[Bf-committers] Re: Bugtracker lost me again....

[Alexander Ewering]

...what a pointless discussion.

On Sun, 26 Dec 2004, Meino Christian Cramer wrote:

> From: GSR - FR <famrom at infernal-iceberg.com>
> Subject: [Bf-committers] Re: Bugtracker lost me again....
> Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 16:57:14 +0100
>
>> Meino.Cramer at gmx.de (2004-12-26 at 0739.19 +0100):
>>>    Assumption:
>>>    Size() describes the radius in case of a sphere-object.
>>
>> Size in the panel describes the scaling of the object. You can have
>> any object with size 1, 1, 1 and any apparent size. Or the inverse,
>> multiple objects that look the same, but have different sizes in the
>> panel. Try scaling inside edit mode and outside, and check when the
>> Size values changes. Also try subsurf (best way to get ultra round
>> spheres from a icosphere), and enjoy the manual positioning (with
>> plain spheres you can scale by 0.7 and get an acceptable solution).
>
>  Yes, yes and yes.
>
>  I know. how it _does_ work, GSR. That's why I am posting.
>  My idea was, that it would be more intuitive to handle, if it
>  _would_ work _differently (that was the reason for my post).
>  I wanted to be _changed_.
>
>>
>> That is how Blender has always worked, object blocks have one "size"
>> and mesh/nurbs/etc blocks other, and they combine for the final
>> result.
>
>  Also agreed. It works the way I dont like since hundred of years.
>  Time for a change.
>
>> The simplest solution I can think of is changing the labels to
>> say Scale, cos changing the system internally means having to cope
>> with all the old files and adapt them to whatever system it would be
>> used then.
>
>  This would give the behaviour only a different name.
>  This is like calling an error a feature just to make it not an error...
>
>  And if the code become too old to be changed...than it is...just too old.
>
>  Sorry, it does not convince me.
>
>  "How long is that ladder, Pa?"
>
> 			   "It is one meter, my son!"
>
>  "...and how long is the other ladder, Pa?"
>
> 			   "It is also a meter long, my son...why do you ask?"
>
>  "...but Pa....they are of difference length....???!"
>
> 			   "Yes, I know....it was that way, since the beginning of
> 			   time, my son...and it is because the one is made from
> 			   wood, and the other is made from aluminum!"
>
>  The son wents away....his head shaking....
>
>
>> GSR
>
>  Meino
>
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