[Bf-committers] select loop behavior

[metalliandy]

This behaviour doesn't happen in 2.49b. Wouldn't this be counted as 
regression?

Cheers,

-Andy

On 13/05/2013 09:25, Campbell Barton wrote:
> On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 2:12 AM, Yousef Hurfoush <bat3a at msn.com> wrote:
>> thanks,.
>>
>> Regards
>> Yousef Harfoush
>> bat3a at msn.com
>>
>>
>>
>>> Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 17:44:57 +1000
>>> From: ideasman42 at gmail.com
>>> To: bf-committers at blender.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Bf-committers] select loop behavior
>>>
>>> On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 5:21 AM, Yousef Hurfoush <bat3a at msn.com> wrote:
>>>> hi
>>>>
>>>> recently if you select a loop at the end of mesh that doesn't have perpendicular edges it select the whole face, see the attached image:
>>>> http://www.pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=51119
>>>>
>>>> is this a bug or change of behavior?
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Yousef Harfoush
>>>> bat3a at msn.com
>>> Quite sure it's a bug, Ill check this week.
> On second inspection, This isn't a bug - See this image:
>
> http://www.pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=51211
>
> The way select loop works is that it detects edges of a face that have
> nothing connected, and treats this as a loop, then stops when other
> edge/faces are reached.
>
> Selecting the face and other edge are result of selection flushing and
> can't really be avoided.
>
> So we could have a special check for this case, but don't think its
> worthwhile since its not the purpose of this tool.
> - If you want to select an edge, use edge-select mode rather then loop select.
> - If selection flushing with verts is causing odd selections, use edge
> select mode.
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