To edit an image after exporting it, I need to import it again
Bug #1633143 reported by
Michal Predotka
This bug affects 2 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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InstantFX |
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Bug Description
Currently after I click 'done' after editing a photo, it is opened in Gallery app. If I want to edit that photo with some different effects and filters, I need to open the photo againg in the InstantFX. I think it could be better if IFX stayed where it was before exporting the photo and offer a way to import other photo or keep editing the current one.
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The problem with the IFX design is how ContentHub and the whole confinement framework work.
Confined apps don't own any user's content, so if I want to make the edited picture visible in gallery-app (which is the default application for pictures), I have to export it through ContentHub. And the way CH works breaks any user flow: it changes the focused application (from IFX to gallery-app), which is a disruptive action and suggests that the task has been completed.
That's why IFX is designed in 3 steps: import > edit > export.
If I keep the 'Edit' page visible, I would probably remove one of visual feedbacks that makes the user aware that no more actions are required.
I came up with an idea which could be a good compromise between a consistent UX and functionalities (see my bad handwork attached here).
The idea is to show an overlay in the main screen which allows the user to see the latest picture she has edited (during the same 'session'). If she taps on the overlay, IFX shows a page which allows to reapply filters (i.e. restore the previous editing) through the "Edit" button in the header, or to share the picture via an online service.