[Bf-committers] blender UI state

[Gianmichele Mariani]

I tend to agree, but removing too much information on startup is not good
either. Also let's face it, the default cube is somehow a symbol for
blender and honestly it's harmless.

Now we are all in some way accustomed to the convention of some 3d program
but do you remember the first time you opened it? Certainly max or maya
weren't less scary than blender when you first opened them.

I agree that there's a bit of clutter especially in the properties area,
but nothing so serious (cough cough max). Probably the best solution is to
add a link to an introduction to the interface, something like 5 mins where
it explains the few conventions Blender has, in the splash screen. It could
be tied to whatever interaction model (maya or blender) is chosen on first
start.

This is my analysis done at the time if you're interested

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17486466/BlenderUI.pdf

.Gian


On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 7:51 AM, Jorge Rodriguez <jorge at lunarworkshop.com>wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Knapp <magick.crow at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I know I did the first time I tried blender. The next time I found a
> > video by gray-beard called something like learning the user interface
> > and then all was good.
> >
>
> I'd like Blender to be learnable without people having to go watch
> tutorials. The process of flipping to and from tutorial videos all the time
> is awfully disruptive. There's no reason it can't be more transparent.
>
> Yes it is really odd at first but I think it has persisted so long
> > because it is a much better system.
>
>
> Sure, I believe you. I'm sure it is. I'm glad Blender is ahead of the curve
> in introducing new paradigms like this. I hear a lot of users say they
> enjoy Blender's right click select and that's great. Problem is, it
> frustrates the hell out of most users who have no idea why the left click
> doesn't select. It may be a better system but it's not one that any new
> users will be familiar with. Therefore, the default should be left click
> select.
>
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