[Bf-committers] Regarding the current usage of proportional edit
Hello all, first thing : is it the right mailing list for tiny suggestions like this one ? Please read on and tell me so I don't get it wrong. It is a usability idea. I often use proportional edit when modeling, however I sometimes use connected and sometimes not, and I don't systematically remember which. In the spur of the moment, I often happen to hit o or alt+o and find myself toggling the other proportional edit mode, when I just want to turn it off ! With the new projected mode this rather irritating issue embiggens, as one would have to stumble between three modes and their corresponding hotkeys before getting what they want. Hence this suggestion. I suggest to make proportional edit a boolean, like snapping, and keep an additional menu from which you could select the proportional edit type (normal, connected, projected). o would toggle proportional edit on and off, and alt+o or shift+o would switch between modes. Thank you for your great work, Hadrien ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
Re: [Bf-committers] Multiple OpenGL Windows?
Someone should test if SDL stuff is still working. Maybe that variable needs re-adding but only just before SDL initialization, and to be removed after. Also, as a workaround for previous versions you can do: import os del os.environ['SDL_VIDEODRIVER'] Or something like that. -- DiThi 2013/7/4 Sinan Hassani sinan.hass...@gmail.com On 13-07-04 07:31 AM, Brecht Van Lommel wrote: I found some suspicious code in Blender that would set the environment variable SDL_VIDEODRIVER=dummy. I'm not sure if that's the cause of the problem, but I would expect such environment variables to influence child processes. That code is removed now in svn revision 57992 or newer, please test if it helps. Hey this worked!!! Thanks Brecht! I tested using daily buildbot build: 57997 However, I'm currently using Blender 2.68 RC1, but I will switch to 57997, and if I find any bugs, I will make a note that I'm using build 57997 instead of 2.68 RC1. So I can confirm that as of build 57997, SDL 2.0 applications can be launched from within Blender. Sinan ___ 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
Re: [Bf-committers] Multiple OpenGL Windows?
On 13-07-05 03:54 PM, Alberto Torres wrote: Also, as a workaround for previous versions you can do: import os del os.environ['SDL_VIDEODRIVER'] Or something like that. When I use this with 2.68 RC1, I get this error: del self._data[key] KeyError: b'SDL_VIDEODRIVER' However the patch applied in 57992 or newer works for me, like I mention in the previous thread. Sinan ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
Re: [Bf-committers] Regarding the current usage of proportional edit
The upcoming pie menu's should make the 3 way switch pretty easy. The piemenus addon in contrib already has functionality for proportional editing on the 'o' key. The best place for suggestions like this is probably the bf-funboard (Functionality Board) mailing list. -Sean On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Hadrien Brissaud hadris...@gmail.comwrote: Hello all, first thing : is it the right mailing list for tiny suggestions like this one ? Please read on and tell me so I don't get it wrong. It is a usability idea. I often use proportional edit when modeling, however I sometimes use connected and sometimes not, and I don't systematically remember which. In the spur of the moment, I often happen to hit o or alt+o and find myself toggling the other proportional edit mode, when I just want to turn it off ! With the new projected mode this rather irritating issue embiggens, as one would have to stumble between three modes and their corresponding hotkeys before getting what they want. Hence this suggestion. I suggest to make proportional edit a boolean, like snapping, and keep an additional menu from which you could select the proportional edit type (normal, connected, projected). o would toggle proportional edit on and off, and alt+o or shift+o would switch between modes. Thank you for your great work, Hadrien ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers -- ||-- Instant Messengers -- || ICQ at 11133295 || AIM at shatterstar98 || MSN Messenger at shatte...@hotmail.com || Yahoo Y! at the_7th_samuri ||-- ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
Re: [Bf-committers] Regarding the current usage of proportional edit
Here is a semi-dev related followup... I figured it should be possible to cause a keypress to bring up the context-menu to select a specific proportional editing mode. I tried to replace the shift-o keybinding to wm.context_cycle_enum(tool_settings.proportional_edit_falloff) to a direct reference to tool_settings.proportional_edit_falloff (which is what it says in the tooltip for that popup menu). I expected it to make a context-menu when I hit the key, but it didn't work. I also tried ToolSettings.proportional_edit_falloff. It looks like it's resolving something in the keybind panel.. Why doesn't this work? http://www.pasteall.org/pic/54972 ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
Re: [Bf-committers] Regarding the current usage of proportional edit
On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 9:10 AM, David Jeske dav...@gmail.com wrote: Here is a semi-dev related followup... I figured it should be possible to cause a keypress to bring up the context-menu to select a specific proportional editing mode. I tried to replace the shift-o keybinding to wm.context_cycle_enum(tool_settings.proportional_edit_falloff) to a direct reference to tool_settings.proportional_edit_falloff (which is what it says in the tooltip for that popup menu). I expected it to make a context-menu when I hit the key, but it didn't work. I also tried ToolSettings.proportional_edit_falloff. It looks like it's resolving something in the keybind panel.. Why doesn't this work? http://www.pasteall.org/pic/54972 It doesn't work because the rna path is used as an operator name. this works. import bpy km = bpy.context.window_manager.keyconfigs.default.keymaps[3D View] kmi = km.keymap_items.new(wm.context_cycle_enum, 'O', 'PRESS', oskey=True) kmi.properties.data_path = tool_settings.proportional_edit_falloff ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
Re: [Bf-committers] Regarding the current usage of proportional edit
