Simple Sliders
Simplify the slider interaction and provide a less distracting slider cursor.
Click to Slide
Current Design: Clicking the numerical area of the slider does not move the slider.
Issues: Adjusting values at the top range requires careful cursor control to avoid accidentally activating the numerical input.
Changes: Remove detection of left clicking in the numerical input area.
Implementation: Modified slider behavior to allow single-click sliding across the entire slider area, including the numerical display area, eliminating the need for precise cursor positioning.
Benefits: Sliders will always slide on a single click, significantly improving usability during painting tasks by reducing the precision required for slider interaction.
Click to Enter Number
Current Design: Clicking the numerical area activates the number entry.
Issues: This disrupts slider use.
Changes: Clicking the slider activates the numerical entry and allows the slider to slide.
Implementation: Unified slider and numerical entry activation, allowing both sliding and number input activation from the same click area for improved workflow integration.
Benefits: Provides flexible input methods without interface disruption, enabling smooth transitions between sliding and precise numerical input.
Grab Icons Changed
Current Design: Grabbing hand icons are used.
Issues: This is obscuring and cartoon like.
Changes: Use sb_up_arrow and sb_h_double_arrow, up and side-to-side.
Implementation: Replaced cartoon-style grabbing hand icons with clean, professional directional arrow cursors (sb_up_arrow and sb_h_double_arrow) that provide clear directional feedback without visual obstruction.
Benefits: Eliminates cartoon-like visual elements and provides clearer, less distracting cursor feedback that doesn’t obscure the slider values during interaction.
Ctrl Clicking
Current Design: New Feature.
Issues: Reset Button is optionally hidden.
Changes: Ctrl Left Click the slider to reset it.
Implementation: Added keyboard shortcut functionality allowing Ctrl+Left Click on any slider to instantly reset it to default values, providing an alternative to reset buttons.
Benefits: Enables quick slider resets even when reset buttons are hidden, maintaining functionality while supporting simplified GUI preferences.
Optional Reset and Link Buttons
Current Design: Reset and Brush Link buttons are always displayed.
Issues: Buttons are optionally hidden.
Changes: Preferences > Tool Options > Paintbrush Tool > Show Brush Reset Buttons & Show Brush Update Buttons.
Implementation: Added preference controls in Tool Options > Paintbrush Tool to selectively show or hide Reset and Brush Update buttons, allowing users to customize their interface complexity.
Benefits: Users can simplify the GUI by hiding unwanted buttons through preference options, creating a cleaner, more personalized workspace that reduces visual clutter during painting tasks.