[Libreoffice-ux-advise] Proportional cropping of images

[Jean-Francois Nifenecker]

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,
-- 
Jean-Francois Nifenecker, Bordeaux