[Bf-committers] Oops - embarrassing msg from list moderator

2021-05-18 Thread Stephen Swaney via Bf-committers
I just rejected 2 messages from an unsubscribed poster for being feature requests that were better off on Right Click select. Unfortunately, due to lack of coffee, I neglected to add this explanation to the rejection. Apologies to the poster. Sorry for the noise. S. __

Re: [Bf-committers] Aligning with the vfx reference platform in 2020

2020-01-11 Thread Stephen Swaney
Following the VFX Platofrm for a year is reasonable. The problem with doing it long-term is they are handicapped by their reliance on Qt, something we thankfully don't suffer from. Upgrading our dependent libs is a good thing (at least in theory!). I seem to recall seeing a bunch of bugs related

Re: [Bf-committers] Should we change the splash image when theversion number changes?

2019-10-11 Thread Stephen Swaney
> All that said, I actually believe that the true reason to change the splash > at the very last moment is because there is a lot of expectations in regard > to that. So it is nice to align the hype of the splash reveal with the > release of a new version of Blender. We should *definitely* keep th

Re: [Bf-committers] 3d connexion support

2019-07-20 Thread Stephen Swaney
What operating system and what driver? I had a Space Mouse working with the open source ndof under Linux. Can't test at the moment since stuff is packed up for moving. S. - Original Message - From: samu...@bluewin.ch To: "bf-blender developers" Sent: Friday, July 19, 2019 12:46:46 PM Su

Re: [Bf-committers] Windows XP support

2016-01-30 Thread Stephen Swaney
;m a big Linux fan but I would not recommend your average Windows user install it, no matter what the distro. Unless you feel adventurous! S. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net 231-313-2492skype: sswaney (GMT-5) _

Re: [Bf-committers] Blender building software

2014-11-16 Thread Stephen Swaney
make this easier, but it is platform-specific which means it is not a universal cure. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net 231-313-2492skype: sswaney (GMT-4) ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blen

Re: [Bf-committers] Randomness in arrays

2014-02-06 Thread stephen swaney
On 02/06/2014 08:44 AM, Patrice Gmail wrote: > In > Blender we need repeatable randomness, in the sense that the same > file should produce the very same pseudo-random result. The trick to doing this is to set the random number generator seed to a know value. After that, you get a re

Re: [Bf-committers] Blender on Android-still alive?

2014-01-05 Thread Stephen Swaney
noted. S. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net 231-313-2492skype: sswaney (GMT-4) ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers

Re: [Bf-committers] Terrain modeling

2013-10-23 Thread Stephen Swaney
olutions. Maybe something useful in there? -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net 231-313-2492skype: sswaney (GMT-4) ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers

Re: [Bf-committers] [Bf-blender-cvs] SVN commit: /data/svn/bf-blender [60875] tags/blender-2.69-release/blender: svn merge ^/trunk/blender -c60755 -c60766 -c60792 -c60796

2013-10-21 Thread Stephen Swaney
the actual code you plan on releasing. >From a user perspective, if I just finished exercising previous Release Candidates, I would find my enthusiasm for testing beginning to fade for N > 3. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net 231-313-2492skype

Re: [Bf-committers] GSoC - BGE Particle System or Arduino API

2013-04-23 Thread Stephen Swaney
the device. (think ISO layered networking model) S. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers

Re: [Bf-committers] Crash on STL import

2013-03-18 Thread Stephen Swaney
lorian? sswa...@centurytel.net -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers

Re: [Bf-committers] Code cleanup woes

2013-01-26 Thread Stephen Swaney
as to why you don't do stuff like this on an ad hoc basis. S. -- Stephen Swaney ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers

Re: [Bf-committers] Text Editor - Scintilla Integration

2012-12-19 Thread Stephen Swaney
sorts of text edit goodness and did not have to write/maintain it ourselves. Still seems like a good idea. Scintilla was one of the candidates. S. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers

Re: [Bf-committers] numpy integration followup

2012-11-21 Thread Stephen Swaney
peal of only installing blender is understandable, but the Numpy people already package up their software for various platforms. I'm not sure it is worth our effort to duplicate that work. Stephen -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net __

Re: [Bf-committers] build blender with mingw

2012-04-12 Thread Stephen Swaney
O, > for the reasons I have posted previously and should we support MinGW64 > we should also distribute our own version. I cannot imagine that we would want to be in the business of distributing MinGW. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net

Re: [Bf-committers] Raspberry Pi render farm

2012-02-19 Thread Stephen Swaney
recommend getting a bunch of those hand-cranked laptops and a whole lot of orphans ) -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers

Re: [Bf-committers] tkinter python module

2012-01-19 Thread Stephen Swaney
g loops. Trying to run two main loops can be problematic. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers

Re: [Bf-committers] Collada importer/exporter kickout

2012-01-17 Thread Stephen Swaney
g (or other word that means "specific yet vague"), I suspect this is where we are going to end up: with lots of little purpose-built exporters and importers. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mailing

Re: [Bf-committers] Proposal for 8 bpc sRGB / 32 bpc linear float

2012-01-03 Thread Stephen Swaney
On Mon, Jan 02, 2012 at 05:02:06PM -0800, Troy Sobotka wrote: > Not sure the last mail got through as I attached a JPG. Attachments get stripped automagically. Overly-large posts get held for moderation. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.

