Krita UI Redesign

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@AhabGreybeard

Could the visible workspace tabs be selectable

I think that’s a great idea! It would give you more freedom to customise certainly .

@wojtryb

krita has this potential of becoming the same thing to 2D that blender was for 3D

This is what I have been thinking for a long time!! I have spent some time thinking about the success of Blender, and I think an important factor was the suite-like nature of the program.

Essentially, all the tools for 3D creation are at your disposal; sculpting, modelling etc., and with tailored workspaces for each! If Krita could accommodate a larger 2D pipeline, for animation or texture creation etc., then I think it could reach a larger audience! I know the primary focus of Krita is on painting, but I hope that enables rather than hinders the addition of integrated workspaces for other 2D fields .

@wojtryb

I don’t like the gaps between docked dockers, as they create a bit of visual chaos, that drives eye to those places.

I’ll rework that

@wojtryb

remember that krita also has a popular subwindow mode

Yes I have used it a few times! But I don’t really use it often, mainly because of my workflow but also because of how the windows are hard to access and navigate. But I will have a look at it!

@wojtryb

just removing this one line could make krita look so much modern without that much work

I agree, considered simplicity is key

@hellozee

here is a somewhat interactive mockup I made up a few months ago

That looks incredible! I love the design of the mouse-over popup, and how there is text to show the name of the tool! Gives me ideas…

@hellozee

The weight of opinions against it, is more

There’s always going to be a trade-off in the process, it would be great to have this as an alternative! Particularly adapted for tablet UI, as has been mentioned before.

Awesome feedback everyone!