Preset panel stay in place

[migo33]

When clicking on the top ‘Preset’ panel it covers the entire workspace as a separate window and each click closes that panel.
Make the preset panel stay on the right-hand side and allow users to select various presets to see the results on the open photo (not the small thumbnail). Allow users to close the preset panel when finished.
The small preset list is useless as it’s hard to remember or know what the preset will look like.

[Wolfgang ([ Win10, PL+VP+FP, Nik6 (+3) ])]

This kind of visualization (thumbnails on the LHS) had been successful since the original Nik Filters.

PL’s active thumbnail list also could be in a ‘floating’ window.

[platypus (Canon & Mac (Intel and M1))]

If I remember correctly, OpticsPro had such functionality, where previews were put in the right dock in Library view.

This could be handy on smaller screens.

[Egregius ((Greg) - Windows 11)]

In the interest of helping the discussion (and the voting process), here are a couple of older and different feature requests concerning preset previews:

Request for Customizable Preset Preview Window

Hi, I’ve been searching the forum for an existing thread about this topic, but as I couldn’t find anything I’m creating a new one - apologies if this was raised in the past and I missed it. Anyway, here is the request: Currently, the window that pops up when clicking the “Apply preset” button in the Customize view of Photolab has a fixed size and a fixed number of preset previews displayed per row. The issues and proposed changes to enhance the user experience: Depending on the user’s scr…

Quicker and simpler comparison of preset effects

Existing problem: Comparing the effect of different presets is awkward and the examples in the selector screen are small. These are the steps: Click “Preset” < Select a preset < view effect of preset on image < remember effect of preset on image < repeat for each preset. Proposed solution: A shortcut that would cycle through the presets, perhaps with an option to select only a particular group of presets. The cycling should be full screen. (Don’t forget to add tags to specify the platfo…

[migo33]

Thanks guys
This is not a feature request it’s a UX change/ update. the feature is fine but its implementation is from the early days of the internet. There are plenty of apps that show effects on hover and have a sticky dock. no need to reinvent the wheel. it’s just bad UX.