Bug 477302 - Preferences window shouldn't be modal
Summary: Preferences window shouldn't be modal
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: krita
Classification: Applications
Component: Usability (show other bugs)
Version: 5.1.5
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Krita Bugs
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Reported: 2023-11-20 22:28 UTC by Bruno Duyé
Modified: 2024-10-31 11:10 UTC (History)
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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.