[Bf-docboard] Re: suggested definitions for the Blender glossary: active, selected, EditMode, etc.

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Hi Tim,

please direct your replies to the bf-docboard@blender.org list - this is 
an issue that we need to discuss in public.

Bart

Tim Howe wrote:

>Bart,
>
>"ObjectMode" sounds good to me. I have revised my suggested definitions
>(attached).
>
>- Tim
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bart Veldhuizen" <bart@vrotvrot.com>
>To: "Tim Howe" <timothyrhowe@hotmail.com>; <bf-docboard@blender.org>
>Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 12:39 AM
>Subject: Re: suggested definitions for the Blender glossary: active,
>selected, EditMode, etc.
>
>
>  
>
>>Hi Tim,
>>
>>thanks for your suggestion. I agree with you that the 'mode which has no
>>name' could use a name. However, I'm not sure that WholeObjectMode is a
>>very useful one. Simply Objectmode might work as well, I suppose. Let's
>>hear what the others think.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Bart
>>
>>
>>Tim Howe wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Greetings,
>>>
>>>I would like to suggest four definitions for the Blender glossary. I have
>>>appended the four definitions below, and I have also attached them.
>>>
>>>But first, I would like to suggest that the Mode That Has No Name, the
>>>      
>>>
>Mode
>  
>
>>>That Is Not EditMode, be given a name. The name I would suggest is
>>>WholeObjectMode. That's a bit long, but history appears to indicate that
>>>      
>>>
>the
>  
>
>>>name is not destined for wide usage.
>>>
>>>Thank you for your attention.
>>>
>>>- Tim Howe
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>active
>>> the object that is in EditMode or is immediately switchable (usually by
>>>TAB) to EditMode
>>> No more than one object is active at any moment. Typically, the most
>>>recently selected object is active.
>>>
>>>EditMode
>>> the mode for making intra-object graphical changes
>>> Blender has exactly two modes for making changes graphically. EditMode
>>>allows intra-object changes (moving, scaling, rotating, deleting, and
>>>      
>>>
>other
>  
>
>>>operations on selected vertices in the active object). By contrast,
>>>WholeObjectMode allows inter-object changes (operations on selected
>>>objects).
>>>
>>>selected
>>> an object chosen to be a target of operations (in WholeObjectMode)
>>> At any moment, each object is deselected (inert) or selected or active
>>>(which means selected, and also editable at the vertex level).
>>>
>>>WholeObjectMode
>>> the mode for making inter-object graphical changes
>>> Blender has exactly two modes for making changes graphically.
>>>WholeObjectMode allows inter-object changes (moving, scaling, rotating,
>>>deleting, and other operations on selected objects). By contrast,
>>>      
>>>
>EditMode
>  
>
>>>allows intra-object changes (operations on selected vertices in the
>>>      
>>>
>active
>  
>
>>>object).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>      active
>>>
>>>    the object that is in EditMode <#EditMode> or is immediately
>>>    switchable (usually by TAB) to EditMode
>>>
>>>    No more than one object is active at any moment. Typically, the
>>>    most recently selected <#selected> object is active.
>>>
>>>
>>>      EditMode
>>>
>>>    the mode for making intra-object graphical changes
>>>
>>>    Blender has exactly two modes for making changes graphically.
>>>    EditMode allows intra-object changes (moving, scaling, rotating,
>>>    deleting, and other operations on selected <#selected> vertices in
>>>    the active <#active> object). By contrast, WholeObjectMode
>>>    <#WholeObjectMode> allows inter-object changes (operations on
>>>    selected objects).
>>>
>>>
>>>      selected
>>>
>>>    an object chosen to be a target of operations (in WholeObjectMode
>>>    <#WholeObjectMode>)
>>>
>>>    At any moment, each object is deselected (inert) or selected or
>>>    active <#active> (which means selected, and also editable at the
>>>    vertex level).
>>>
>>>
>>>      WholeObjectMode
>>>
>>>    the mode for making inter-object graphical changes
>>>
>>>    Blender has exactly two modes for making changes graphically.
>>>    WholeObjectMode allows inter-object changes (moving, scaling,
>>>    rotating, deleting, and other operations on selected <#selected>
>>>    objects). By contrast, EditMode <#EditMode> allows intra-object
>>>    changes (operations on selected vertices in the active <#active>
>>>    object).
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>
>>    
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>       active
>>
>>     (the object that is) in EditMode <#EditMode> or is immediately
>>     switchable (usually by TAB) to EditMode
>>
>>     No more than one object is active at any moment. Typically, the
>>     most recently selected <#selected> object is active.
>>
>>
>>       EditMode
>>
>>     the graphical mode for making changes within an object
>>
>>     Blender has exactly two modes for making changes graphically.
>>     EditMode allows changes within an object (moving, scaling,
>>     rotating, deleting, and other operations on selected <#selected>
>>     vertices in the active <#active> object). By contrast, ObjectMode
>>     <#ObjectMode> allows changes to entire objects (operations on
>>     selected objects).
>>
>>
>>       ObjectMode
>>
>>     the graphical mode for making changes to entire objects
>>
>>     Blender has exactly two modes for making changes graphically.
>>     ObjectMode allows changes to entire objects (moving, scaling,
>>     rotating, deleting, and other operations on selected <#selected>
>>     objects). By contrast, EditMode <#EditMode> allows changes within
>>     an object (operations on selected vertices in the active
>>     <#active> object).
>>
>>
>>       selected
>>
>>     (an object chosen to be) a target of operations (in ObjectMode
>>     <#ObjectMode>)
>>
>>     At any moment, each object is selected or deselected (inert) or
>>     active <#active> (which means selected, and also editable at the
>>     vertex level).
>>

