[Bf-committers] Why is use fake user not default for actions?

[Alberto Torres]

The idea of users make sense with datablocks that are *used*. Most of
them are always used. Actions aren't (unless you *always* use the
NLA). It is usual that you just have a library of animation cycles
ready to use or for a game. IMHO that's the reason actions should go
back to fakeuser-by-default.

DiThi


2012/9/8 patrick boelens <p_boelens at msn.com>:
>
> I think this was initially done so as to stay consistent in handling fake users; it now acts the same as for materials, textures, etc. However, I've also seen this being discussed before, and I think the consensus then was to roll-back to the old "fake-by-default", though I could be wrong here. Either way, I agree the old system might be best for this. User experience/ frustration > consistency imo. =
>
> -Patrick
>
>> Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2012 12:50:29 -0700
>> From: dfelinto at gmail.com
>> To: bf-committers at blender.org
>> Subject: Re: [Bf-committers] Why is use fake user not default for actions?
>>
>> I know blender tries to stay popup-free, but a warning when
>> selecting/creating actions may solve that
>>
>> ("No datablock linked to action 'Run'. if you don't set FakeUser the action
>> will be deleted")
>>
>> We got more than one "bug" report for that as well, so it may be fair to
>> consider the current design not clear for (new) users.
>>
>> Dalai
>> On Sep 8, 2012 12:41 AM, "Mitchell Stokes" <mogurijin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hello devs,
>> >
>> > It used to be that use_fake_user was default for action datablocks.
>> > Sometime in the last version or two, this stopped being the case. Now
>> > we get forums posts on people losing their animations[0][1]. Lost data
>> > is never a good thing, so what was the reason for it being off by
>> > default?
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Mitchell Stokes
>> >
>> > [0] http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?265132-Lost-Animations
>> > [1]
>> > http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?258161-Problems-with-actions
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