new tab (2nd level)
A
- View
- move 3 items General tab
- Background
- group settings into Viewer and Canvas Background
B
- tabs
try to reorganize settings between ui appearance and something more technical
- rename 'View' → 'Viewer'
- rename 'Misc.' → 'Render'
- Render
- move 3 items from General tab
- move 'Scale on HiDPI screen...' setting
- Background
- minor renaming
- Selection
- add 'Dim background' slider
C - preferable
same as B, plus
- general
- move- Loop on the file list → View > Filter
- rename 'Filter' tab to 'File list'
- use two groups 'File list' and 'Filter'
- ☑ Use checkboard pattern as background →
Transparency grid (checkerboard pattern)
- Reset 'Auto zoom' setting with next/previous file →
Reset custom zoom on file change OR
Navigation resets zoom
- Reset X/Y (No fit) →
Reset X/Y position on file change (No fit) OR
Navigation resets X/Y position ('No fit' only)
- Loop on the file list → View > Filter
Example
- acdsee
- nomacs
- photoshop - selection options
- transparency grid
Related
- suggestions
Settings - view - rework Use checkboard pattern
Settings - general - move items
Settings - interface - split into Controls group
Settings - interface - statusbar - improve customization
Settings - interface - move settings from Interface general group
Settings - view - add Zoom tab, reshuffle controls (current post)
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Settings - interface - shortcuts - swap columns (1.8.7)
Settings - view - pixel aspect ratio - improve data readability (1.7.2)
Settings - browser - group items (1.7.2)
Settings - interface - make Mouse controls explicit (1.7.0)
Settings - interface - unify Filter behaviour (1.7.0)
Settings - browser - thumbnail - remove Custom size checkbox (1.6.2)
Settings - general - group File operations (1.6.0)
Settings - browser - split Companion files into separate tab (1.6.0)
Settings - interface - keyboard/mouse - fix naming (1.6.0)
Settings - view - rearrange Info controls (1.6.0)
Settings - interface - shortcuts - add header (1.5.4)
Settings - general - add Startup tab (1.5.4)