[Bf-committers] Number input and Multi-touch trackpad scroll-to-zoom

[Bastien Montagne]

Hi Patrick,

Regarding point 1), you might want to have a look at 2.70 release notes… 
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:Ref/Release_Notes/2.70/UI#Transform_Tools_Number_Input

Cheers,
Bastien

On 21/03/2014 02:57, patrick boelens wrote:
> Hi everyone!
>
> A long, long time ago I've made two changes to Blender that made my life easier.
>
> 1) Math in number input. This allowed me to input things like Z 360/32*7
>   to rotate an object on the Z-axis by 78.75 degrees; or 7 segments of a
> default UV Sphere for instance. This was also extremely useful for
> quickly manually placing duplicates in (part of) a circle. Just set the
> pivot point to the 3D cursor and type ctrl+D R Z 360/7 6 times to get it done!
>
> 2) Multi-touch scroll-to-zoom. Currently multi-touch enabled devices automatically
> default to two-finger-scroll for rotating and pinch for zooming. This patch added a toggle that set
> two-finger-scroll to zoom.
>
> The code for both these areas has
> changed significantly, so I've just stayed on 2.67 until now. However, I
>   am beginning to miss being able to play with new all the new features,
> so I'd kind of like to upgrade now. ;)
>
> Before I spend a lot of
> time implementing a new haphazard hack however, I was wondering if
> perhaps a core dev would be willing to take a look at this.
>
> Number one is really more of a wishlist item to me, though it is probably a very useful tool to have, and would also fit well with the current system now that we can already type 4-1.3 for instance.
>
> Scroll-to-zoom, however, is an absolute deal-breaker for me. As I have a physical handicap that affects the stance of my hands, pinching is a very slow and difficult operation for me to perform.
>
> I've tried setting View3D's zoom to Mouse/Trackpad Rotate in the preferences, but this didn't work properly either. Perhaps these events could be separated into more generic commands that don't already imply/ affect a function? I.e.:
>
> Trackpad Rotate -> Trackpad Scroll
> Trackpad Zoom -> Trackpack Pinch
>
> Alright, this mail's long enough as-is methinks. Looking forward to a reply!
>
> Cheers,
> Patrick
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