Bug 477302

Summary:	Preferences window shouldn't be modal
Product:	[Applications] krita	Reporter:	Bruno Duyé <brunetton>
Component:	Usability	Assignee:	Krita Bugs <krita-bugs-null>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	halla
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.1.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Bruno Duyé 2023-11-20 22:28:14 UTC

SUMMARY
I'm quite new to Krita (and I already LOVE it !) so I'm editing preferences a lot, especially keyboard shortcuts and pen tablet behavior. But this is very frustrating and time consuming not to be able to test a setting just after setting it without having to close the preferences window.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. want to change some keyboards shortcuts, for example zoom & pan
2. open preferences, edit the first shortcut (ex: zoom in)
3. I'd like to test this shortcut so I've to close this modal window
4. test shortcut and constat that it's not what you wanted
5. re-open preferences
6. re-open to "zoom canvas" section
7. edit shortcut

This have to be done for every shortcuts used for zoom / pan

OBSERVED RESULT
It's very long and boring

EXPECTED RESULT
Non-modal preferences windows would allow me to test settings while I edit them (like any other softwares I'm using everyday)

Thanks !

Comment 1 Halla Rempt 2024-10-31 11:10:50 UTC

Sorry for only now getting to your report. I'm afraid that right now this must be treated as a feature request, because the way our development platform handles settings makes it really hard to make this dialog non-modal.