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author | David Barts <n5jrn@me.com> |
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date | Fri, 17 Jul 2020 23:25:33 -0700 |
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--- a/Readme.html Fri Jul 17 23:13:13 2020 -0700 +++ b/Readme.html Fri Jul 17 23:25:33 2020 -0700 @@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ “clickable” app. That is too much of a pain to implement.</p> <p>Because I have code to crib, it does contain a help file. It’s pretty rudimentary, however.</p> - <p>Because I have code to crib, it does run on a <code>.preferences</code> + <p>Because I have code to crib, it does run on a <code>.properties</code> file, but because coding preferences dialogs is something of a pain, it does not contain a preferences or settings dialog, even though there is - some code to crib for both. The <code>.preferences</code> file must be - edited by hand* (it will live in the normal place for such files on the - system being run under). If no such file exists, a default one will be - created. The only things in it will be the maximum dimension to clamp to, - where the output file goes by default, and maybe what the output file’s - name is by default (i.e. a name suffix).</p> + some code to crib for both. The <code>.</code><code>properties</code> + file must be edited by hand* (it will live in the normal place for such + files on the system being run under). If no such file exists, a default + one will be created. The only things in it will be the maximum dimension + to clamp to, where the output file goes by default, and maybe what the + output file’s name is by default (i.e. a name suffix).</p> <p>* This program is <em>for my own benefit</em>, and <em>I</em> have no problem editing text files, therefore this is reasonable.</p> <p>Contrary to JpegWasher, which is designed for batch processing, this will @@ -32,7 +32,21 @@ file, you edit it, you save it, you close it.</p> <p>Upon opening a file, it will be auto-scaled to the specified maximum dimension. This will default to the value in the preferences file, but the - user will be able to change it at open time.</p> + user will be able to override it with a command-line argument.</p> + <p>Ah, the command-line. Because it’s not a full “clickable” app, it is + launched from the command line, and accepts arguments, much like the old + days of using X Windows. This is actually <em>more</em> user-friendly for + my purposes, because it ends up honoring the concept of the current + working directory. (Directory management is one area where GUI programs + fall short.)</p> + <p>The current working directory is the input files directory. Depending on + how the properties are configured, the output directory is either the + current working directory, or a specified output file directory. Both + directories act like a current working directory; the next time an input + or output dialog is brought up in a given session, it will be in the same + spot the previous dialog was when it was closed. All this makes it easy to + rapidly edit files in a directory of images downloaded from a camera, + without polluting that directory with the edited files.</p> <p>At that point, the editing step begins. It is extremely simple and is limited to rotation. Three types of rotation will be offered, 90° clockwise, 180°, and 90° counterclockwise.</p> @@ -40,15 +54,8 @@ but sometimes people are tired and get clockwise and counterclockwise confused, so might as well give ’em a chance to fix their mistakes. Plus, it would take special effort <em>not</em> to allow this.</p> - <p>Then comes the closing and saving. It <em>might</em> make the most sense - to wrap these two up into one operation, given that there are two - operations in one when one opens the thing, too*. (Sort of a compromise - between a classic “document editor” design and a batch-processing design.) - This will default to the name and directory consistent with the - preferences settings, but it will be based around a file dialog so that - the user can save the resized image anyplace, with any name.</p> - <p>* Leaning towards making “close & save” one operation; again, this - program is primarily for <em>my</em> benefit.</p> + <p>Then comes the closing and saving. They are one operation, because that + makes the program easier <em>for me</em> to use.</p> <p>Ideally, I wouldn’t even puts around with making this a GUI app in the first place. It’s for my own use, so the command line would be good enough. The problem is rotation: it’s a hot mess. There’s really no way to