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Hi Tim, 
 
please direct your replies to the <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bf-docboard@blender.org">bf-docboard@blender.org</a> list - this
is an issue that we need to discuss in public. 
 
Bart 
 
Tim Howe wrote: 
<blockquote type="cite"
 cite="midBAY1-DAV57PyJz2GrIn00006005@hotmail.com">
 <pre wrap="">Bart,

"ObjectMode" sounds good to me. I have revised my suggested definitions
(attached).

- Tim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bart Veldhuizen" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bart@vrotvrot.com">&lt;bart@vrotvrot.com&gt;</a>
To: "Tim Howe" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:timothyrhowe@hotmail.com">&lt;timothyrhowe@hotmail.com&gt;</a>; <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bf-docboard@blender.org">&lt;bf-docboard@blender.org&gt;</a>
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 12:39 AM
Subject: Re: suggested definitions for the Blender glossary: active,
selected, EditMode, etc.

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  <blockquote type="cite">
    <pre wrap="">Hi Tim,

thanks for your suggestion. I agree with you that the 'mode which has no
name' could use a name. However, I'm not sure that WholeObjectMode is a
very useful one. Simply Objectmode might work as well, I suppose. Let's
hear what the others think.

Cheers,

Bart

Tim Howe wrote:

    </pre>
    <blockquote type="cite">
      <pre wrap="">Greetings,

I would like to suggest four definitions for the Blender glossary. I have
appended the four definitions below, and I have also attached them.

But first, I would like to suggest that the Mode That Has No Name, the
      </pre>
    </blockquote>
  </blockquote>
  <pre wrap=""><!---->Mode
  </pre>
  <blockquote type="cite">
    <blockquote type="cite">
      <pre wrap="">That Is Not EditMode, be given a name. The name I would suggest is
WholeObjectMode. That's a bit long, but history appears to indicate that
      </pre>
    </blockquote>
  </blockquote>
  <pre wrap=""><!---->the
  </pre>
  <blockquote type="cite">
    <blockquote type="cite">
      <pre wrap="">name is not destined for wide usage.

Thank you for your attention.

- Tim Howe

active
 the object that is in EditMode or is immediately switchable (usually by
TAB) to EditMode
 No more than one object is active at any moment. Typically, the most
recently selected object is active.

EditMode
 the mode for making intra-object graphical changes
 Blender has exactly two modes for making changes graphically. EditMode
allows intra-object changes (moving, scaling, rotating, deleting, and
      </pre>
    </blockquote>
  </blockquote>
  <pre wrap=""><!---->other
  </pre>
  <blockquote type="cite">
    <blockquote type="cite">
      <pre wrap="">operations on selected vertices in the active object). By contrast,
WholeObjectMode allows inter-object changes (operations on selected
objects).

selected
 an object chosen to be a target of operations (in WholeObjectMode)
 At any moment, each object is deselected (inert) or selected or active
(which means selected, and also editable at the vertex level).

