+1 for Alternative 2 I like being able to hide (fold) controls hardly ever being changed.
cheers, mario On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 7:55 PM, Thomas Dinges <blen...@dingto.de> wrote: > Hi, > I like mockup number 1 (with the material_type selector in the header) > > Best regards, > Thomas (DingTo > > Am 07.02.2011 19:16, schrieb ervin weber: >> Hi, >> thanks for your reply. >> >> Your suggestions are good, I also think that it's better to just >> deactivate some controls. >> The material type radiobutton has been kept out of the pipeline panel >> because users might find it more convenient. >> Even if I find that it would be more logical to incorporate it into the >> panel. >> >> I updated the mock-up after a small user survey on the kino3d forum. >> >> Seems that the header icons doesn't appeal to everyone. The fact that >> the panels disappear, when a material node is not selected, seems to be >> enough of a hint. >> >> I also swapped the node-material field with the material type >> radiobutton. The point is that the choice changes drastically the >> node-tree, and as such it's better positioned directly under the >> material selector. >> >> Here is the new mock-up: http://www.pasteall.org/pic/8922 >> >> However, I'd love to hear what the "UI mafia" thinks about it, or so I >> was advised in IRC ;) >> >> >> >> On 04/02/2011 20.51, Xavier Thomas wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> As you said it is not perfect but I agree it is a good idea. >>> My thinking is: >>> - Do not change the panel organisation acording to what option is selected, >>> just shade/deactivate some controls >>> - I would inlude the material type (Surface/Wire/Volume/Halo) inside the >>> render pipeline panel, leaving just the id selector above the preview. >>> >>> good work >>> >>> xavier >>> >>> 2011/2/4 ervin weber<ervin.we...@gmail.com> >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I want to show you a proposal for the Material Panels regarding >>>> handling of nodematerials. Even if it's not the perfect solution, I >>>> think it's a step in the right direction. >>>> >>>> A patch, an image and a py script to test directly in Blender are >>>> provided here: >>>> >>>> >>>> http://projects.blender.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=25939&group_id=9&atid=127 >>>> >>>> What the patch does: >>>> >>>> * Adds a new panel: "Render Pipeline Options" bringing together the >>>> material properties that belong to the pipeline level. Those are the >>>> properties not mixable in material nodes. >>>> >>>> * If use_nodes is enabled, it adds a new field under the material >>>> selector showing the selected material node, or a label telling you >>>> that none is selected. >>>> >>>> * If no node material is selected, it hides the panels containing the >>>> node material's properties >>>> >>>> * If use_node is enabled and a node material is selected, it adds a >>>> NODETREE icon in every header of panels containing node material's >>>> properties. The panels containing the base-material options remain >>>> unchanged >>>> >>>> Discussing in IRC I got positive feedback except for the last point. >>>> Icons in headers are a bit ugly, but the need remains for showing the >>>> user what properties are of basematerial and what of node material. >>>> So I welcome better ideas :) >>>> >>>> I look forward for your comments, thanks. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Bf-committers mailing list >>>> Bf-committers@blender.org >>>> http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Bf-committers mailing list >>> Bf-committers@blender.org >>> http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bf-committers mailing list >> Bf-committers@blender.org >> http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > > _______________________________________________ > Bf-committers mailing list > Bf-committers@blender.org > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers