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List:       gimp-announce
Subject:    Re: [gimp-devel] gDynText 1.4.1 Released
From:       Oliver Graf <ograf () rhein-zeitung ! de>
Date:       1999-04-16 22:29:17
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Tuomas Kuosmanen <tigert@gimp.org> writes:

> >I can think of the following solutions:
> >- leave the problem to the user (no good)
> >- destroy the editability of the layer if something else happens to it
> >- keep a log of the actions applied to the layer and redo them if the text
> >  gets changed
> 
> In PS the layers dialog show a 'T' icon to indicate a text-layer. When
> such layer is active, most things are grayed out.  You can 'render text'
> to make it a normal bitmap layer or keep it as text and live with the
> limitations. 

That seems also to be a reasonable option. The user has to decide which 'mode' 
he wants.

> >The last option is the one I like most, but I think it will only be possible
> >if the gdyntext is moved into the core of gimp. Also there should be some
> >maximum levels of changes which can be redone after a text-edit. It's sort of
> >a undo/redo on layer level.
> 
> Also, the actions might be dependant of the shape of the old letters, lets
> assume I give a slight bevel to the text with the airbrush.. Now if I
> change the text, the hilights and shadows are in a wrong place..

Correct. It will not work. I think making the 'mode' of the layer visible to
the user is the better solution.

Regards,
  Oliver.

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