TjV

I'ld like the possibility to manipulate the current selection by a plugin. I imagine the read/write bool[,]s selectedsrc and selecteddst. The first thing I would do is to create a grow/shrink selection plugin. Furthermore, AFAIK, there's yet no such thing as an alpha channel in the selection, is there? int[,]s selectedsrc and selecteddst would make the implementation of "feather" possible. "Feather" has been interpreted by some users of this forum as being the blurring of the edge of an allready pasted selection. But in my perception "feather" means that the selection itself gets blurred at the edges, meaning that the selected image part turns from opaque to transparent towards the edges of the selection. If the source layer of the selection contains semi transparent parts, the alpha values would be multiplied (as fractions of 255) upon copying of the selection. Cut or delete would mean a substraction of the selection from the source layer. BTW, I forgot to mention in my last post: Paint.Net is such a delight! I enjoy it a lot. Being a great fan of C# I especially adore the CodeLab plugin. TjV

I'ld like to be able to use (the data in) other layers to manipulate dst[x,y]. I imagine (read-only) access to an array[n][x,y] named layers, and the ints currentlayer and toplayer. The plugin would have the responsibility to test for the existance of the needed layers. My first application would be to use the luminance of the previous layer as a measure for unfocussing. This way I could simulate a large aperture (small focal depth) on e.g. a high focal depth picture that has some subject that needs to stand out. What would be really cool is if this feature could be combined with an existing Popular Request: Adjustment layers. Instead of limiting the possible adjustments to, say, the 12 used in another wellknown picture editing app, one should be able to select an effect to be used by the adjustment layer. It could severely impact editing performance but it's power would be unlimited. TjV