Created attachment 141423 [details] The confusing arrangement of Liquify mode buttons and options Transform Tool has a Liquify mode. In this mode we can choose the following modes: - Move - Scale - Rotate - Offset - Undo The problem is, those buttons are arranged vertically. On their right side, are the labels of the options: - Mode - Size - Amount - Flow - Spacing The problem is, they are roughly aligned with each other, making the Mode buttons look as if they were the icons of the options. Every time when I was translating Transform Tool's documentation page, it took me a moment to realize what is going on. I'm sure many artists never knew these are clickable buttons and they never knew about any Liquify modes except Move. I recommend we: 1) Move these 5 buttons up and arrange them horizontally. 2) Show a text label on the right of the buttons to indicate the active mode. It makes sense this way because the options change according to which mode you choose. They do not exist in parallel.
Created attachment 170453 [details] screenshot of current liquify options
I'm not sure whether it's less confusing... But the liquify tool options widget has changed a lot. Is this clearer so we can close the report?
Created attachment 170468 [details] Confusing Liquify Transform Modes Icons No, the screenshot you uploaded in Comment 1 is the options for Free Transformation. The options for Liquify Transformation today look exactly like what I reported back then. In this screenshot, I highlighted the issues.
I have to admit it I was so surprised it was different... But the banner said liquify. I wonder what's up with that.
Git commit 898ffe3a7b33ff8d2c27346e66d3a8832ed7a559 by Emmet O'Neill. Committed on 16/10/2024 at 23:07. Pushed by emmetoneill into branch 'master'. Tool/Transform/Liquify: Fixed confusing Tool Options panel layout. Previously the various transform modes (translate, scale, rotate, etc.) were stacked vertically next to labels for other widgets, making them appear to be icons for each label. This change moves the buttons above the other widgets and arranges them horizontally. M +75 -77 plugins/tools/tool_transform2/wdg_tool_transform.ui https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/898ffe3a7b33ff8d2c27346e66d3a8832ed7a559
Thank you, Emmet!