import bpy km = bpy.context.window_manager.keyconfigs.default.keymaps[3D View] kmi = km.keymap_items.new(wm.context_cycle_enum, 'O', 'PRESS', oskey=True) kmi.properties.data_path = tool_settings.proportional_edit_falloff When I do this, I get the same behavior as the current. It cycles through the options. I want it to pop-up the menu of all the proportional editing options, like it does for delete when a vertex is selected in edit mode. Did I do something wrong? It doesn't work because the rna path is used as an operator name. I admit I don't understand enough about RNA, Python, and keymaps to know what this means. As a naive user in this situation, I would really like it if I could hover-over a control, look at the RNA/Python path, and type that directly into a keymap to trigger the menu. I don't understand why I can't do this. Heck, I'd like to be able to right click on the control and choose make shortcut and get a nice panel to set it up. Any advice on how I make that work? ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
Re: [Bf-committers] Regarding the current usage of proportional edit
On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 12:44 PM, David Jeske dav...@gmail.com wrote: import bpy km = bpy.context.window_manager.keyconfigs.default.keymaps[3D View] kmi = km.keymap_items.new(wm.context_cycle_enum, 'O', 'PRESS', oskey=True) kmi.properties.data_path = tool_settings.proportional_edit_falloff When I do this, I get the same behavior as the current. It cycles through the options. I want it to pop-up the menu of all the proportional editing options, like it does for delete when a vertex is selected in edit mode. Did I do something wrong? Ah, I misunderstood, in that case use wm.context_menu_enum import bpy km = bpy.context.window_manager.keyconfigs.default.keymaps[3D View] kmi = km.keymap_items.new(wm.context_menu_enum, 'O', 'PRESS', oskey=True) kmi.properties.data_path = tool_settings.proportional_edit_falloff It doesn't work because the rna path is used as an operator name. I admit I don't understand enough about RNA, Python, and keymaps to know what this means. As a naive user in this situation, I would really like it if I could hover-over a control, look at the RNA/Python path, and type that directly into a keymap to trigger the menu. I don't understand why I can't do this. Heck, I'd like to be able to right click on the control and choose make shortcut and get a nice panel to set it up. Any advice on how I make that work? At the moment you can't do that but of course it could be made to work. -- - Campbell ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
[Bf-committers] tooltips on python created operators?
Any particular reason there isn't an argument for adding custom tooltip text when adding operators via Python with ? UILayout.operator(operator, text=, text_ctxt=, translate=True, icon='NONE', emboss=True) I want to add tooltips to lines that look like this: row.operator(curve.handle_type_set, text=Auto).type = 'AUTOMATIC' row.operator(curve.handle_type_set, text=Vector).type = 'VECTOR' row = col.row() row.operator(curve.handle_type_set, text=Align).type = 'ALIGNED' Obviously the generic handle_type_set operator tooltip isn't appropriate.. because these have parameters. Unless you have some objection, I'd like to add an optional paramater tooltip, which allows the definition of a custom tooltip for this item... and punch it up into C land into the tooltip. Any objection? ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
Re: [Bf-committers] tooltips on python created operators?
On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 1:49 PM, David Jeske dav...@gmail.com wrote:
Any particular reason there isn't an argument for adding custom tooltip
text when adding operators via Python with ?
Yep, storing data such as tool descriptions in the UI isn't good
practice, then the API docs miss them and if we have the tool accessed
from more then one place we have to duplicate strings about (or store
in some central place and reference by ID).
These can each have their own tooltips already, check
CURVE_OT_handle_type_set, editcurve_handle_type_items variable,
The first item reads:
{HD_AUTO, AUTOMATIC, 0, Automatic, },
Add some text into the description field (last), and it will show up
in the tooltip, along with the more general description.
UILayout.operator(operator, text=, text_ctxt=, translate=True,
icon='NONE', emboss=True)
I want to add tooltips to lines that look like this:
row.operator(curve.handle_type_set, text=Auto).type = 'AUTOMATIC'
row.operator(curve.handle_type_set, text=Vector).type = 'VECTOR'
row = col.row()
row.operator(curve.handle_type_set, text=Align).type = 'ALIGNED'
Obviously the generic handle_type_set operator tooltip isn't
appropriate.. because these have parameters.
Unless you have some objection, I'd like to add an optional paramater
tooltip, which allows the definition of a custom tooltip for this item...
and punch it up into C land into the tooltip. Any objection?
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[Bf-committers] Patch [#36029] improvements to spline behavior with a SINGLE handle selected
After hashing it out with a few artists/users who LOVE the current spline handle behavior, I think I have a patch which will make single spline handle-set more predictable/understandable, while retaining 110% of current functionality. (not a joke, I added functionality by fixing bugs) http://projects.blender.org/tracker/index.php?func=detailaid=36029group_id=9atid=127 Summary: This patch improves the usability of the spline handle set menu behavior when a SINGLE spline handle is selected. It does not change the behavior of spline handle modes or how splines are interpreted. It also... - adds a visualization for a rotation-constrained spline handle, and fixes a couple bugs in working with single spline handles. - allows any single spline handle to be scaled along the spline axis with no fear of rotating the spline (no matter what mode the spline is in). Previously this was only possible for both handles together. See the bug for the nitty gritty details... ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
[Bf-committers] Patch [#36028] New 4-column layout for the editor-type-selector menu...
This patch alters the window-editor-type-selection menu to a new 4-column layout, based on the multi-column Modifier selection design. The new design: - keeps the primary editors very close to the menu-button in both orientations - makes it SUBSTANTIALLY easier to find and remember the locations of other editor types in the menu - provides an ordered grouping of editor-types, with a meaning that can help new users understand the software http://www.pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=54986 http://projects.blender.org/tracker/index.php?func=detailaid=36028group_id=9atid=127 ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
