A simpler version of codelab...

[Zacariem]

I use codelab...a lot...but I realy don't understand the C+ or whatever it's called that is used to make it.

Could there be a simpler version, where you select a couple of effects and different layer modes etc. to make a working codelab effect or .dll?

This would help me and a lot of other code begginers to make great effects.

Thanks a lot

Zacariem

[BoltBait]

Codelab is fairly simple to use right now.

Are you asking for something similar to Codelab that would have its own language that is easier to learn than C#?

I'm fairly certain that *you* learning C# would be much easier than *me* defining and implement a new language interpreter... that you would still have to learn.

Perhaps, if you had specific questions about C# someone here could help you understand it.

Also, if you had an idea for an effect, maybe I could help you code it.

[barkbark00]

I have an Idea...

A conditional selection plug in (think conditional Hue/Sat Plug in).

I know we have the Magic Wand, But I think it would be beneficial to select the exact criteria for the selection based on hue, saturation, brightness and so on.....Just a thought.

[BoltBait]

barkbark00, that's not really possible with the way Paint.NET works.

Effects can not change the boundaries of the current selection.

[trickman]

barkbark00, that's not really possible with the way Paint.NET works.

Effects can not change the boundaries of the current selection.

oh, it would really be useful to have a Cond selection plugin. Too bad.

[barkbark00]

I see. Well maybe we can toss this up to Rick.....

[Rick Brewster]

Sorry, I'm not going to be doing this.

[barkbark00]

No prob. Man, I had the idea last night and I thought it was some kind of epiphany!! Hehe. Guess its not as good as I thought..

[BoltBait]

I would like to see some type of script engine added to Paint.NET.

Imagine the ability to record/write batch type commands that could be run on multiple images...

Open "BoltBait.jpg"
Select All
Gaussian Blur (2)
Save "BoltBaitBlur.jpg", 95%
Close Current Image

or

ForEach File matching "c:\batch input\*.jpg"
Open %filename%
Gaussian Blur (2)
Save "c:\batch output\"+%filename%+"Blur", JPG, 95%
Close Current Image
Next File

How cool would that be?

[Joey]

reminds me of nconvert

but this might actually not that much work, though this feature shouldn't reside in the Effects menu and I don't know whether effect plugins can appear anywhere else

[Leif]

Hmm. Some kind of custom buttons to run a series of preprogrammed commands?

Not a bad idea.

[BoltBait]

reminds me of nconvert

but this might actually not that much work, though this feature shouldn't reside in the Effects menu and I don't know whether effect plugins can appear anywhere else

Obviously, this would be much bigger than an 'Effect'.

[TinSoldier]

Sounds more like a macro facility than a scripting language.

[BoltBait]

Yeah.

Rick's gonna hate me when he sees this can of worms I've opened.

I should go back and delete all the evidence.

[Rick Brewster]

I actually had a meeting with a guy in the .NET Framework group just yesterday regarding some automation stuff. Stay tuned.

No, I can't say more than that.

[trickman]

No prob. Man, I had the idea last night and I thought it was some kind of epiphany!! Hehe. Guess its not as good as I thought..

I had that idea in the same night too xD

[MadJik]

Macro or Script or Codelab c#, nevermind the name. It will be a great feature... And many much more if in the same way we could save as macro/script/C# the history...