Watermark dialog: Setting Position

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Watermark dialog: Setting Position

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In the new dialog "Watermark" (Image -> Watermark...) there are various issues. I'm posting indivdual topics for easier handling.

== Postion control
In the "Watermark" dialog there are 7 buttons for setting the position of the watermark. I wonder why the control used in dialog "Canvas size" (Image > Canvas size" isn't used: A drop-downlist with the possible values (Top-Left, Top-Center, ...) and a small control for setting the position directly.

Is there a reason why "Center - Left" and "Center - Right" are missing?
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Re: Watermark dialog: Setting Position

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helmut wrote:In the new dialog "Watermark" (Image -> Watermark...) there are various issues. I'm posting indivdual topics for easier handling.

== Postion control
In the "Watermark" dialog there are 7 buttons for setting the position of the watermark. I wonder why the control used in dialog "Canvas size" (Image > Canvas size" isn't used: A drop-downlist with the possible values (Top-Left, Top-Center, ...) and a small control for setting the position directly.
Don't know why i haven't used "canvas size" control. Here i think buttons are better...
Is there a reason why "Center - Left" and "Center - Right" are missing?
I forgot :-)
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Re: Watermark dialog: Setting Position

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xnview wrote:Don't know why i haven't used "canvas size" control. Here i think buttons are better...
To say it in clear words: "The buttons are horrible.".
1.) So much space in the dialog used for a single control (English button labels might be short, but there are many other translations).
2.) There's a much neater and efficient control available, already.
Please change the control in the "Watermark" dialog. The way it is now is no good at all.
xnview wrote:
helmut wrote: Is there a reason why "Center - Left" and "Center - Right" are missing?
I forgot :-)
O.k. The control in "Canvas size" and "Watermark" are 100% identical, so the same control should be used. (not the buttons). (Note: Offering different controls for the same thing is an absolute no-no for GUI design.)