+1 to the last 3-column layout with no headers. Gavin H.
On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 10:36 PM, David Jeske <dav...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Maybe something like this, with 2 columns: > > http://www.pasteall.org/43817 > > > > Not saying this is ideal, but I think trying to fit everything in > > columns with a single title per column constraints things too much. > > > > I think any of these non-flipping layouts would be a big improvement. The > reason I'm going wider is to keep the common views within mouse-reach when > menu opens "up". Below is a reachability comparison. I think the > difference in everyday usability would be significant. (Keeping 3d-view > close is one of the justifications I hear for today's "flipping" menus) > > http://www.pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=55034 > > As for the headers, we could just drop them. They are not a very important > part of layout waypointing, memory, or everyday usability. They are mostly > for new-users to get some idea what the categories are. However, if there > isn't enough ontological correctness they confuse more than help. > > What do you/folks think about this 3 column layout? .. with no headers > > http://www.pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=55036 > > It's the same as your ordering, except I put Node-Editor with the "main" > stuff on the left because I think the compositor is as good a "main view / > start-point" as the other things over there. (ignore the kind of nasty > extra space below "Editor Type".. it's a byproduct of the current menu code > and could be fixed) > _______________________________________________ > 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