[feature] Left and right click on the color palette

Bug #685236 reported by larienna
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Bug Description

This feature request is somewhat related to

https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/171096

Right clicking on the color palette spawn a menu where most of the choices are grayed out and are ever used. I think it would be more logical that left click applies fill color while right click applies stroke color. It's currently how it works in Corel Draw.

I don't know if some people share this personal preference with me.

Tags: color ui
Revision history for this message
su_v (suv-lp) wrote :

Use 'Shift+click' to assign the swatch color to the stroke instead of the fill (no need for the context menu).

> where most of the choices are grayed out and are ever used.

The three grayed-out menu entries in regular palettes are used in the 'Auto' palette to manage custom swatches <http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/0.48#Custom_Swatches>.

Inkscape manual:
<http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Anatomy.html#palette>
Inkscape keyboard and mouse reference:
<http://inkscape.org/doc/keys048.html#id2404679>

tags: added: color ui
Changed in inkscape:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
jazzynico (jazzynico)
Changed in inkscape:
status: New → Opinion
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su_v (suv-lp) wrote :

Related (contrasting) feature request (asking for 'LMB -> Fill / MMB -> Stroke', instead of 'LMB -> Fill / RMB -> Stroke'):
Bug #1046740 “ Feature request for middle click on palette to set stroke colour”
<https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/1046740>

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