[Bf-committers] 3D Cursor and Border Select

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On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Ton Roosendaal <ton at blender.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Independent how many people like things, there's also a simple issue of managing Blender well.

Yes.

> I would not like to get such important changes in Blender just based on a moment someone complains and  gets a bunch of mails by people who endorse it. Independent whether it's a good idea; usability is something to handle carefully.

Yes.

> - We need to acknowledge that there's keymaps for a reason, not everyone is the same. That's why they're customizable.

Yes, but the default is what most users will use and it is what
teachers and tutorials will most likely be using. Changing it does put
a big hole in old leaning materials but if it is a good improvement
then I think we should do it. So far no one has said anything against
this but one laptop user. I feel it is good to wait and learn more but
this seems to be a good idea.

> - We could provide Blender with a number of well maintained default maps; among which one could be for "learning blender" (minimal shortcuts even) and one "compatible for old users".

Although this sounds good and provides flexibly, it makes life hard
when you go to help someone and all the keys are different for each
person. A well made default that is used by most is a very good thing.

> - We also need to design good ways to support keymaps with input methods for tablet/pen, laptops without function/numpad keys, ndof devices, and multitouch.

Yes.

> Within all these considerations we can also attempt to make something like a  "default" map... but that's the toughest target ever. It probably will be just "the map used by the UI team" in the end.

Not really, most users start learning with the default and stick to it
unless there is a very good reason to change it.

> Which leads to the main issue: three out of four members of our current UI owner team is very inactive now. We need to refresh this team with people who get as much respect & recognition as we had during the 2.5 period, and then trust them to build and maintain a sane default.
>

I thought a new team formed last month to improve the UI and
usability? What are they up to? I guess they were not official and
that is what you are referring to but still they were off to a strong
start. This idea seems to be right in line with what they had started.

> -Ton-


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