[Bf-committers] Auto switch between ortho/persp

[Hadrien Brissaud]

Thanks for your feedback ! Ton, I agree with what you say about UIs,
however the user keeps control as long as we're talking about an option
that has been checked on purpose. Nonetheless if that's your vision then I
won't interfere with it.

Goodday,

Hadrien


On 7 May 2014 11:12, Alberto Torres <kungfoobar at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've wanted auto-persp for alt+MMB since always. At least when I remember
> that control exists.
>
> I have a suggestion, instead of a hack where the setting is changed, we
> should have (or have the option to have) two separate persp/ortho states
> for regular 3D and fixed views. For the numpad 1/3/7 it should be pretty
> much like it is now if you set persp in one and ortho in the other. Instead
> of changing a setting, it just remembers it. Also alt+MMB should use the
> same setting as the fixed views.
>
> Cheers
>
>
> 2014-05-07 10:59 GMT+02:00 Ton Roosendaal <ton at blender.org>:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > IMHO auto-ortho or auto-persp are hacks. UIs should not try to think for
> > users or anticipate on what you think might be expected. Keep things
> simple
> > and atomic and in control. If that means you sometimes have to press an
> > extra key that's at least predictable, and much less irritating than a UI
> > that suddenly thinks you want something - whilst you didn't want it.
> >
> > -Ton-
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------
> > Ton Roosendaal  -  ton at blender.org   -   www.blender.org
> > Chairman Blender Foundation - Producer Blender Institute
> > Entrepotdok 57A  -  1018AD Amsterdam  -  The Netherlands
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6 May, 2014, at 21:51, Hadrien Brissaud wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > I have a small usability suggestion, but first of all I'd like to know
> > > where the best place for suggestions would be. It's not the first time
> I
> > > write to BF-committers and each time I feel like I'm a bit out of
> place.
> > > BF-funboard doesn't seem to get a lot of attention (understandably, not
> > > complaining here) and I heard developer.blender.org had a place for
> > > suggestions, which I couldn't find.
> > >
> > > While I'm here though, I might as well write it ? It's pretty
> > > straightforward anyway :
> > > I'd like to suggest a "auto ortho" option in addition to the "auto
> > > perspective" one. What it would do is basically the opposite of "auto
> > > perspective", id est switch to ortho view when snapping to an axis with
> > > alt+MMB.
> > >
> > > I know everyone is busy and this mailing list is for discussing commits
> > so
> > > please redirect me to a more appropriate place for suggestions if there
> > is
> > > one.
> > >
> > > Good night,
> > >
> > > Hadrien
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