[Gimp-developer] improving QMask mode

[David Gowers]

Hi Sven,

On Dec 1, 2007 9:37 PM, Sven Neumann <sven at gimp.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Sat, 2007-12-01 at 18:05 +1030, David Gowers wrote:
>
> > > > b) Push the context before entering qmask mode, and pop it when
> > > > exiting qmask mode.
> > For Chris's benefit : it means that the context that was being used is
> > stored, and restored after qmask. so the FG and BG that you were
> > previously using return.
>
> It would mean a lot more than that. Also any changes to the current
> brush, pattern, gradient, paint-mode, ... would be undone when the
> context is popped.
>
I thought that you could mask it so that only FG and BG were effected.

> We currently use this to allow scripts to work in their own context. I
> am not sure if it is a good idea to use the context push/pop mechanism
> in the user interface.
>
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> Sven
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