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Discrete folder and file prefix for scraps #375

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achadwick opened this issue Jul 25, 2015 · 0 comments · May be fixed by #1185
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Discrete folder and file prefix for scraps #375

achadwick opened this issue Jul 25, 2015 · 0 comments · May be fixed by #1185
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cat.Data Issue relates to data (files, preferences, etc) type.Enhancement Issue requests feature.
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v3.0.0

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Currently the scraps prefix setting is a single string like

~/MyPaint/scraps

that encodes the prefix for eventual scrap files like

/home/username/MyPaint/scraps020_a.ora

The single string nature of this is fairly nasty UX, since the user has to think about paths and prefixes. It's also a pig to verify from the programming side when we need the folder to be present and correct, different OSes need different prefixes, and the final part ("scrap") should be made localizable.

It would be better to split this one setting into two, a folder selectable with a button and a file prefix that the user can type in. The setting itself should be split too, so that the default for the former can be OS-specific, and so that the default for the latter can be localized.
@achadwick achadwick added type.Enhancement Issue requests feature. cat.Input.Keyboard Issue relates to keyboard devices labels Jul 25, 2015
@achadwick achadwick added this to the Post-1.2 milestone Jul 25, 2015
@achadwick achadwick added the cat.UX Issue is related to user experience label Jul 29, 2015
@odysseywestra odysseywestra changed the title Scraps prefix setting: split into a path chooser button and a filename-only text entry [Feature Request] Scraps prefix setting: split into a path chooser button and a filename-only text entry Dec 28, 2019
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@AesaraB AesaraB added cat.Data Issue relates to data (files, preferences, etc) and removed cat.UX Issue is related to user experience cat.Input.Keyboard Issue relates to keyboard devices labels Jan 17, 2024
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@AesaraB AesaraB changed the title [Feature Request] Scraps prefix setting: split into a path chooser button and a filename-only text entry Discrete folder and file prefix for scraps Jan 17, 2024
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