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Rick Brewster Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 There will never be a "welcome dialog". Yuck That's really expensive UI for a cheap UX. You can already do "Load existing image" very quickly ... press Ctrl+O (File -> Open). You can already do "Paste from clipboard" very quickly ... press Ctrl+Alt+V (Edit -> Paste into New Image). "Resume from previous session" is a tedious, boring work item of enormous proportions and it will never ever happen (I'm just trying to set realistic expectations here). You can access the list of recently opened files very quickly too. Press Alt+F (File menu), then R (Open Recent) I am planning to look at modernizing the default image size. 1 Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 I am planning to look at modernizing the default image size. Yes please! Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 I dunno, I like the 800x600 default. With the proliferation of netbooks and small form-factor notebooks, it makes sense for the default image to be smaller. Besides, I usually use PdN for smaller images and web elements; 800x600 usually works well for me there. 1 Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullbonz Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 I also have no problem with the 800 x 600 default. No matter what size the default is, some people will like it and some will not. Like the old saying; " You can please some of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time. " I say leave it the way it is. 1 Quote http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/21233-skullbonz-art-gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ego Eram Reputo Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 I'm with David & Skully on this one. Minimum system requirements state a screen resolution of 1024 x 768. So the default 800x600 works for everyone. Users wanting a larger size and/or a color filled background layer can always create a template. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eli Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 The 800 by 600 size is big enough for my usage. I also like this size because it allows me to create without running out of memory on my old PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ego Eram Reputo Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Think about the process here. You've asked paint.net to open without asking it to load up a specific image. In this case I believe a default canvas is the correct thing to show. Imagine how many new users would be put off because they have to create a canvas first. This is the behavior of an awful lot of apps. Word, Excel, MS Paint, PSPad, Notebook, PowerPoint..., Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rick Brewster Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 If you don't make any changes to the default image, it will automatically close when you create or load something else. You don't need to close it yourself. Paint.NET is optimized both for the case where you just want to start scribbling on a blank canvas, AND for the case where you don't. This is why preferences exist. No it's not. Preferences should not exist for configuring behavior that doesn't need to be changed (what you're asking for is completely unnecessary: see my previous paragraph), nor for behavior where the designers/developers were too indecisive to make an actual decision. An option for default behavior would make sense here. No, it wouldn't. (see my previous paragraphs) My advice stands: learn and master the keyboard shortcuts. Pin Paint.NET to the task bar and use WinKey + Number to open it (e.g. WinKey+3 if it's the 3rd icon). Press Ctrl+N for File->New. Type 64, Tab, 64, Enter if you want to create a 64x64 pixel image. Done. (and Ctrl+W is File->Close, btw) All the shortcut keys are listed in menus and tooltips. Explore a little. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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