Re: [Sodipodi-list] How do people use Sodipodi?

[Wayne M. <iw...@uk...>]

On Tuesday 23 December 2003 08:50 pm, Lauris Kaplinski wrote:

> Hello!
>
> Wayne Maeda kirjutas E, 22.12.2003 kell 15:22:
> > > I follow the first route, by arranging immediately necessary dialogs
> > > around main window(s), and letting rarely used ones to fall behind
> > > other windows. It is kinda circular menu :-) as I can reach to all
> > > dialogs from drawing area with minimal distance.
> >
> > I want to be able to see as much of my working image as possible so I
> > don't like to clutter the screen with dialog windows if I can help it.
>
> Same for me, but raising/lowering windows can be your friend here. For
> most important ones, I keep corner visible, so I can raise them with
> right-click, other ones can be raised/deiconified from taskbar.

Hi,

I'm experimenting with opening the pertinent dialog windows and making them 
"always on top" and keeping them rolled up. I'll have to figure out an 
acceptable layout so that they won't get in the way. Is there a way to make 
some dialog windows open automatically when Sodipodi starts?

> > Example: Whenever I use the Text Tool, 99.9% of the time I open the Text
> > dialog window immediately after to adjust the font, size, etc. Instead of
> > having to open the Text dialog everytime, perhaps it could automatically
> > open whenever the Text Tool is chosen or used? This also applies for the
> > drawing tools and the Fill & Stroke dialog windows.
>
> How about double-click (middle-click, Ctrl-click) opening dialog +
> selecting tool automatically? I can imagine situations where I do
> not want dialog to appear automatically, if I select text/shape
> tool...

I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to say here.

> > Maybe there could be a floating dialog window that would handle the most
> > often used tools and change whenever the tool changes.
>
> Yeah, that would be very nice. Maybe some day...
>
> > I also think that the Turn on/off/snap Grid-Guidline command should be
> > added to one of the side button Menus.
>
> Hmmm... good idea :-)

Or perhaps place the grid/guidelines command on the right mouse button.

Here's another problem I'm having: how do I set custom grid units so that I 
don't have to set them again everytime I open Sodipodi?  

Thanks,
Wayne