[Bf-cycles] Node names (two can have seemly same name and appearance)

[Brecht Van Lommel]

I'm not sure I agree, if you build a setup with math or color mix
nodes it's quite tedious to have to rename them manually I would
think? Although perhaps this is a non-issue for typical users, just in
my experience I quite like this renaming.

Perhaps we should have tooltips when you are over a node (header),
with the node name and description of the node, that would solve the
issue in a different way.

Brecht.

On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 6:07 AM, Greg Zaal <gregzzmail at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey David,
>
> I agree, it's especially difficult for beginners to look at someone's node
> setup and wonder where this weird "Modulo" node (for example) comes from
> that they can't find in the menus. The title of the node should be displayed
> exactly how it is in the Add menu, and only change when the user explicitly
> changes it's label in the properties region.
>
> It's not cycles specifically, but also the compositing (and I assume
> texture) nodes as well that have this issue.
>
> Cheers,
> Greg
>
> On Nov 1, 2013 6:08 AM, "David Black" <db4tech at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> Apologies, I do have dyslexia, subject should read... seemingly not
>> seemly.
>>
>> The following line should read...
>> (While nodes are collapsed) it becomes possible for math and vector math
>> nodes to have a seemingly identical name and appearance.
>>
>> I notice the two nodes in question have different socket inputs which
>> helps differentiate to some extent, still like how other nodes provide
>> header names rather than function, this in itself is of course subjective.
>>
>> David
>> --
>>
>> 3d-designs-davidblack.blogspot.com
>>
>> On 01/11/2013 03:38, David Black wrote:
>>
>> Hi Brecht and other mailing list members.
>>
>> While we are discussing nodes, what are peoples thoughts on
>> Converters\Math node displaying 'Math' and Converters\Vector Math displaying
>> 'Vector Math' for their node names?
>>
>> They are the only two nodes which change name depending on their function,
>> while I can see this is useful, it can also cause identification
>> difficulties. (While nodes are collapsed) it becomes possible for math and
>> vector math nodes to have an identical name and appearance.
>>
>> With all other nodes displaying header names rather than function, would
>> adding header names to these two nodes help with identification and maintain
>> consistency?
>>
>> Thank you for your time,
>> David
>> --
>>
>> 3d-designs-davidblack.blogspot.com
>>
>>
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