Hi. I'm starting a writeup of the basic structure of the Gimp 2 interface, for the user manual / help system. I have made a list below of the names I propose to use for the various parts. If any of them are erroneous or ill-chosen, please let me know.

Thanks, -- Bill

Toolbox Dialog:
Menu
Toolbox
Current Choices (ugh -- foreground, background, brush, etc) Docking Area
Tool Options Dialog
Tool Options Buttonbar
Docking Area

Layers Dialog:
Image menu
Docking Area
Tab Selector
Layers Tab
Drag Handle / Tab Menu
Combination Mode Menu
Opacity Scale
Layer List
Visibility Indicator
Movement Grouping Indicator
Thumbnail
Layer Name
Buttonbar
Channels Tab
Drag Handle / Tab Menu
Visibility Indicator
Thumbnail
Channel Name
Buttonbar
Paths Tab
Drag Handle / Tab Menu
Path List
Visibility Indicator
Movement Grouping Indicator
Thumbnail
Path Name
Buttonbar
Docking Area

Miscellaneous Dialog:
Docking Area
Tab Selector
Drag Handle / Tab Menu
Dialog Contents
Dialog Buttonbar
Docking Area

Image Window:
Image Menu
Rulers
Scrollbars
Image Display
Quick Mask Toggle
Image Panner
Status Bar
Pointer Coordinates
Status Area
Cancel Button

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Sven Neumann wrote:

I am not sure if it makes sense to speak of a Layers dialog here. This is just a dock that happens to contain the Layers tab (which should probably be called Layers dialog). What you describe here is the default setup but you cannot assume that the user does not customize this setup.

Hmm. With Dialogs->Create New Dock you are given a choice of three types of docks. The Layers etc dock is special because it contains the Layers menu at the top -- there is no way to put this menu in any other dock. Also the Layers dialog is something no user can live without. Thus, this particular kind of flexibility is just an option to make things awkward, so it seems reasonable to treat the Layers dialog, as created by "Dialogs->Create New Dock->Layers, Channels & Paths" as part of the standard interface, at least for purposes of describing it to new users.

"Movement Grouping Indicator" seems rather odd. Internally we speak about "linked items"; I'm not sure if this is used somewhere in the user interface also. This linked state does not only affect movement, it also applies to transformations.

So how about "Linkage Indicator", then?

Best, -- Bill

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