[Bf-committers] Re: [Bf-blender-cvs] CVS commit: blender/source/blender/include BDR_sculptmode.h blender/source/blender/makesdna DNA_scene_types.h blender/source/blender/src drawview.c sculptmode.c space.c

[Doug Olllivier]

Nicholas Bishop wrote:

>
> Regarding hotkeys that are 'definitely' safe to remove, does it still
> make sense to remove them even if sculptmode doesn't actually end up
> needing them for anything?
Yes it does make sense to remove them,  the ones i tested were infact 
un-usable since the functions weren't available, i.e. UV unwrap (why is 
it needed when you don't know what faces you have selected, or Rotate 
texture co-ords...)

what "should" happen IMO is all keys should be deleted, meaning as the 
tool expands and grows over the years with functions like. 

Vertex groups
Preset brushes/saved brushes
MRM selections and tools.
Detail patches (possibly with vertex groups...)
Texture Displacement preview....
...
All sorts of tools could get added over time, they should then have a 
hotkey available to go to.  look at the sequencer for precedent, most 
hotkeys don't have any function at all.

start with a clean slate, its a new feature with a heck of a lot of 
potential, lets get the hotkeys perfect for the first release, i think 
they are the most important thing.

also B select is not needed, infact i think the right mouse button to 
select other objects is not needed, but that is debatable.  i think the 
key could be used much better as a fast access menu for brushes (like 
photoshop) or something which will bring consistency to users across 
software,  the space bar is also another menu-set which i don't know if 
its needed (or at least most of its functions are not needed)  spacebar 
has been used by the sequencer and other areas for different "context 
sensitive" menus, so i don't see why it can't for the sculpt mode also.

Doug Ollivier