[Bug 919385] Re: Feature request: zoom out

2013-04-26 Thread Jim Nelson
rob, how much smaller than the viewport were you thinking the image could be reduced? With eog, it will reduce to 1% of normal size, which for a moderately-sized image is wa-aay too small to be useful. How far down do you think you would want to reduce an image? -- You received this bug notific

[Bug 919385] Re: Feature request: zoom out

2013-04-26 Thread Lucas Beeler
Hi Rob, I don't think we're interested in implementing this functionality at this time. That said, if you'd like, feel free to open a ticket for it upstream at http://redmine.yorba.org. If you were to submit a patch attached to the ticket, we might consider it! Thanks, Lucas -- You received thi

[Bug 919385] Re: Feature request: zoom out

2013-04-25 Thread rob
Yes, the whole point of zoom-out is for the image to get smaller and no longer fill the whole canvas. Under some circumstances, that is a good thing. What is the use case? Sometimes you want to look at the photo without being distracted by various user interface widgets right next to it. Zooming o

[Bug 919385] Re: Feature request: zoom out

2013-04-17 Thread Lucas Beeler
Shotwell isn't an image viewer, it's a photo manager with an optional direct-editing mode targeted at touching up single photos quickly. If we were to allow zoom-out in Shotwell, the image would become progressively smaller, no longer filling the whole of the photo viewing canvas. What you'd end up

[Bug 919385] Re: Feature request: zoom out

2013-04-17 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: shotwell (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/919385 Title: Fe