In version 43e3443 the retouch module shows another small problem: in order to repeatedly use one of the given shapes, one is supposed to press Ctrl when selecting the shape. Presently this does not work anymore.
It's not a problem, the special behaviours triggered by "silly key shortcut + mouse click" regarding masks are being removed. Since masks are supposed to be drawn, and drawing devices are Wacom tablets but not keyboards, those silly modes are migrated to a toolbar that will be clickable with a pen.
I'm not quite convinced. General masks, OK, but having to use a Wacom tablet just for efficiently fixing some blemishes in a portrait or dust spots that require just circular shapes seems overkill. Can the user at least re-create those short-cuts?
Wacom tablets are only a particular kind of pointing device. Pointing devices should not require keyboard interaction for typical user events. Here, the Ctrl+click feature is well hidden to users, and is used as a workaround for lack of proper mask GUI allowing to quickly toggle ON/OFF the mask editing mode.
Retouch masks are general masks. There is only one library for all masks in the software. But the continuous editing mode is a special case inside a special case, inside generic masks. Special cases are being removed, because they are a liability (plus the code has been copy-pasted everywhere, it's a mess).
It's not a problem, the special behaviours triggered by "silly key shortcut + mouse click" regarding masks are being removed. Since masks are supposed to be drawn, and drawing devices are Wacom tablets but not keyboards, those silly modes are migrated to a toolbar that will be clickable with a pen.
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I'm not quite convinced. General masks, OK, but having to use a Wacom tablet just for efficiently fixing some blemishes in a portrait or dust spots that require just circular shapes seems overkill. Can the user at least re-create those short-cuts?
Wacom tablets are only a particular kind of pointing device. Pointing devices should not require keyboard interaction for typical user events. Here, the Ctrl+click feature is well hidden to users, and is used as a workaround for lack of proper mask GUI allowing to quickly toggle ON/OFF the mask editing mode.
Retouch masks are general masks. There is only one library for all masks in the software. But the continuous editing mode is a special case inside a special case, inside generic masks. Special cases are being removed, because they are a liability (plus the code has been copy-pasted everywhere, it's a mess).
Masks are currently being reworked entirely. See https://github.com/aurelienpierreeng/ansel/issues/418