[Bf-committers] [Bf-blender-cvs] SVN commit: /data/svn/bf-blender [24964] trunk/blender/source/blender/ editors/object/object_transform.c: Rename 'Object Center' to 'Centroid'.

Samuel Nicholas nicholas.samuel at gmail.com
Sun Nov 29 00:26:26 CET 2009


tbh I dont really like naming discussions, I would people would use correct
terms for what things are, and I see that you are trying

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centroid

The use of centroid here is incorrect,  it sounds cool, but  that has no
value compared to that of associative knowledge, in other words, you are
doing newbies a disservice by teaching them incorrect meanings of words, and
confusing knowledgeable people :)

some other words I have seen around for this concept are, root, origin,
pivot

But I think origin best describes the purpose best
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_%28geometry%29

hopefully you will find this clearer. 'centre' in the below description does
not take into consideration the centre of mass, but is used instead of the
correct term 'centroid' for clearer reading (if i have my meanings right)

"ObData to Origin", "Move the object data to the object origin"
"Origin to ObData", "Move the object origin to the centre of object data"
"Origin to 3D Cursor", "Move the object origin to the position of the 3d
cursor"

And I apologise for putting my nose in when I am not a developer, I hope the
detail in my email mitigates that fact.

Cheers
Enetheru

2009/11/29 Erwin Coumans <erwin.coumans at gmail.com>

> -1
>
> Centroid is not as clear as Object Center.
>
> On Nov 28, 2009, at 4:04, Thomas Dinges <dingto at gmx.de> wrote:
>
> > Hey William,
> > easier to understand? I prefer Center. This is easier to
> > understand! ;-)
> >
> > So -1 on that.
> >
> > And there is a small typo:
> >
> > ObData to Centroi"D"
> >
> > Regards,
> > Thomas
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Am 28.11.2009 12:34, schrieb William Reynish:
> >> Revision: 24964
> >>
> http://projects.blender.org/plugins/scmsvn/viewcvs.php?view=rev&root=bf-blender&revision=24964
> >> Author:   billrey
> >> Date:     2009-11-28 12:34:04 +0100 (Sat, 28 Nov 2009)
> >>
> >> Log Message:
> >> -----------
> >> Rename 'Object Center' to 'Centroid'. This makes the Center/Center
> >> Cursor etc popup menu much easier to understand.
> >>
> >> Modified Paths:
> >> --------------
> >>     trunk/blender/source/blender/editors/object/object_transform.c
> >>
> >> Modified: trunk/blender/source/blender/editors/object/
> >> object_transform.c
> >> ===================================================================
> >> --- trunk/blender/source/blender/editors/object/
> >> object_transform.c    2009-11-28 11:32:09 UTC (rev 24963)
> >> +++ trunk/blender/source/blender/editors/object/
> >> object_transform.c    2009-11-28 11:34:04 UTC (rev 24964)
> >> @@ -695,9 +695,9 @@
> >>  /********************* Set Object Center ************************/
> >>
> >>  static EnumPropertyItem prop_set_center_types[] = {
> >> -    {0, "CENTER", 0, "ObData to Center", "Move object data around
> >> Object center"},
> >> -    {1, "CENTER_NEW", 0, "Center New", "Move Object center to
> >> center of object data"},
> >> -    {2, "CENTER_CURSOR", 0, "Center Cursor", "Move Object Center
> >> to position of the 3d cursor"},
> >> +    {0, "CENTER", 0, "ObData to Centroi", "Move object data to
> >> Object centroid"},
> >> +    {1, "CENTER_NEW", 0, "Centroid to ObData", "Move Object
> >> centroid to center of object data"},
> >> +    {2, "CENTER_CURSOR", 0, "Centroid to 3D Cursor", "Move Object
> >> centroid to position of the 3d cursor"},
> >>      {0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL}
> >>  };
> >>
> >>
> >>
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