while dragging or rotating a guide the notification message doesn't update

[Cojnel]

Tested with r12960
on linux mint 15 32bit

When dragging or rotating a guide it's notification message (on the status bar) doesn't update while a guide is being dragged/rotated.

A guides notification message updates, when the left mouse button is released after the guide has been dragged from the rulers.

Then when a guide is moved or rotated on the canvas it's notification message doesn't update until the cursor has been moved away from the guide and then back over it again.

When a guide is dragged over or past the ruler to delete it, then it's notification message stays in the status bar until an object is de/selected or a tool is activated.

Expected behavior:
It would be more helpful if the guides notification message updated to show it's position while it's being dragged and it's angle when it's being rotated.

The same way as when a rectangle is being drawn.

In v0.48.4 r9939, the guides notification message updates as soon as the left mouse button is released after dragging a guide.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

> In v0.48.4 r9939,
> the guides notification message updates as
> soon as the left mouse button is released
> after dragging a guide.

> Tested with r12960
> (…)
> Then when a guide is moved or rotated on the
> canvas it's notification message doesn't
> update until the cursor has been moved away
> from the guide and then back over it again.

Based on tests with archived trunk builds on OS X:
- update on MB release works with rev <= 12910,
- update requires mouse movement with rev >= 12911,
this UI regression was introduced in
- Revision 12911: Stop button_release events causing an enter_notify with a simple break. Fixes bug #1255791
  <http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~inkscape.dev/inkscape/trunk/revision/12911>

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Not sure about bug importance - is this a feature request (live-update notifications), or a bug report about a regression in trunk (update on MB release like in stable)?

@JazzyNico - what do you think?

[jazzynico (jazzynico)]

IMHO, it's a regression. Not only it's not how it used to work, but it also introduces an UI inconsistency (other objects live update the notification message when transforming).

[jazzynico (jazzynico)]

Note that the "low" importance can be discussed (I considered that a guide can be transformed precisely using its dedicated dialog box, but it somewhat slows the user's workflow).