[Bf-committers] 3D Cursor and Border Select

[Damir Prebeg]

Hi Ton,

Yes, I know that I can select an outliner item with right click but
that's not what I want to point out. You say that LMB in Blender means
action. But isn't selection of an object some sort of action?

Problem for Beginner(TM) is not only that Blender uses RMB for
selection, problem is that we have different mouse behaviors for
different window types in the same application. I see that every time
when I try to teach somebody basics of Blender. They all have problem
with "stupid jumping red-white circle with cross in the middle".

When I've started with Blender it was pretty hard for me to get use to
that right click selection so I always switched to LMB. I use tablet
now so beside other tablet problems that's not an issue for me any
more.

To cut the... If we want RMB to be default selection button, let's
make it default in all window types. But personally, I sill don't see
any reason whatsoever not to use LMB as every other app on the market.

On 28 February 2012 20:22, Ton Roosendaal <ton at blender.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
>>> And Beginner(TM) doesn't understand why he have to use RMB to select
>>> object in 3D View and LMB to select that same object in Outliner. Why?
>
> The outliner can show anything, from scenes to bones and renderlayers.
> Every item in this outliner is selectable with RMB. This allows operations on it.
>
> Using the LMB in blender means "Action". That's in the outliner many things, like enter editmode (on mesh icon) or drag stuff away from it, or open/close hierarchies, or selection of objects.
>
> This selection operation is just like using a button. It can be anything in fact, it's a generic system (hardcoded now) that can be extended freely. Could be keymap or python once...
>
> -Ton-
>
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> Ton Roosendaal  Blender Foundation   ton at blender.org    www.blender.org
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>
> On 28 Feb, 2012, at 13:54, Carsten Wartmann wrote:
>
>> Am 28.02.2012 09:17, schrieb Damir Prebeg:
>>> When Beginner(TM) finally accepts RMB, he tries to border/circle
>>> select objects and he press B/C and RMB to select more objects...
>>> ups... wait... you can't use RMB to border/circle select objects, you
>>> have to use good old LMB to do that. Why?
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>>> And Beginner(TM) doesn't understand why he have to use RMB to select
>>> object in 3D View and LMB to select that same object in Outliner. Why?
>>
>> And why you border select in the Filewindow with LMB! And select with LMB.
>>
>> In old Blenders this was also RMB (like in 3D View).
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Carsten
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