[Bf-committers] Re: [Bf-blender-cvs] CVS commit: Loop selection

ilac bf-committers@blender.org
Sat, 25 Oct 2003 11:28:06 +0200


Just remebered J is used to join tri's in edit mode so that one's out... But
K is still possible.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ilac" <ilac@maltanet.net>
To: <bf-committers@blender.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 11:21 AM
Subject: [Bf-blender-cvs] CVS commit: Loop selection


> I've complained about this several, several (well, ok just 3  ;o) )
> occasions on elysiun and never got a direct reply (except Martin letting
me
> know it was pointed out to Roel)
>
> Why the insistance on using the SHIFT key (Shift-R) for loop select? Shift
> is an add-to modifier key for selections. It would make sense to use shift
> to add/Remove more loops to the selection. Experimenting in Tuhopuu is
fine
> coz that's what it's there for but now it's been commited to the official
> tree too...
>
> Could we please have an alternative hotkey before the official release.
(If
> you need an alternative, how about 'J'. It isn't used in Edit mode afaik.
> That gives you
> J = select loop,
> CTRLJ = cut and
> ShiftJ = add/remove loops even with other selections already present.
>
> Or use 'K'.
> K = brings up the knife menu,
> Ctrl-K = loop cut,
> Alt K = loop select,
> Alt Shift K  = add/remove.
>
> Though it might make more more sense to make K = loop select, and Alt K =
> knife menu, so as to avoid a 3 key hotkey for the add/remove as now that
> becomes shift K instead of Shift Alt K)
>
>
> I'm really sorry to be complaining, I really love the loop select and cut
> tools (Thanks Roel! :o) ) But using shift here doesn't seem in any way
> logical to me!
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Regards
> Fabrizio
>