'Fixed' and 'Proportional' options for gradients

With 'Size' set to 150 on a 300x300 px image, the gradient repeats (see below). In this case, a 'Fixed' option would be the remedy, allowing the gradient to remain at a fixed size while all other filter components would scale according to the Size setting specified. Voila, perfect transition from unripe to ripe!

It remains to be discussed whether this could/should be implemented for other components as well...

One component that comes to my mind as a candidate would be 'Offset', where fixed/proportional behaviour certainly can be desireable in some cases.

I totally Third that!

... uberzev's radial gradients would rejoice... the concentric ring frame components no longer be so offset...

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Crapadilla wrote: It remains to be discussed whether this could/should be implemented for other components as well...

While closely examining the latest manufacturing flaw on the non-square clockwork above, another component comes to my mind: Kaleidoskope!

I don't know how drastic a re-architecturing this would require or whether it's already been discussed and dismissed internally, but I think it's worthwhile to discuss generalizing this across all components.

Having the option to toggle between behaviour A (scalable, square-tile based) and behaviour B (fixed size, non-square image-aspect based) would be powerful indeed, especially when you can set this on a per-component basis. The advantage for gradients (with the exception of the elevation gradient) and the offset component can be clearly demonstrated.