Similar to photoshop, it makes sense to be able to quickly access some tools via keyboard shortcuts. for instance, while using the zoom tool, holding space should activate the pan tool, and release space returns back to zoom tool.
There are a few ways this might be implemented
1) tools define alt modes and toolbox is responsible for watching for alt modes and intercepting the events and sending them to the other tool. this requires more complex set up.
2) tools are responsible for forwarding events to the other tool if needed. this requires tools to know more about each other than id like :(
3) tools could echo events back to the toolbox and specify a tool to receive them?
Similar to photoshop, it makes sense to be able to quickly access some tools via keyboard shortcuts. for instance, while using the zoom tool, holding space should activate the pan tool, and release space returns back to zoom tool.
There are a few ways this might be implemented 1) tools define alt modes and toolbox is responsible for watching for alt modes and intercepting the events and sending them to the other tool. this requires more complex set up. 2) tools are responsible for forwarding events to the other tool if needed. this requires tools to know more about each other than id like :( 3) tools could echo events back to the toolbox and specify a tool to receive them?
I dunno... either way, it needs to happen.