[chaoscope] Re: Suggestion
- From: "Fritts Art Glass" <frittsartglass@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <chaoscope@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 21:11:53 -0500
Thanks Nicolas,
That sounds great!
Drew <+><
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From: "Chaoscope" <chaoscope@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 6:05 PM
Subject: [chaoscope] Re: Suggestion
> Hi Drew, hello all,
>
> > Here is a suggestion that I would find very useful in a future release:
>
> > Somehow allow us to know which gradients are currently in use.
> > Currently, I have several hundred gradients to choose from, and when
> > I'm trying out different ones to find one that looks good with a
> > particular attractor I often am going through them fairly quickly.
> > Then, when I find one that appeals to me I typically do several test
> > renders. Ultimately, when I go to save them for the List, or come back
> > to them to do a high resolution render for my Renderosity gallery, I've
> > often forgotten which gradients were used. This is very frustrating.
>
> In version 0.3, gradients will be part of the project file, and to
> enable users to exchange projects, they'll be embedded in the file
> (instead of a link pointing to the gradient file). But in your case, you
> still want to know what gradient was used for any given project, so the
> file name should be stored as well.
>
> > It would be nice to have the name of the gradient file appear when the
> > mouse is held over the gradient bar. If that's not easy to do, then
> > maybe when the gradient bar is clicked the name of the current gradient
> > (and the path to it) could come up as the default text in the "File
> > Name" window.
>
> Shouldn't be much of a challenge to add a tooltip on the gradient
> property displaying the name of the current gradient file, or the file
> name as it was stored in the project.
>
> Ultimately, you will get a gradient editor and browser, which will make
> your life easier especially if you've got plenty of gradients. :-)
>
> Regards,
>
> Nicolas Desprez
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