Layer Editing Images

[VuDu]

Hi there,
this is half a sugestion, half a question.

I think it'd be very usefull to: if pressing the Shift key while making a selection on a image, the selection would grow/shrink with proportional width/height.

The question is: if i make a selection then use "Copy" and then "Paste" it'll paste the selection on an on-top layer(?) on the top-left corner like expected, but the problem is that i can't move that pasted selection. That makes it kind of useless, right?

Unless there's something i'm missing

take care

[xnview]

this is half a sugestion, half a question.

I think it'd be very usefull to: if pressing the Shift key while making a selection on a image, the selection would grow/shrink with proportional width/height.

Ok

The question is: if i make a selection then use "Copy" and then "Paste" it'll paste the selection on an on-top layer(?) on the top-left corner like expected, but the problem is that i can't move that pasted selection. That makes it kind of useless, right?

Make your selection, copy it, make another selection, and paste it

[helmut]

this is half a sugestion, half a question.

I think it'd be very usefull to: if pressing the Shift key while making a selection on a image, the selection would grow/shrink with proportional width/height.

Think that would be a useful feature.

The question is: if i make a selection then use "Copy" and then "Paste" it'll paste the selection on an on-top layer(?) on the top-left corner like expected, but the problem is that i can't move that pasted selection. That makes it kind of useless, right?

Think you have to copy the selection (Ctrl+V), then move the selection and then paste into the selected area. You can move the selection by pressing Ctrl and then dragging the selection.

(The way Pierre describes above will work, too, but it is likely that you get a streched and distorted content since the pasted content will be stretched to the selection's size.)

[VuDu]

Thanks for the quick support!!!

Your description worked as expected, but I'd like to know if it's possible (or may/will be possible) to move that pasted area around. I know that you don't want to turn XnView into Photoshop but I'd love to see featured a minimal layer support so that we could play a bit more with Copy/Paste selections.

Another few tiny things (maybe worth splitting into another topic?):
- I noticed my "Set Selection ratio/size" -> "Custom" are greyed out, why is that?
- Is it possible to change the font face of the information in View mode ("I" key), since all the other properties seem to follow the full screen options.
- Could it be added a shadow/glow/stroke/(whatever...) effect to the Information because the opaque background covers a lot of important Image space. It should work like movies' subtitles with transparent background or simple shadow, outer glow or small stroke.



Salutations and Grüße for Pierre and Helmut. Keep the astonishing work!

[helmut]

Your description worked as expected, but I'd like to know if it's possible (or may/will be possible) to move that pasted area around. I know that you don't want to turn XnView into Photoshop but I'd love to see featured a minimal layer support so that we could play a bit more with Copy/Paste selections.

The editing is pretty limited that's true.

Another few tiny things (maybe worth splitting into another topic?):

Definetely, but too late, now.

- I noticed my "Set Selection ratio/size" -> "Custom" are greyed out, why is that?

You can make a selection and save its ratio as custom using "Edit > Save selection as Custom". From then on, you can use your custom selection.

- Is it possible to change the font face of the information in View mode ("I" key), since all the other properties seem to follow the full screen options.

Right, all options in "Show information" affect both view mode and fullscreen mode, which means that the current tab "Fullscreen" is wrong. For some reason (bug) the Font does not change. I think the "Show information" should move to a common tab and Font face should surely affect both view and fullscreen mode.

- Could it be added a shadow/glow/stroke/(whatever...) effect to the Information because the opaque background covers a lot of important Image space. It should work like movies' subtitles with transparent background or simple shadow, outer glow or small stroke.

Right, again. Disabling the background in "Show information" will make reading the text hard in some cases. Using the background will cover a lot of image space. Options like in "Image > Add text..." would make this perfect:
- Text colour
- Opacity
- Outline

(A good default setting and no options would be also o.k., having option will surely please even more people.)

Salutations and Grüße for Pierre and Helmut. Keep the astonishing work!

Thank you - hope all is o.k. on your side. We have to mail, again...

[VuDu]

hehe thanks I'm looking anxiously foward to Pierre's reply.
I'm happy to know that my suggestions have you support

Now I'm using a gmail account, the last one got flooded with spam and know that you mention it, I realized I didn't replyed to the email you sent me on my b-day, so rude from me... I'm very sorry

[xnview]

- Is it possible to change the font face of the information in View mode ("I" key), since all the other properties seem to follow the full screen options.

Right, all options in "Show information" affect both view mode and fullscreen mode, which means that the current tab "Fullscreen" is wrong. For some reason (bug) the Font does not change. I think the "Show information" should move to a common tab and Font face should surely affect both view and fullscreen mode.

When using "show info", the font is not changed????

[herr_k.]

The question is: if i make a selection then use "Copy" and then "Paste" it'll paste the selection on an on-top layer(?) on the top-left corner like expected, but the problem is that i can't move that pasted selection. That makes it kind of useless, right?

Think you have to copy the selection (Ctrl+V), then move the selection and then paste into the selected area. You can move the selection by pressing Ctrl and then dragging the selection.

(The way Pierre describes above will work, too, but it is likely that you get a streched and distorted content since the pasted content will be stretched to the selection's size.)

it works when using one picture.
but i am often copying something from one picture to another.
it would be great if one could move the selection after pasting it!
when i paste from one picture to another its impossible to paste it with the original proportions (like helmut said it stretched to the selection size), and also i never want to paste it to the upper left corner .