X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,f60e1ec5d71bcdf9 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-04 22:32:05 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!193.174.75.178!news-fra1.dfn.de!fu-berlin.de!news.uni-stuttgart.de!rz.uni-karlsruhe.de!news.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de!not-for-mail From: Markus Gebhard Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Nerd Boy - Fan Art Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 07:32:38 +0100 Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany Lines: 87 Message-ID: <3BE63286.4E083A5@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> References: <3BE5332F.9FDC7741@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> <9s3gov$11fvgh$1@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de> <3BE55FA0.F29F4C77@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> <3be5881f$0$57556$edfadb0f@dspool01.news.tele.dk> <3BE58FAE.4DE4BFFD@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> <3be59d68$0$25389$edfadb0f@dspool01.news.tele.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: wn4-jarjar.wn4.uni-karlsruhe.de Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: news.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de 1004941924 10742 172.20.12.141 X-Complaints-To: usenet@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.78 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:9657 CeeJay wrote: > > > I have started to combine both tools in JavE 2.0. With those changes > > your hope should be 40% fulfilled. I have not received any comments on > > it: does it work, is it ok? > > You did'nt document it .. nobody noticed. It was at the top of the news: ========= [14th October 2001]: Version 2.0 released * Text-Tool: - As requested by many people (me included) insert/overwrite now works as in any other text editor. - The text tool has been somewhat combined with the selection tool. Using the mouse or shift-cursor keys with the text tool will automatically switch to the selection tool/mode (as expected). In selection mode you can use the cursor keys to move the selection and hit escape oder enter to drop it and return to the text tool. ========= > Moving the seleted box seems with mouse and keyboard seems good. > No fancy CTRL + some key combinations there. But normal user expectation is that hitting a cursor key with selection drops the selection and moves the cursor. I guess I will check out moving selection with Ctrl+Cursor-keys. > Well I expect to be able to call most functions from the menu , and or via a hotkey so if > I dont have a mouse (or im on a portable with an annoying control method) i can use the > keyboard instead. I already have started to concentrate on keyboard functionality and of course I wil continue that. Feel free to make suggestions for shortcuts. What functions do you need most often? > Yeah ! > Release a version! Be patient for one or two more weeks. For your impatience I will send you a note when I have finished a prerelease version. > > One more thing missing is this: Pressing a key when having a selection > > should replace the selection and enter the typed key. That's already on > > my list for the next release. > > Will it write just one char or will it fill the selection with the char? Just one character as expected. > Oh .. btw I dont like the overwrite cursor .. In window the overwrite cursor in normally a > big blinking box .. i'm used to that - seeing a underscore seems weird to me and I have > trouble getting used to it. I think I will add an option to switch the style for the cursor. I kind of like the underline cursor. > a BUG .. clicking the Choose Pattern button under the "fill" tool does not bring up a > dialog so I can choose a pattern Oops - will be fixed! > I have seen some good perspective ascii-drawings lately and I just got an idea : how about > some tools/functions that helped making perspective drawings ? > > One idea could be to use the watermark code to draw perspective lines you could use to > line up things correctly. I have already thought about that some months ago: A watermark layer where you can draw/move/modify lines. I think I will implement it. > If the compress tool could both enlarge and compress and do it in other intervals than > just half/double the size it ccould be helpful for this too I knew somone would ask for that :-) I have integrated this feature in the last minute before release and so it is quite primitive - just about enough for a proof of concept. Ok, for the other comments: I will think about it. Thanks, Markus -- \-/ http://www.jave.de O_< Get JavE now! \-/ J|a|v|E /| J|a|v|E /-\ Ascii-Art for eyeryone / \ - for free! /-\