XnView Software

Hi,

This is two requests in one but they are both enhancement requests concerning the same Spotlight feature.

I reckon the future Paint tool that will come to XnViewMP would include better support for Shape Selection tools (I reckon ). If implemented, this same 'code' could get re-used in other areas of the XnView family.

I have made two mock-up screenshots using the Spotlight feature itself to highlight the two area changes of proposed enhancement.

1.) Shape Selection (for Spotlight) Normal -------------->this is the standard square selection
Normal (rounded) -------------->standard square selection with rounded corners
Free -------------->free-hand drawing-selection, this may be or may not be a bad idea
Circle -------------->helpful for using on rounder objects in pictures with more detail (e.g. peoples faces)
Oval
Diamond
Triangle


2.) Alpha Blending (for Spotlight)
Alpha Blending will basically add a faded 'blur' effect to the inside of drawn spotlights on pictures. I have used this feature as a default in a screen-capture editing software and it is nice. soft line-blur effect is the alpha blending

Spotlight as a tool is so useful, especially for educational purposes. I am thankful that it is in XnViewMP
This is my final request for Spotlight.

and Alpha Blending is known as "Blur edge" in the 'Spotlight' feature featured in the editor Faststone Capture 7.9, so Blur Edge might be a more fitting name. Also the 'Spotlight' of Faststone Capture's editor can Greyscale the Background to produce a useful effect which visually draws the user to the spotlighted area:

Hi,

Paint.NET has a very nice combobox menu of it (see below screenshot):