From d9e13dc8542cd97bd38ac4a5938004a36ab4c2dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Maren Hachmann Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 00:39:07 +0000 Subject: Try to clarify what the new tile size option is for. Might still need improvement. --- src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp') diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp index 96c446d0c..bcae22a8a 100644 --- a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp +++ b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp @@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ void InkscapePreferences::initPageRendering() // rendering tile multiplier _rendering_tile_multiplier.init("/options/rendering/tile-multiplier", 1.0, 512.0, 1.0, 16.0, 16.0, true, false); _page_rendering.add_line( false, _("Rendering tile multiplier:"), _rendering_tile_multiplier, "", - _("Set the relative size of tiles used to render the canvas. The larger the value, the bigger the tile size."), false); + _("Set the relative size of tiles used to render the canvas. The larger the value, the bigger the tile size. On modern hardware, increasing this value (default: 16) can lead to improved performance with faster redrawing."), false); /* blur quality */ _blur_quality_best.init ( _("Best quality (slowest)"), "/options/blurquality/value", -- cgit v1.2.3 From 43189c7c3e2c767992377698af560a08f72cef2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Maren Hachmann Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 20:09:14 +0000 Subject: Try a different tool tip that hopefully can help users determine what to expect on change of the rendering tile multiplicator parameter. --- src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp') diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp index bcae22a8a..09959b456 100644 --- a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp +++ b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp @@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ void InkscapePreferences::initPageRendering() // rendering tile multiplier _rendering_tile_multiplier.init("/options/rendering/tile-multiplier", 1.0, 512.0, 1.0, 16.0, 16.0, true, false); _page_rendering.add_line( false, _("Rendering tile multiplier:"), _rendering_tile_multiplier, "", - _("Set the relative size of tiles used to render the canvas. The larger the value, the bigger the tile size. On modern hardware, increasing this value (default: 16) can lead to improved performance with faster redrawing."), false); + _("Increase to get a better performance when there are large areas with filtered objects in your drawing. Decrease to make zooming and panning in relevant areas faster on low-end hardware in drawings with few or no filters."), false); /* blur quality */ _blur_quality_best.init ( _("Best quality (slowest)"), "/options/blurquality/value", -- cgit v1.2.3 From eccea51b17447e1fe509c023bf0b21c5d1f67843 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Maren Hachmann Date: Fri, 11 May 2018 21:05:10 +0000 Subject: Incorporate some of Mihaela's suggestions. --- src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp') diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp index 09959b456..479154e4e 100644 --- a/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp +++ b/src/ui/dialog/inkscape-preferences.cpp @@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ void InkscapePreferences::initPageRendering() // rendering tile multiplier _rendering_tile_multiplier.init("/options/rendering/tile-multiplier", 1.0, 512.0, 1.0, 16.0, 16.0, true, false); _page_rendering.add_line( false, _("Rendering tile multiplier:"), _rendering_tile_multiplier, "", - _("Increase to get a better performance when there are large areas with filtered objects in your drawing. Decrease to make zooming and panning in relevant areas faster on low-end hardware in drawings with few or no filters."), false); + _("On modern hardware, increasing this value (default is 16) can help to get a better performance when there are large areas with filtered objects (this includes blur and blend modes) in your drawing. Decrease the value to make zooming and panning in relevant areas faster on low-end hardware in drawings with few or no filters."), false); /* blur quality */ _blur_quality_best.init ( _("Best quality (slowest)"), "/options/blurquality/value", -- cgit v1.2.3