Re: [Bf-committers] Proposal to Change Mathutils Vectors

2011-12-06 Thread Stephen Swaney
ation users are the examples here. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net 231-271-7371 ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers

Re: [Bf-committers] Proposal to Change Mathutils Vectors

2011-12-03 Thread Stephen Swaney
ould be better off fixing what is broken. Either that, or switching to numpy for our math heavy lifting. Before doing anything with this, we need to get some of our math experts to sit down and work through the implications. For me, it has the warning lights flashing. -- Stephen

Re: [Bf-committers] blender font is unclear

2011-09-22 Thread Stephen Swaney
On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 12:52:02PM +0300, Αντώνης Ρυακιωτάκης wrote: > I am not too font of it either :p If this is a deliberate pun, I am laughing like a hyena. If it is just confusion between similar sounding words (font/fond), then I politely did not notice. -- Stephen Swa

Re: [Bf-committers] Blender incorpore encryption???

2011-08-21 Thread Stephen Swaney
#x27; can refer to file compression algorithms. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers

Re: [Bf-committers] bmesh branch patches

2011-07-23 Thread Stephen Swaney
do not get help up by the mailing list anti-spam software. An announcement here is always a good idea. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/m

Re: [Bf-committers] Windows 2000 build please.

2011-07-16 Thread Stephen Swaney
nput API, which only works on XP or newer. Far as I know, that is the only hard technical reason blocking a Win2000 build. That sounds like a bit of a show stopper. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mail

Re: [Bf-committers] Windows 2000 build please.

2011-07-16 Thread Stephen Swaney
he Blender development forums. If you filter out the sense of entitlement and the "Blender is no longer free" nonsense, I think it is a reasonable question and subject for discussion. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net __

Re: [Bf-committers] Windows 2000 build please.

2011-07-14 Thread Stephen Swaney
eps up to do this, it will not happen. That is the way Open Source works. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers

Re: [Bf-committers] Windows 2000 build please.

2011-07-14 Thread Stephen Swaney
A win-win scenario. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers

Re: [Bf-committers] Clay Tool Bug

2011-06-22 Thread Stephen Swaney
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 09:01:33AM -0500, Jason Wilkins wrote: > Ah, didn't realize attachments won't work, here: > > http://www.pasteall.org/22585 We also have a patch tracker for just this purpose. -- Stephen Swaney ssw

Re: [Bf-committers] Visibility of attribution

2011-06-20 Thread Stephen Swaney
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 03:39:25AM +, Campbell Barton wrote: > On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 3:22 AM, Stephen Swaney wrote: > > > > Personally, I am not sure of the value of asserting copyright over code > > that is GPL'ed. > > In practice probably not much thoug

Re: [Bf-committers] Visibility of attribution

2011-06-20 Thread Stephen Swaney
ation wanted an attribution notice put in the UI before they would contribute code. The answer was no. Personally, I am not sure of the value of asserting copyright over code that is GPL'ed. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net __

Re: [Bf-committers] [Bf-blender-cvs] SVN commit: /data/svn/bf-blender [34914] trunk/blender/release/scripts/ui/ properties_material.py: Commit patch [#25939] material panel proposal by Ervin Weber (lu

2011-02-18 Thread Stephen Swaney
tire package is ready for release at one time. One consequence of this style of development is that the appearance of interfaces like UI elements is defined and nailed down early. Modifying them later in the process is very hard due to the way changes cascade throughout the system. --

Re: [Bf-committers] Question about bone allocation (Chicken or the egg)

2011-02-01 Thread Stephen Swaney
get your patch applied. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers

Re: [Bf-committers] pixel get & image processing

2011-01-25 Thread Stephen Swaney
On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 07:54:29PM +0100, Sebastian Korczak wrote: > I have done simple PATCH for accessing pixel color from image/video. If this is a patch for Blender, you might want to put it in the patch tracker so it does not get overlooked and can be reviewed. -- Stephen Swa

Re: [Bf-committers] making CurveMapping objects editable from Python

2011-01-17 Thread Stephen Swaney
oked or forgotten * they can be discussed * problems can be corrected Just a thought... -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers

Re: [Bf-committers] Decimation / Surface Simplifier...

