Re: [libreoffice-design] Proportional cropping of images

A little chain between the 2, like Gimp.
steve

On 2012-04-12 17:47, Jean-Francois Nifenecker wrote:
> Hi,
>
> dunno if this is UX or Design only, so I post to both ;)
>
> When we want to redimension/crop an image (eg in Writer), we can 
> alternatively use:
>
> -- the mouse
>
> we just drag the image handles to get the wanted result. Pressing 
> [Shift] along with the dragging will crop proportionaly. So far so good.
>
> The drawback is that mouse use is never very precise. For a precise 
> handling, we need to go to the Image dialog.
>
>
> -- the Image dialog
>
> (double-click the image)
>
> In the Crop thumbnail we just change the percentage(s) or the 
> dimension(s) and that's it.
>
> Well, not if we need a proportional cropping by knowing a reference 
> dimension.
>
> Here we *must* change the percent only, taking care of the similar 
> proportions ourselves to get the result. Changing a dimension value 
> will require to look at the corresponding percentage, then get to the 
> percent value for the other dimension and change that percentage 
> proportionaly. Doh. Also, I'm not sure the percent value to be an 
> exact calculation from a dimension value as percentages never seem to 
> display any decimals.
>
> ISTM that a "Proportional" checkbox would be welcome in the dialog in 
> order to bypass those multiple steps and allow a simple way of 
> changing dimensions proportionaly. That checkbox state should be 
> recorded.
>
>
> This has annoyed me since the very beginning when I got to use OOo 
> 1.1. Would the change be a big deal?
>
> Thanks for your attention,

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