Ideas about tools (0.6.x to 0.8.0)

[maoschanz]

Classic tools

• Add a "number" tool or option (see Amazing software, many thanks!! #32) (that would be an optional one but why not)
  • basic implementation (0.6.1)
  • icon? (0.6.1)
  • make it optional (0.6.1)
  • [ ] cases with numbers bigger than the circle no, no one cares
• highlighter should support screenshots from "dark mode" websites (0.6.2)
• ensure all tools are fully translatable (highlighter? points?) (0.6.3)
• optional tool dedicated to the "dest_in/blur" operator Replace the "blur" mode with a simple censoring tool #329
• Arrows:
  • Arrows with square end are broken (0.6.3), now reported as [Line tool] Visual glitch with "arrow" and "square" options set #285
  • Arrows are ugly with some specific angles (0.6.3), fixed by Fixes arrow head #286
  • Arrows are ugly with semi-transparency or specific cairo operators (0.6.3)
  • Double-ended arrows Add Line with arrow on both ends #59 (0.6.3)
• More dashes styles (0.6.3)
• Remember anti-aliasing (0.6.4)
• Shape tool
  • Remember the filling? (mentioned in Some font settings aren't saved on exit #340 )
• [ ] support for inserting RTL text [Text tool] RTL text appears reversed on the canvas #264 already fixed since 0.4.14
• Brushes
  • dynamic width (proof of concept using speed)
  • dynamic width (proof of concept using pressure)
  • dynamic width (as an actual tool) (0.8.0)
  • experimental airbrush
  • airbrush (as an actual tool) (0.8.0)
• Better painting tool
  • "paint over entire image" option (0.6.2)
  • improve whatever the "erase and replace" algo is doing (0.6.4) (using just a cairo path stroke as an outline)
  • [ ] experiment sobel filter or something like that (looks hard but cool)

Transform tools

• actually rename everything "transform" instead of "canvas" (0.6.1)
• fix stupid behaviour of rotate tool when the selection is flipped before being rotated (0.6.1)
• More filters? Properly design the "filters" tool #308
  • "increase contrast" filter using blending modes (0.8.0)
  • "emboss" filter using blending modes (0.8.0)
  • [ ] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsharp_masking the notion of threshold makes it too complex for me

Selection

• sometimes coords jump when unselecting (details in Remaining issues before 0.8.0 release #330 )
• deletion leaving something else than transparency Moving/deleting selected area could leave secondary color instead of transparency #232 (0.8.0)
• not selecting the leaved color Moving/deleting selected area could leave secondary color instead of transparency #232 (0.8.0)

[maoschanz]

to be continued in #369