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Bug 787651 - The Angle range in brush dynamics should be -180°/+180° and not 0°-360°
The Angle range in brush dynamics should be -180°/+180° and not 0°-360°
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: GIMP
Classification: Other
Component: User Interface
2.8.22
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: GIMP Bugs
GIMP Bugs
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Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2017-09-13 22:42 UTC by Ofnuts
Modified: 2018-05-24 18:26 UTC
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Description Ofnuts 2017-09-13 22:42:57 UTC 
The range for the "Angle" dynamics is 0°-360°. This makes it complicated to reduce the final range. Typically to reduce the overall range one would use a line with a reduced slope around the  middle of the diagram. But this centers the angle range on 180° and the brush is drawn upside down. So one has to either first rotate the brush by 180°, or use a contrived S shape, with a vertical in the middle. Using the -180°/+180° range puts 0° in the middle.

The current behavior isn't completely lost is this change is implemented. People who find the current range useful can always use the new range after rotating their brush by 180° (or use the contrived S curve).
Comment 1 Michael Schumacher 2017-09-14 07:01:16 UTC 
I guess the only way this will carry across all expectations - i.e. 0° being on top, or on the right, positive angles being counterclockwise or clockwise, ... - is to have a way to visualize the dynamics effects in a brush preview :)
Comment 2 Ofnuts 2017-09-14 07:56:37 UTC 
Having a preview doesn't make it less complicated.
Comment 3 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2018-05-24 18:26:45 UTC 
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