Bug 284213 - Editing tools re-organized to sidepanel to save space with better usability
Summary: Editing tools re-organized to sidepanel to save space with better usability
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Usability-Ergonomy (show other bugs)
Version: 2.2.0
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Keywords:
Depends on:
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Reported: 2011-10-16 19:17 UTC by Fri13
Modified: 2017-08-08 15:06 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Version Fixed In: 4.3.0


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Full explanation with mockups (802.10 KB, application/pdf)
2011-10-16 19:17 UTC, Fri13
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Description Fri13 2011-10-16 19:17:35 UTC
Created attachment 64603 [details]
Full explanation with mockups

Version:           2.2.0 (using KDE 4.7.2) 
OS:                Linux

The digiKam has great function to have a editor as stand alone application what can be launched alone and as a own
window when launched from digiKam itself. The current trend is to get ridd of the menubar itself. Usually this means all
the functions are tried to push to toolbar. What can not hold much functions, so some adds a tabs to toolbar, what is first
shown in 90's in Macromedia products and Delphi IDE and now most famous is the Microsoft Office 2007.
But there have been great way before those as well. The sidepanels. They were not so good when we had 4:3 monitors
with limited resolution. And not even the later 5:4 format screens. But now when most are widescreens, the 16:9 or 16:10
format, the sidepanel is the best option for many reasons.

(These were done before the current tool organisation behind one button with drop-down view but this still apply)

Reproducible: Didn't try



Expected Results:  
Better usability
Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2014-08-29 13:24:06 UTC
Since a while we have add a new button including all editor tools to a drop view.

For me this is enough and similar than this wish.

Gilles Caulier