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bluefox

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Suggestion: Quick Menu
on: August 12, 2018, 02:10:23 PM
I recently purchased Artstudio Pro and I absolutely love how much features it has! Thank you so much for making it, I feel this is going to be my go to ipad art app.

I've made some few work on it but one of the things that frustrate me a bit is clicking through menus over and over again. I have alot of commands I repeatedly use. On a computer it's easy since there is a keyboard (also I'm aware there are keyboard shortcuts too in the ipad version), but if I could suggest, it would be awesome to have a customizable quick menu that pops up when you do a certain gesture. where you can assign the commands you frequently use.

something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGkZBijExwU


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Re: Suggestion: Quick Menu
Reply #1 on: August 13, 2018, 07:54:45 AM
Quick Menu will be added in version 1.4 - probably with option to customize it

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Re: Suggestion: Quick Menu
Reply #2 on: August 13, 2018, 08:30:48 AM
Quick Menu will be added in version 1.4 - probably with option to customize it
yes! excited to hear that! I'm really looking forward to this feature!

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Re: Suggestion: Quick Menu
Reply #3 on: September 11, 2018, 03:19:23 AM
I have it almost ready, I'm now completing the list of available items.
So please tell me - what items are you expecting there?

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Re: Suggestion: Quick Menu
Reply #4 on: September 11, 2018, 10:32:45 AM
Cannot wait for this feature!

I would like to see for example:
- New Layer
- Clear Layer
- Merge Down
- Alpha Lock (well layer options in general)
- Flip Horizontally
- Copy/Cut/Paste
- Actual Size
- Fill Layer
- Transform (maybe?)

as items for the quick menu.

Thank you so much for your hard work!

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Re: Suggestion: Quick Menu
Reply #5 on: September 11, 2018, 01:56:23 PM
Flip horizontally - do you mean flip layer, flip image or Mirror view?

The rest is already implemented.

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Re: Suggestion: Quick Menu
Reply #6 on: September 11, 2018, 03:35:12 PM
-Mirror view (I think it's quicker!)
-Toggle clipping mask
-Hue/Saturation/Brightness adjustment

Thanks and looking forward!

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Re: Suggestion: Quick Menu
Reply #7 on: September 12, 2018, 01:24:53 AM
functions I reccomend:
-New Layer
-Clipping Mask
-Clear Layer
-Delete Layer

-Transform
-Flip Horizontal/Vertical (Flip selection)
-Mirror View (Flip Image)
-Lasso Tool
-Selection Tool
-Select/Deselect All

-Elastify
-Fill color
-Hue Saturation

- Assigning a favorite brush, could be one or more brushes (Not sure if it's possible for quick menu but I figured I add it here in case)

Other suggestions:
- Brightness/Contrast
- Levels
- Gradient Map

- Duplicate layer
- Group Selected Layers
- Duplicate Group
- Merge Down
- Lock Transparency

Is there a limit to how many functions we could add in the quick menu? and will it be customizable?  :D

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Re: Suggestion: Quick Menu
Reply #8 on: September 12, 2018, 02:42:00 AM
You can add max 8 buttons. Each button is customizable - you can choose function from the very big list.

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Re: Suggestion: Quick Menu
Reply #9 on: September 14, 2018, 12:14:53 PM
I meant flip image or mirror view. (which one's faster)

Just a quick function to check for mistakes :-) Used that all the time with the quick menu in Procreate.

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Re: Suggestion: Quick Menu
Reply #10 on: September 14, 2018, 04:22:05 PM
I have it already implemented. It allows to add almost all finctions from top menu, including all filtes and adjustments. You can configure from 1 to 8 buttons. Activated with 4 finger tap.

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Re: Suggestion: Quick Menu
Reply #11 on: September 15, 2018, 02:59:35 AM
Not sure if I understood it properly.

If you're saying that the quick menu is activated by a 4-Finger tap, I think that's not the optimal way to go.
If you're saying 4 finger tap is for costumizing then just ignore this post.

In my honest opinion, I hate the 4 finger tap on the iPad. You have to hold the pen awkwardly and spin it around to tap and sometimes it doesn't recognize it properly.

I think the way to go is a quick swipe with 1 finger. So ít will feel more naturally and you can just swipe intuitively in the direction of the function. If you use it often you will just know in which direction the desired function is.
Would make more sense since it is the 'quick' menu.

Or at least add an option to costumize the way how to access this feature with gestures.

Also with the quick swipe gesture for the quick menu:
- would be awesome if you can also place favourite brushes on the quick menu instead of just functions.
-> quick swipe to get to your main brushes
That would improve (at least my) workflow a lot.
 

Anyway, thank you for your work!
Last Edit: September 15, 2018, 05:51:12 AM by sketchkouki