maoschanz / maoschanz/drawing

better discard the default blank canvas

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enhancement feature request
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Python
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Description

On the command-line I can specify -c to open the clipboard by default. It would be nice if there was a UI option for that. Additionally, it would be nice if I could set the app to open nothing so I can decide myself. Currently, there's always the useless empty document 600x600 pixel (or whatever you have defined) which is never really helpful IMHO. It'd be great if there was a radio button option:

Start the application with:

(o) No document
(o) Empty document with default size
(o) Clipboard

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Research direction

Start by locating the command-line -c handling and the code that creates the default blank document at application startup. Add a preference with the three requested startup choices—no document, default-size empty document, or clipboard—and verify that each choice determines what opens when the app starts.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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