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

[Bastien Montagne]

I did fix three different issues today (commit 7148c97796723)… ;)

On 21/03/2014 16:47, patrick boelens wrote:
> Hey Bastien,
>
> Thanks for the heads-up; I totally missed that one! There are some bugs/ problems with it it seems (?), but that could very well just be my build. I'll try updating and submit a ticket if the problems persist.
>
> Cheers,
> Patrick
>
>> Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 08:08:43 +0100
>> From: montagne29 at wanadoo.fr
>> To: bf-committers at blender.org
>> Subject: Re: [Bf-committers] Number input and Multi-touch trackpad	scroll-to-zoom
>>
>> 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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