2011-01-10 Thread Stephen Swaney
a bit of ASM. The only problem with assembly code is porting and maintaining it on the umpteen platforms we support. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net 231-271-7371 ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http:/

Re: [Bf-committers] New Blender Logo

2011-01-09 Thread Stephen Swaney
about Blender we are trying to get away from? -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers

Re: [Bf-committers] 3D Connexion ndof support in blender 2.5

2011-01-01 Thread Stephen Swaney
Also worth noting is the open source SpaceNav project. They have a drop-in replacement for the 3dconnexion driver that also supports a non-proprietary protocol. Looks interesting. http://spacenav.sourceforge.net/ -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net

Re: [Bf-committers] About recognition in commit logs

2010-08-23 Thread Stephen Swaney
ur traditional practice. Bugfixes and patches are one of the main ways we grow new blender developers. At the very least, good manners requires acknowledging someone's contribution. It is not an option. -- Stephen Swaney ssw

Re: [Bf-committers] Python API Documentation

2010-08-17 Thread Stephen Swaney
docstrings, so no direct documentation in the interpreter, although > the help function could be overwritten to retrieve the docs from the DB Not having docstrings is a *major* drawback. Not only are they expected to be there, they are one of the features that makes developing python code an enjoyab

Re: [Bf-committers] Unlimited Clay committed

2010-06-01 Thread Stephen Swaney
s and linux In that case, the compiler flag -Wdeclaration-after-statement is your amigo. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers

Re: [Bf-committers] GNU style long argument proposal.

2010-05-23 Thread Stephen Swaney
rDev/Blender2.5/CommandArgs Looks good to me. And it would certainly make scripts easier to read. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net K231-271-7371 ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mail

Re: [Bf-committers] The final step that Blender needs to take in order to become fundamentally perfect

2010-05-11 Thread Stephen Swaney
ming the list. G'bye! -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers

Re: [Bf-committers] Error on compilation with cmake for windows

2010-04-14 Thread Stephen Swaney
er the contents of /lib/windows/pthreads/include to > /source/blender/blenlib > A couple points: The patch you reference is for scons, not cmake. Copying headers from one directory to another to fix include problems is both wrong and asking for trouble later. -- Stephen Swane

Re: [Bf-committers] Compiling old 2.49

2010-04-12 Thread Stephen Swaney
d line compiling. PATH is used to find executables (and dlls?), not include files -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net 231-271-7371 ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listi

Re: [Bf-committers] [Bf-blender-cvs] SVN commit: /data/svn/bf-blender [27621] trunk/blender: Fix for [#21639] Playback with AV-sync and None sound system.

2010-03-20 Thread Stephen Swaney
ach undeclared identifier is reported only once source/blender/editors/screen/screen_ops.c:2404: error: for each function it appears in.) source/blender/editors/screen/screen_ops.c:2414: warning: implicit declaration of function ‘isfinite’ -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net

Re: [Bf-committers] OFF export/import, and N-Gones/B-Mesh

2010-03-13 Thread Stephen Swaney
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 03:16:48PM -0700, Leif Andersen wrote: > Am I expected to just look through the source code to see what functions are > currently stored in bpy.data, or am I just missing something? Does looking at dir(bpy.data) in the console help any? -- Stephen

Re: [Bf-committers] Blender Projects: Blender Extensions Add-Ons (scripts/plugins).

2010-03-07 Thread Stephen Swaney
gt; EEK! Wouldn't mentorship [13] be better? No and no again Go look up the word 'malicious'. Hint: the root is 'malice' > Does the Blender community actively punish contributors? This doesn't even rise to the level of strawman argument. -- Stephen Swaney

Re: [Bf-committers] Text editor: "tab as space" as default? do we really need to push PEP8 that way?

2010-03-04 Thread Stephen Swaney
> to have tabs_as_spaces=True for new files (text.c::add_empty_text) > to have tabs_as_spaces=False for open files (text.c::add_text) This seems unnecessarily confusing. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-c

Re: [Bf-committers] Python RNA Type Registration

2010-03-01 Thread Stephen Swaney
sync by hand is error prone, better to automate the process and hide as much as possible. Bottom line: Metaclassing hides more of the inner workings of types and registration and presents a simpler interface to the scripter. This is the preferred solution. -- Stephen Swaney sswa

Re: [Bf-committers] Mailing list

2010-02-16 Thread Stephen Swaney
On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 10:03:31AM -0700, Mike Dortch wrote: > Can I get a copy of the mailing list for members? No. List members subscribe to the list. Ask them to contact you. No spamming, please -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.

Re: [Bf-committers] New gettext and fftw3 libraries for MinGW compilation

2010-01-30 Thread Stephen Swaney
The patches are in git format. Since we are using svn, having them in svn diff or diff -u format is more convenient. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http

Re: [Bf-committers] [Bf-blender-cvs] SVN commit: /data/svn/bf-blender [25775] trunk/blender: OpenGL Anti-aliasing implementation for blender windows

2010-01-08 Thread Stephen Swaney
As mailing list moderator, permit me to point out that it is possible to trim extraneous text from your replies. If it is not needed for context, cut it! Doing so will keep your messages from getting held up due to exceeding the size limit. -- Stephen Swaney sswa

[Bf-committers] Ubuntu bugs - was Re: I'd like to help

2009-12-15 Thread Stephen Swaney
see .sigs like this on mail that gets publicly archived on the web. -- Stephen Swaney sswa...@centurytel.net ___ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers