Gimp: toolbox windows can't be minimized
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| The Gimp |
Fix Released
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Low
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| gimp (Ubuntu) |
Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
gimp 2.6 in intrepid:
it is impossible to minimize toolbar windows; they have only a x-Button to close
ideally, these windows should be minimized automatically when the (last) Gimp image window is minimized
Update
While waiting, I designed some sort of workaround :
Gnome>System>
Philip Wyett (philwyett) wrote : | #1 |
Changed in gimp: | |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
André Pirard (a.pirard) wrote : | #2 |
This bug is NOT a duplicate of bug #288461.
Bug #288461 says that GIMP images are below GIMP dialogs when GIMP is used.
Bug #283115 says that when GIMP is not in use, its dialogs clutter the screen because they can't be minimized.
André Pirard (a.pirard) wrote : | #3 |
While waiting, I put up a sort-of workaround :
Gnome>System>
description: | updated |
Changed in gimp: | |
importance: | Unknown → Low |
This ain't no bug, just discovered it recently
http://
See figure 11.23 Hint for other docks - select "normal window" means you get back the little "x"
bug solved - pls confirm !
André Pirard (a.pirard) wrote : Re: [Bug 283115] Re: gimp 2.6: toolbox windows can't be minimized | #5 |
> bug solved - pls confirm !
Indeed for me (GIMP 2.6.8, Lucid, Metacity). However...
- I'm surprised that "Normal" is not the default option, be it only to
do without 2-year bugs like this.
- The upstream discussion is surprising (including not knowing the
versions they speak of)
- Shouldn't upstream bug be closed first?
- The windows buttons are on the left (doc error) or should be on the
right (Ubuntu error).
By Jove make up your mind.
Changed in gimp (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Flames_in_Paradise (ellisistfroh-deactivatedaccount) wrote : Re: gimp 2.6: toolbox windows can't be minimized | #6 |
Far too many people closed these two windows and didn't realize how to get them back. That needed a decision then, not to state these Windows as "normal" in the Standard-
Window Buttos to the left or to the right, doesn't matter you can influence this yourself as a user with the right commands. (one of the first things I did, after fresh-install of Lucid- I'll always do a fresh-install) 4 the fine old habbits. Buttons to the left starts making sense with Unity-Windows-
Since I know Bug-Tracking Upstream works by now, I am confident this solution will arrive. And yes you are right, it should get closed upstream first...
André Pirard (a.pirard) wrote : Re: [Bug 283115] Re: gimp 2.6: toolbox windows can't be minimized | #7 |
It's not me and you but the kind of people I help, their amazement and
subsequent literature.
52000 hits, they say: http://
close"
Flames_in_Paradise (ellisistfroh-deactivatedaccount) wrote : Re: gimp 2.6: toolbox windows can't be minimized | #8 |
These docks definetly have a close-button. I think everybody can agree on that. Let's pick another example the graphical window of su is called gksu. There ain't no "max-min-
The big thing here is really, that all three windows are to be treated separately. Whatever philosophy is behind this design idea. So somehow or another I think this is, were design comes to battle between philosophy in usage against usability. There will may be always a bit of overlapping, most politely expressed.
As said before for me it works and I'm happy with my discovery. And I'm happy I can move them to another workspace, and furthermore I'm happy there is enough space 4 my graphics . But I were looking for a solution since quite a bit of time. So this one has found an entry into our local Ubuntu-Wiki.
Don't ask me how to I struggled to understand everything I can adjust in VLC (probably i'm not around all yet)
Cheers
For the fix read comment # 4 here, pls.
Changed in gimp (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Committed |
André Pirard (a.pirard) wrote : | #10 |
Does the fix make "Normal" the default option so that people don't look for those buttons during two years?
Read comment # 5 here, pls.
Changed in gimp (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Fix Committed → In Progress |
status: | In Progress → New |
Must apologize, commiting a fix is something else, than what I did. It was just a description of programm handling, within the given measures a described in the online documention.
Therefor I changed the status back to "new" because it won't change the programm, neither is it a patch to it.
Users may try to use it, or revert it back to the "standard" it. It's at least changeable within the given pattern
Changed in gimp (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in gimp: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Found a little "gem" in the documentation:
>> Press TAB in an Image window to toggle the visibility of the docks. This is useful if the docks hide a portion of the image Window. You can quickly hide all the docks, do your work, then display all the docs again. Pressing TAB inside a dock to navigate through the dock. <<
above point 2.3.2 -> http://
AND this still works in GIMP 2.8.2 === seems Wilbur is a little genie ===
This information was added to our local ubuntu-wiki by myself in order to encourage anyone to write & read documentation. Test it + spread the word.
byebye
summary: |
- gimp 2.6: toolbox windows can't be minimized + Gimp: toolbox windows can't be minimized |
Changed in gimp (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Triaged → Confirmed |
See linked to upstream bug.
Using TAB will minimize and maximize the two dialogs.