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"Enlarge canvas" is a good idea- but a picker for the L-R and Top-Bottom would be more useful

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feature: enhancement no-issue-activity scope: image processing scope: UI
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Description

The "enlarge canvas" module is fantastic it comes in Red Blue and Green and White and Black - solid colours, I was thrilled when I first discovered it, I am a studio photographer working mostly in LowKey light, so I am well served with Black - most of the time.

If, instead of the solid colours , we could have a picker, then we could select a location on each edge of the image and easily match the edge. This would have the effect of a cyclorama, and if a graduated density were also added then all of our current problems would be fixed.

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I hope my image comes through

I am really grateful to the developers, I hope this modification to the Expand Canvas module is taken up.
Kind regards

Andrew Greig

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is identified. Start by locating the Expand Canvas module and reviewing how its solid color choices are represented. Done would require a decided picker for the left, right, top, and bottom edges, including the requested graduated-density behavior, with corresponding validation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
computer-graphics, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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