Text tool: unify all the options in one panel?
When you create a text, a floating panel appears above it.
Some options are common between the "Tool Options" panel and the floating panel (eg. Font Name
, Size
, Color
). Some options, though, are only available in one of the panels (e.g. "Kerning" is only in the floating panel).
There might be a good reason for this, but it's very confusing for users.
In addition, some options that appear in both panels don't have the same output. I believe it's because the floating panel operates on the selection, whereas the "Tool Options" panel operates on the whole text. However, it can be very confusing.
For instance:
- Create a new text
- Modify the size in the "Tools Options" panel (by either entering a number and pressing Enter, or scrolling with your mouse wheel) -> the text size changes (OK) -> the value also changes in the floating panel (OK)
- Do the same as in step b. using the floating panel size -> nothing happens (which is confusing because the text size option looks exactly the same in both panels)
Wouldn't it be easier to unify all the options in one panel, and, for instance, to remove the floating panel entirely?