Re: [Tuxpaint-devel] Options for scaling starters & templates

[Bill K. <nb...@so...>]

On Sat, Feb 11, 2023 at 02:57:20AM -0500, Albert Cahalan wrote:
> You might want a gravity direction.This would cause the filling (smear
> or solid) or cropping to avoid one or two of the sides.
> 
> 0. center
> 1. left
> 2. right
> 3. top
> 4. bottom
> 5. bottom-left
> 6. bottom-right
> 7. top-left
> 8. top-right

Excellent idea, I've implemented this (as a separate option), and
somehow it wasn't too difficult.  I'm working to document it now;
that might be the hard part. ;)

Thanks to both you and Pere for putting though into this.


> Another option is to tile. This probably ought to scale the way stamps
> do, proportional to the fourth root of the canvas area. (that being a
> compromise for how to make use of larger screen size) Maybe the tiled
> ones should appear as 2x2 in the selection UI. Simple tiling is enough
> I think; there is no need for weird symmetries.

I'm gonna hold off on this idea, but I'll let it percolate
in my brain.  Thanks :)

-bill!