a suggestion for the interface

[kariP]

This is not a feature request, but I made this test to see if the interface could be made clearer for the new people.

I've always been a bit bothered with all these horizontal lines in the timeline. (timeline resize, audio and notes)

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Here in the mockup, I tried to reduce some of those and tried to make it even more welcoming.
Just so that the interface could be understood more quickly.

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How does it look? Is this kind of change possible? Maybe play more with the gradients to really separate different sections.

[Elodie]

Interesting suggestion, thank you

[Sewie]

I like it! I find it much clearer.

[slowtiger]

I'm all for simplicity in an interface. I was about to ask for less lines in all interface elements, because we have so many of them and it gets a bit cluttered. This week I'm on the road (got an animation teaching job, yeah, and try to get them to buy some TVP licences), i should do some mock-ups next week.

[kariP]

Once I started looking, can't stop

Is "this space" occupied? What about "this line", does it have to be there?

Here's a modification with everything, better?

Also,
I'd try to lose these light grey lines. I don't see why they should be there. Less seems to be better.

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All the shades and gradients could be different, but there you go. Ideas to think about.

[Sewie]

+1!

[Soom]

all +1
TVPaint, with all due respect, in general has a bit clumsy interface and I believe it has to undergo a general design renovation. the empty spaces and unnecessary lines were discussed already before. With all that, I believe, that TVPaint crew has more important issues to deal with and hopefully they will be able to come to this one once they feel more relaxed?

[Elodie]

We have read you and noted your requests

Thank you for this interesting feedback !

[schwarzgrau]

it's a bit scary. I came to the forum today, to post the same suggestion, like your second mockup and now I found this thread.
+1

[Elodie]

Ideas are floating in the air ^^

[kariP]

heh, I guess this is how the world works. We've been picking up the same clues..