[Bf-committers] Copy Data Path and API doc organization

[Nathan Vegdahl]

> shift-alt drag button into text editor or console -> full path
> shift-alt drag button into driver area -> appropriately truncated path

Alternatively, we could have it always copy the full path, but when
pasting (full over-write) into the driver path, it truncates it up to
the matching datablock.  This would also future-proof, for when
(hopefully) the animation system will be able to handle arbitrary rna
paths (e.g. scene-level actions/ipo-bags).

--Nathan


On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Bassam Kurdali
<bkurdali at freefactory.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-05-19 at 09:31 +0200, Damir Prebeg wrote:
>> Hi there,
>>
>> It would be much more useful if we could copy full data path and not
>> just the last part of it. For instance, If I copy data path of x
>> render resolution, all I get is "render.resolution_x". And under witch
>> module or class lives that render? It's like you are giving me a
>> street name with a number but you don't want to tell me in witch city
>> that street is located.
> I hit the reply button too soon. Here's an idea:
> use drag and drop (with a modifier, e.g. alt, or shift-alt) on buttons:
>
> shift-alt drag button into text editor or console -> full path
> shift-alt drag button into driver area -> appropriately truncated path
>
> I'm not sure if this is an abuse of drag and drop. Alternatively having
> a 'smart paste' that omits the path might work for drivers. I have no
> idea if that would be an abuse of copy/paste however ;)
>
> Bassam
>
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