WholeObjectMode
 the mode for making inter-object graphical changes
 Blender has exactly two modes for making changes graphically.
WholeObjectMode allows inter-object changes (moving, scaling, rotating,
deleting, and other operations on selected objects). By contrast,
      </pre>
    </blockquote>
  </blockquote>
  <pre wrap=""><!---->EditMode
  </pre>
  <blockquote type="cite">
    <blockquote type="cite">
      <pre wrap="">allows intra-object changes (operations on selected vertices in the
      </pre>
    </blockquote>
  </blockquote>
  <pre wrap=""><!---->active
  </pre>
  <blockquote type="cite">
    <blockquote type="cite">
      <pre wrap="">object).

------------------------------------------------------------------------

      active

    the object that is in EditMode &lt;#EditMode&gt; or is immediately
    switchable (usually by TAB) to EditMode

    No more than one object is active at any moment. Typically, the
    most recently selected &lt;#selected&gt; object is active.

      EditMode

    the mode for making intra-object graphical changes

    Blender has exactly two modes for making changes graphically.
    EditMode allows intra-object changes (moving, scaling, rotating,
    deleting, and other operations on selected &lt;#selected&gt; vertices in
    the active &lt;#active&gt; object). By contrast, WholeObjectMode
    &lt;#WholeObjectMode&gt; allows inter-object changes (operations on
    selected objects).

      selected

    an object chosen to be a target of operations (in WholeObjectMode
    &lt;#WholeObjectMode&gt;)

    At any moment, each object is deselected (inert) or selected or
    active &lt;#active&gt; (which means selected, and also editable at the
    vertex level).

      WholeObjectMode

    the mode for making inter-object graphical changes

    Blender has exactly two modes for making changes graphically.
    WholeObjectMode allows inter-object changes (moving, scaling,
    rotating, deleting, and other operations on selected &lt;#selected&gt;
    objects). By contrast, EditMode &lt;#EditMode&gt; allows intra-object
    changes (operations on selected vertices in the active &lt;#active&gt;
    object).

      </pre>
    </blockquote>
    <pre wrap="">

    </pre>
    <br>
    <hr width="90%" size="4"><br>
    <a name="active">
    </a>
    <h3><a name="active">active</a></h3>
    <blockquote><a name="active">(the object that is) in </a><a
 href="#EditMode">EditMode</a> or is immediately switchable (usually by
TAB) to EditMode
      <p>No more than one object is active at any moment.
Typically, the most recently <a href="#selected">selected</a> object
is active. </p>
    </blockquote>
    <a name="EditMode">
    </a>
    <h3><a name="EditMode">EditMode</a></h3>
    <blockquote><a name="EditMode">the graphical mode for making
changes within an object
      </a>
      <p><a name="EditMode">Blender has exactly two modes for making
changes graphically. EditMode allows changes within an object (moving,
scaling, rotating,
deleting, and other operations on </a><a href="#selected">selected</a>
vertices in the <a href="#active">active</a> object).
By contrast,
      <a href="#ObjectMode">ObjectMode</a> allows changes to entire
objects (operations on selected objects).
      </p>
    </blockquote>
    <a name="ObjectMode">
    </a>
    <h3><a name="ObjectMode">ObjectMode</a></h3>
    <blockquote><a name="ObjectMode">the graphical mode for making
changes to entire objects
      </a>
      <p><a name="ObjectMode">Blender has exactly two modes for making
changes graphically. ObjectMode allows changes to entire objects
(moving, scaling, rotating,
deleting, and other operations on </a><a href="#selected">selected</a>
objects).
By contrast,
      <a href="#EditMode">EditMode</a> allows changes within an object
(operations on selected vertices in the <a href="#active">active</a>
object).
      </p>
    </blockquote>
    <a name="selected">
    </a>
    <h3><a name="selected">selected</a></h3>
    <blockquote><a name="selected">(an object chosen to be) a target of
operations (in </a><a href="#ObjectMode">ObjectMode</a>)
      <p>At any moment, each object is selected or deselected (inert)
or <a href="#active">active</a> (which means selected, and also
editable at the vertex level).
      </p>
    </blockquote>
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