Bug 280918 - Usability: Save As button for saving preset settings is confusing
Summary: Usability: Save As button for saving preset settings is confusing
Status: REOPENED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: ImageEditor-Save (show other bugs)
Version: 5.5.0
Platform: Gentoo Packages Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2011-08-28 09:21 UTC by Dik Takken
Modified: 2022-02-02 16:34 UTC (History)
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Description Dik Takken 2011-08-28 09:21:44 UTC
Version:           1.9.0 (using KDE 4.6.3) 
OS:                Linux

When modifying an image ( for instance changing image size ) the settings are presented in a panel on the right hand side os the window. This panel contains a "Save As" button.

The problem is that the user now has *two* Save As buttons in a single window, which is very confusing. The "Save As" button on the settings panel is easily mistaken as a button for saving the modified image, while it actually just saves the preset.



Reproducible: Always



Expected Results:  
I guess the GUI needs some additional visual cues to indicate the the "Load" "Save As" and "Defaults" buttons are about presets, not the image itself. Or maybe these buttons should get a less prominent presence on the panel, because these are typically buttons used by more 'advanced' users. For novice users, they only add confusion. 

The 'Try' and 'Apply' buttons should be most prominent buttons on the panel, IMHO.
Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2011-08-28 10:08:15 UTC
This entry is valid also for 2.1.0

Gilles Caulier
Comment 2 caulier.gilles 2011-12-18 17:28:48 UTC
Dik,

This file still valid using digiKam 2.4 ?

Gilles Caulier
Comment 3 caulier.gilles 2015-07-01 06:04:25 UTC
New digiKam 4.11.0 is available :

https://www.digikam.org/node/740

Can you reproduce the problem with this release ?
Comment 4 caulier.gilles 2015-08-22 06:36:04 UTC
digiKam 4.12.0 is out :

https://www.digikam.org/node/741

We need a fresh feedback using this release please...
Thanks in advance.
Comment 5 caulier.gilles 2016-11-21 16:08:55 UTC
We need feedback with last digiKam AppImage Linux Bundle:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzeiVr-byqt5Y0tIRWVWelRJenM

Gilles Caulier
Comment 6 Dik Takken 2016-11-21 21:52:49 UTC
To my taste, the bottom of the tool panela are still too cluttered with buttons. In 5.3.0, I see six buttons right next to each other:

Try,
Ok,
Cancel,
Load,
Save As,
Defaults

Personally, I would love to see the preset related buttons move into their own little sub-panel, much like has been done with the Stage 1/2/3 sub-panels of the local contrast enhancement panel. The preset related buttons could be hidden by default and appear if you slide down the sub-panel titled 'Presets'.