[Bf-committers] 2.5 release

[Knapp]

I know the theory and I also am part of a group on #blender that is
using 2.5 now and filing bug reports. I still stick by what I said.
One the other hand, if this is to be called beta0 then release as that
but be sure that at least all the features have buttons, even if the
buttons don't work yet.

Many opinions are being formed now and a lot of that is based on new
things that are there and old things that are not there (but I think
will be on the final??). This leads me to the thought that having the
UI/GUI finished even on a beta0 is very important. The buttons don't
have to work but they must be there.

As I provide help to new 2.5 users, the BIGGEST problem is that they
can't find shift A and for me that space-bar habit dies hard! I am not
so sure this is a good move. As one user said, why replace the most
often used key with something that takes the 2 weakest fingers to do
in some awkward move? It is not clear to me, yet, why we even need a
command search tool.

My auto BB key pressing will not die ether after more than 1 month of
use. Do we really need to remap all this? I know it makes logical
senses and might even be better for newbies but do we have proof?
Everything else seems good, IMOHO.

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Christopher Cherrett
<stuff at trackingsolutions.ca> wrote:
> Open Source is built on early releases so the community can help to get
> it working.
>
> http://catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/



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Douglas E Knapp

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