Usability of New Title dialog

[Diaa Sami]

I'm using OpenShot 1.4.0 on Ubuntu 11.04, installed from repos.
There are several usability issue with the new title dialog:
1- Assuming I want to use the same font for all titles, I have to select the font for every new title.
2- Same for color
3- The font selected when opening the font dialog is different from the currently used font, so if I just open the font dialog then click ok the font is changed(the selected font is the first on the list).
4- I can't search in the font listbox by typing the font name, it doesn't work.

I'm aware that the assumption in 1 and 2 is not valid for all users but I'm thinking that for someone using a different font for every title, it won't matter if the last used font is selected by default but it'll be a great convenience for someone using the same font.

[Jonathan Thomas (jonoomph)]

What would you recommend to improve this screen? It hasn't been designed to "remember" previous settings, but it's an interesting idea. Usually, once a title is customized and added to a project, you can just duplicate the title, then change the words, and repeat that process for as many titles as you need. Thanks!

[Diaa Sami (diaa.sami)]

Oh, I didn't know the "duplicate" menu item that is in the time line creates another similar item, I thought it re-uses the same file in a different location, what about putting duplicate in the context-menu of the title(in the project files view) ?

I fixed 4 btw, do I send a patch?

[Jonathan Thomas (jonoomph)]

I agree, the 'duplicate' on the timeline, should probably only duplicate the exact same title (no copy). And selecting 'duplicate' on the project file tree, should create a copy of the file. That should probably be a separate bug report. If you want to move some code around and fix that, it would be much appreciated.

To submit a patch, I would recommend submitting a bug for each different issue, and then attach your patch to that bug report. That's usually the best way to get it included in the next version of OpenShot. Thanks!