[Bf-funboard] (Kent) Re: Toolbox 4

Thorsten Wilms bf-funboard@blender.org
Fri, 10 Oct 2003 01:44:01 +0200


On Fri, Oct 10, 2003 at 12:04:16PM -0500, Kent Mein wrote:
> In reply to Thorsten Wilms (t_w_@freenet.de):
> 
> > Hi!
> > 
> > New stuff based on the second Cross design.
> > 
> > http://wrstud.urz.uni-wuppertal.de/~ka0394/en/blender_ui/
> > 
> 
> Not that I'm complaining but I fail to see how thats better than
> a more compact version of the current space bar menu.  I mean
> with 4 entrys in the space bar its almost the same amount of movement to just
> line them up instead of offsetting the two middle ones a little and squishing
> them together.  Seems like a lot of work for not much improvement
> (just me probably)

My current design can be easily upgraded to 5 or 6 toplevels while still 
having very short distances and clear angles.

But I will look into a linear version too.

> One thing I think we should do is make the space bar menu another mode.
> so that we could use say 3 to jump to the 3rd item, and or arrows keys
> to select stuff in the menu.

Numbers for commands are hard to memorize.
Arrow Keys are just perfect for the cross design (although only on the first 
level as it is now).

> Also I think its visually helpful to have the >> or something equivalent
> to show you what is expandable and what isn't.
> 
> Kent

Sure. That, as well propably shortcuts and seperating lines or something  
will find their way into my designs later. Just not now when I'm 
moving around stuff too often.


---
Thorsten