Feature request - Pre-set canvas sizes.

[Goonfella]

It would be nice if , when you create a new canvas, there was a list of pre-set sizes to choose from. For example if you wanted A4 size you would just need to click on the appropriate setting. They could be hidden in a drop down menu so would not make the size of the `New' window much bigger.

Also how about using percentages for the opacity instead of 0 - 255? It can be awkward trying to judge how much opacity is required when a tut uses the percentage and PDN has a different system.

[m2lucky]

Ya I agree with that. It would be very useful because I always hate to have to type in the image size I want... ya I think that would be really useful and it would save a ton of time.

[~L1ke 20 N1njas~]

I agree. But if you were to use a percentage system for the opacity of layers, you would not have as diverse a selection of settings; as 1% - 100% is only 100 options, and 1 - 255 is 255 options.

[Minoeman]

Then we have it like 100.00% as in you edit the numbers past the decimal.

By the way, I agree with you goonfella!

[Goonfella]

Thanks. Nice to know I`m not alone

[Minoeman]

Honestly, I was going to post earlier but no1 else had so..

Sorry...

[Simon Brown]

Also how about using percentages for the opacity instead of 0 - 255? It can be awkward trying to judge how much opacity is required when a tut uses the percentage and PDN has a different system.

If you use Firefox you could add this as a bookmark with the following as the url:

javascript:var%20num%20=%20prompt("Enter%20a%20percentage%20without%20the%20%");alert(Math.round(num*2.55));

Edit: Apparently Javascript has a rounding function. Updated.

[~L1ke 20 N1njas~]

Thanks for the script Simon! You can use it in Chrome, too!

[Ego Eram Reputo]

Opacity of 45% using the range 0-255 is the same as: 255*45/100 or 255*0.45. Figuring this out (with a calculator) is infinitely preferable to changing the system that is also used for the color channels R,G & B.

As an occasional plugin developer my vote is definately for the status quo. 0-255 is a binary thing that developers understand :wink:

[Simon Brown]

Figuring this out (with a calculator) is infinitely preferable to changing the system that is also used for the color channels R,G & B.

Or with a bookmarklet.

As an occasional plugin developer my vote is definately for the status quo. 0-255 is a binary thing that developers understand :wink:

Entering 2^8 into a calculator and remembering that there are 8 bits in a byte should explain everything.

[Ego Eram Reputo]

I still have an actual binary abacus I made years ago to teach myself AND, OR, XOR and the other logic gates. Works a treat with MOD too

[Goonfella]

Also how about using percentages for the opacity instead of 0 - 255? It can be awkward trying to judge how much opacity is required when a tut uses the percentage and PDN has a different system.

If you use Firefox you could add this as a bookmark with the following as the url:

javascript:var%20num%20=%20prompt("Enter%20a%20percentage%20without%20the%20%");alert(Math.round(num*2.55));

Edit: Apparently Javascript has a rounding function. Updated.

Sorry Simon, I use Firefox but I don`t know anything about computer code. Where and how would this be used? :?

[Simon Brown]

If you want to use it as a one-off just paste it into the address bar - for repeated use add it as a bookmark. It converts opacity percentages to the format PDN uses (/255).

[Goonfella]

Thanks . I never realised it would be so easy to use.

[LFC4EVER]

I remember that pyro found a way of setting the canvas size for pdn.. i can't seem to find the link though...

[Rick Brewster]

Agreed.

None of this will happen in 3.x though, FYI.

[pyrochild]

I remember that pyro found a way of setting the canvas size for pdn.. i can't seem to find the link though...

I did? When?

The only way I know would be to make an image of the size that you wanted your default canvas to be and basically use that file to launch Paint.NET rather than Paint.NET's shortcut. Alternately, you could go into the properties of Paint.NET's shortcut and put the path to the image as a parameter, so that using the shortcut always opens the image.

[Goonfella]

Agreed.

None of this will happen in 3.x though, FYI.

Oh well, never mind. I guess it`s another reason to look forward to v.4 then.

[david.atwell]

That's what I remember someone posting...it wouldn't work for every time you opened PdN, and you'd have to remember to Save-As the first time around, but it could work as a workaround.

I remember that pyro found a way of setting the canvas size for pdn.. i can't seem to find the link though...

I did? When?

The only way I know would be to make an image of the size that you wanted your default canvas to be and basically use that file to launch Paint.NET rather than Paint.NET's shortcut. Alternately, you could go into the properties of Paint.NET's shortcut and put the path to the image as a parameter, so that using the shortcut always opens the image.

[Curmudgeon]

I believe, that this is the link that LFC was referring to:

Click Here

[Simon Brown]

Wasn't it just to have several images to open when creating new documents?

[Goonfella]

This still would not give you a number of options when creating a new document, i.e - A4, 1600x1200,800x600 etc. If you needed a different size you would still have to enter it manually.

[david.atwell]

That's why it's a workaround. :-P Not perfect.

[LFC4EVER]

I believe, that this is the link that LFC was referring to:

Click Here

Yep.