- when you select the drawing tool for instance and draw on a frame, then step frame forward or backwards, I have to reclick/reselect the drawing tool in order to draw again. It would be great to have the selected tool be selected at all times, unless you change it. So when the tool is selected it could be highlighted to show what your selection is.
I am currently reconsidering my views on this problem. ![]()
At first, (and this is what I answered pateta3d from 11secondclub on the same issue) I thought it would interfere too much with the workflow.
The problem with keeping the pencil activated is that you now have to explicitely choose the "hand" tool to be able to move drawings around.
In my initial assessement, users would create a few key images and add a few drawings on them, mostly lines and angles, and perform more "moving" actions than "drawing" ones.
However, I'm starting to understand the potential of that "Drawing on a Video" concept, if only the pencil was actually usable.
(It actually started as a simple way to fill the gap for all the potentially missing tools)
So I will probably fix this bug/feature, and try to improve the pencil tool in the following ways:
- Custom circular cursor so you know which size you're drawing at,
- Colored circular cursor so you know you're using the tool and don't mistakenly draw while trying to move something.
- Defaults to 8 pixels instead of one. Call it a "brush" tool anyway.
- Rounded line endings, possibly smooth curves.
- More sizes options (2 -> 16 ? still want to keep the number low)
- Brush size rescaled according to image stretch.
- Any other ?
What will probably don't make it:
- Variable width from pen pressure. (my tablet is broken
)
Sorry no ETA for the moment.
