Flexible Project Document Window - Similar to CSP/SAI/PS

What is “flexible project document window”?

It’s basically a way for user to interact with the window project in flexible manner. They can choose to stack, resize, detach based on their preference.

Benefit:

  1. Viewing multiple document at once.
    Different people have different workflow. Some people separate their reference from the main project document. By allowing user to view as many document as they want, they can set the best workflow to suit their needs.
    Here’s the looks on CSP.

  2. This could be an accessbility feature.
    I know someone that basically drawing on half-broken monitor. By making the project window resizeable, user can determine which area they want to use while avoiding broken monitor. This requires detachable project window.


    Just imagine that triangle as broken part of the monitor, using Photoshop.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day! (o゜▽゜)o☆

Is this similar to already existing subwindow mode?

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Wait, I tried to drag the windowbar and it doesn’t work. How you can do that? :thinking::thinking:

All I can do is switch the subwindow bar position.

I’m on Krita 5.1.5 @ Windows 11 x64.

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Try changing your multiple document mode in Configure Krita. I keep mine on Subwindows but tabs might do what you want.

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Also check the Plugin: Subwindow organizer. It helps a lot while working with subwindows.
I just didn’t test with Krita 5, but it should be working alright.

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Hmm… It’s not as easy to use as I thought… :thinking:

I’m looking a way as well to resize the subwindow easily as well.
Example:

Thank you! I’ll try this now.

Actually “Subwindow organizer” is only a little part of convenience comparing to that CSP provides to user. The main function of the plugin is to stop main drawing window overflow others windows.
In CSP you can make multiple sticks and subdivisions inside of floating windows and tabbed as well. Stacked windows can be easily dragged and resized as single window.

So, I think the topic is not “solution”-ed and feature request is relevant. Still, afaik is hard to be implemented at now since QT restrictions.

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Yeah. I don’t believe Qt 5 has the capability to something like this, even with Qt 6 I wouldn’t know as I don’t use that many apps based upon it. In this case subwindows with individual tabs.

It is something worth looking into it actually.

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Subwindows Organizer was nice to have, but it hasn’t updated in years and theres a lot of bugs

Like the split screen mode doesnt seem to work anymore

Made an updated feature request to reflect existing feature set of Krita :slight_smile:

Are these two same feature request if yes we can merge them and collect the votes in one place.