To: Vlad
Hi Vlad,
I don't have a particular preference for the method of implementation, just as long as I don't have to see any of the effects or transitions that I don't use (in other words, the clutter is removed from the user interface to make it cleaner). The point of my request is to clean up and simplify the working space, not to add more clutter to it with yet another list.
For example, it would not be an improvement to have to go to the transitions list and then scroll through to find my favourites folder and only then be able to see my shortlist of chosen transitions. That would be too cumbersome (because you're still having to searching through stuff that will never be used). I'd like to be able to access transitions and effects using standard means (such as the buttons above the time line) and on doing so to immediately be presented with only useful entries.
If you keep all the existing items on display and then just make another extra group for favourites, that just defeats the purpose.
My suggestion would be for a section to be added to the Settings dialog (maybe called "Plugins", or something similar) and then every transition and effect would be listed there with a checkbox beside it. The user can then disable (and hide) any that they don't want to see. Obviously, any empty groups should be completely hidden as well (e.g. the program should not display the "Mosaic" group folder if all mosaic transitions have been hidden by the user). Hiding empty folders will prevent a long list of empty folders from being displayed in the main Transitions window.
All effects and transitions will be visible by default on first install, and beginners will not be confused by this new feature because they won't even know that it's there unless they go looking for it in the Settings dialog. However, for those users who do want it, they can go to the Plugins section of the Settings dialog and hide as few or as many effects and transitions as they want, thereby removing all trace of them from the user interface (until such time as they chose to show the effect or transition again by re-ticking the relevant checkbox).
I hope that this clarifies my proposal a bit more.
Thanks for listening and for giving the idea consideration.