(09-21-2021, 05:25 AM)PixLab Wrote: but seriously why are you scolding us?
Because this program is a tool that people use for their livelihoods, and changing the functionality without any option to set it back is irresponsible. That interferes with people's workflows and halts production.
I'm tempted to make another comparison to Microsoft, but this time you wouldn't smile. Please don't be like Microsoft.
(09-21-2021, 05:25 AM)PixLab Wrote: Just in case you did not notice this, yet.. Selections are working the same way.
But selections didn't change. That is the fundamental issue here. This change has taken away functionality from the program, and THAT is what is backwards. Fundamentally this change should be "adding a new feature," because now you can make fast crops without worrying that you slightly moved the crop selection. I get that; this can save clicks and that improves efficiency.
But this functionality has been FORCED onto users, whether they want to use that feature or not, and that is fundamentally removing a feature. This is a notable change to a tool's workflow, and that kind of change needs to be optional or else it destroys user workflow.
And quite frankly, selections are a whole different ball game. It is part of a normal workflow to make a selection and then switch to another tool because strictly speaking the selection tool does not operate by itself; there is no value in making a selection except in using it in conjunction with other tools. It's not a fair comparison.
(09-21-2021, 05:25 AM)PixLab Wrote: if you don't want anymore, just hit the [Esc] keyOkay, first off: that requires an additional action, which is literally the exact opposite of the gain I admit this feature could have had.
Second off, the keyboard is not always accessible. I do most of my drawing on my tablet, and the keyboard cover is folded behind my tablet. It is a very inconvenient process to unfurl it and prop it up just to hit one key, and pulling up the on-screen keyboard is only slightly less inconvenient. On top of that, when I'm drawing on my desktop I'm using my wacom tablet, and one hand is holding the pen and one hand is holding the tablet. I'd have to let go of my tablet to switch to using the keyboard. That disrupts my flow.
Also, I would like to mention that while "undo" is an option, it isn't one we should hang everything on. Sometimes we are working on large images that push our memory to its limits, and an action like cropping the entire image eats up a lot of undo history.
And I want to point out that this change has likewise impacted the transform tools like scale and shear and rotate, all of which are likewise tools that could cause catastrophic changes to an image (especially when set to apply to all layers) while also requiring a substantial portion of undo history. But at least they have their own special option box that one can close. (Although the "cancel" button is now missing from that box for some reason. I mean I know the "close" button is there so the "cancel" button was superfluous, but still that change seems counter-intuitive.)