[Bf-docboard] Proposal for Material updates

[Kesten Broughton]

glad you're working on materials jim.  I always found that section very
difficult to follow.
k

On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:32 AM, Jim Tucker <jim.tucker at live.co.uk> wrote:

>   Hi everyone,
> I have been working on updating the Materials chapter, and have found
> problems with both structure and content. Briefly,  these are:
>   1) Many parts still reflect the 2.49 structure
>   2) Some pages are repetitive (and even conflicting)
>   3) Does not follow the layout of the current Material menu panels
>   4) Some property details are missing
>   5) Some of the titles/file titles are misleading
>
>  I would therefore  like to propose a new structure of the
> Introduction/Usage/Properties sections. I have tried
> to follow the existing structure and content as far as possible, but
> have adapted it to follow the panel structure in the 2.6 user interface.
> For most pages, the content  and (where necessary) images have been
> modified; a few details are still missing because I cant find
> the relevant information  (any help welcome!).
>
> The following gives a list of  both old and new structures:
>
>  New                                  Old
>
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> Introduction
>    Introduction                   Introduction
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> Usage
>    Assigning  a material       Assigning
>    Multiple Materials            Multiple Materials
>
> Properties
>    Introduction to Properties     (new)
>    Preview                          Usage/Preview
>    Diffuse                           Diffuse Shaders
>    Specular                         Specular Shaders
>    Color Ramps                   Ramps
>    Shading                              (new)
>    Mirror                            Raytraced Reflections
>    Transparency                  Raytraced Transparency
>    SubSurface Scattering       SubSurface Scattering
>    Strands                           Strands
>    Options                              (new)
>    Shadows                            (new)
>    Game Settings                    (new)
>    Physics                              (new)
>
>  Other Options
>     Vertex Paint                  Materials/Vertex Paint
>     Volume Render             Properties/Volume
>     Halo Render                  Materials/Halos
>
> A draft version of the new pages can be accessed
> using User:sculptorjim/Materials/Menu.
>
> Unless there are serious objections, I will move this into the Doc2.6
> Wiki area as soon as possible.
> Any comments welcome.
>
> Regards,
> Jim Tucker (sculptorjim)
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