Bug 517593 - Comic Panel Editing Tool buttons have no tooltips and the options need disambiguation
Summary: Comic Panel Editing Tool buttons have no tooltips and the options need disamb...
Status: ASSIGNED
Alias: None
Product: krita
Classification: Applications
Component: Tools (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: git master (please specify the git hash!)
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Tiar
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Reported: 2026-03-15 06:56 UTC by Tyson Tan
Modified: 2026-03-18 06:30 UTC (History)
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Description Tyson Tan 2026-03-15 06:56:38 UTC
The Comic Panel Editing Tool has two buttons—one for Cutting mode, one for Merging mode—but neither has labels, names, nor tooltips. This isn’t beginner-friendly. At minimum, show button names on hover; ideally, also add tooltips with documentation descriptions:

Cutting mode: Cuts through shapes to create gutters of specified width.  
Merging mode: Removes the gutter between shapes.
Comment 1 Tyson Tan 2026-03-15 07:26:36 UTC
Also, these options can use disambiguation, rewrite and/or tooltips:

#: plugins/tools/tool_knife/KisToolKnifeOptionsWidget.ui:162
Horizontal:
Horizontal Gaps:

#: plugins/tools/tool_knife/KisToolKnifeOptionsWidget.ui:176
Vertical:
Vertical Gaps:

#: plugins/tools/tool_knife/KisToolKnifeOptionsWidget.ui:190
Diagonal:
Diagonal Gaps:

#: plugins/tools/tool_knife/KisToolKnifeOptionsWidget.ui:200
Angle:
Diagonal Angle Threshold:

Otherwise it is not easy to understand what they do without consulting the documentation.
Comment 2 Tiar 2026-03-17 20:12:33 UTC
Git commit 8511bc0b26d64b812b2fac95547f130753bb5ab7 by Agata Cacko.
Committed on 17/03/2026 at 20:05.
Pushed by tymond into branch 'master'.

Add tooltips to Knife Tool tool options

Before this commit, the options below the mode buttons had no
tooltips. Since they can be confusing, it's best if they have some.

M  +47   -1    plugins/tools/tool_knife/KisToolKnifeOptionsWidget.ui

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/8511bc0b26d64b812b2fac95547f130753bb5ab7
Comment 3 Tiar 2026-03-17 20:12:41 UTC
Git commit 4174bacbcf4effedd134c6163d1da64667ef2c31 by Agata Cacko.
Committed on 17/03/2026 at 17:23.
Pushed by tymond into branch 'master'.

Add tooltips to Knife Tool buttons

Before this commit, the Knife Tool buttons didn't have any tooltips.
This commit adds them, exactly how Tyson suggested.

M  +3    -0    plugins/tools/tool_knife/KisToolKnifeOptionsWidget.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/4174bacbcf4effedd134c6163d1da64667ef2c31
Comment 4 Tyson Tan 2026-03-18 03:37:47 UTC
Thank you, Tiar! :)
Comment 5 Tiar 2026-03-18 04:47:24 UTC
I haven't closed it yet because I agree that it's not an ideal UI and I didn't change the visible text yet because it would mark everything as fuzzy and we're tagging very soon, so it's unlikely new translations would get in.

I did consider "Vertical Gaps:" instead of "Vertical:" but I wasn't convinced, and I didn't have a better idea for a short name there.
Comment 6 Tiar 2026-03-18 06:30:38 UTC
Git commit 3a59e033db6b505335738eff7a21a9f4ba0cd4a0 by Agata Cacko.
Committed on 18/03/2026 at 06:30.
Pushed by tymond into branch 'krita/6.0'.

Add tooltips to Knife Tool buttons

Before this commit, the Knife Tool buttons didn't have any tooltips.
This commit adds them, exactly how Tyson suggested.


(cherry picked from commit 4174bacbcf4effedd134c6163d1da64667ef2c31)

Co-authored-by: Agata Cacko <tamtamy.tymona@gmail.com>

M  +3    -0    plugins/tools/tool_knife/KisToolKnifeOptionsWidget.cpp

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/3a59e033db6b505335738eff7a21a9f4ba0cd4a0
Comment 7 Tiar 2026-03-18 06:30:58 UTC
Git commit 297f5923c299a200d2c63464439007f290caa25d by Agata Cacko.
Committed on 18/03/2026 at 06:30.
Pushed by tymond into branch 'krita/6.0'.

Add tooltips to Knife Tool tool options

Before this commit, the options below the mode buttons had no
tooltips. Since they can be confusing, it's best if they have some.


(cherry picked from commit 8511bc0b26d64b812b2fac95547f130753bb5ab7)

Co-authored-by: Agata Cacko <tamtamy.tymona@gmail.com>

M  +47   -1    plugins/tools/tool_knife/KisToolKnifeOptionsWidget.ui

https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita/-/commit/297f5923c299a200d2c63464439007f290caa25d