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Bug 589812 - the mouse cursor should change when over a curve/keyframe
the mouse cursor should change when over a curve/keyframe
Status: VERIFIED FIXED
Product: pitivi
Classification: Other
Component: User interface
Git
Other Linux
: Normal blocker
: 0.13.2
Assigned To: Pitivi maintainers
Pitivi maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-07-26 21:53 UTC by Jean-François Fortin Tam
Modified: 2009-08-03 22:48 UTC
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Description Jean-François Fortin Tam 2009-07-26 21:53:26 UTC
The mouse cursor currently does not change when you are over a clip's curve or keyframe. Thus you have no way to know if you're correctly aligned to click (that, and the fact that the thing is damn hard to hit precisely).

I would like the cursor to change to a "hand" when you can grab the keyframes or add a new one by double-clicking, or drag a curve, etc.
Comment 1 antistress 2009-07-26 22:19:30 UTC
That's a valid point
Comment 2 Brandon Lewis 2009-07-28 19:51:58 UTC
Currently the curve itself gets thicker when the mouse is positioned over it. I can also highlight the keyframe under the mouse when it's in range. Would you still want a hand cursor? My thought is that it would obscure the keyframe.
Comment 3 Jean-François Fortin Tam 2009-07-28 20:09:22 UTC
I noticed that, but I'd like the hand cursors nevertheless. Notice how ever your web browser does that for links. You don't lose the precision, the finger is quite precise, but it's much more obvious (without looking into fine details like stroke width).
Comment 4 antistress 2009-07-28 23:45:45 UTC
Turning the cursor into a finger definitely is a good idea
Besides this matches Design Principles :
5. Provide feedback. Change cursor styles, provide real time updates. 
http://www.pitivi.org/wiki/UI_Design
Comment 5 Brandon Lewis 2009-08-03 22:41:50 UTC
commit f214992b5e1201f6afcbdb6362fc43c0328ca669
Author: Brandon Lewis <brandon_lewis@berkeley.edu>
Date:   Mon Aug 3 15:24:21 2009 -0700

    curve.py: set cursor to hand shape when hovering over interpolation curve
    fixes bug 589812