[Bf-funboard] method 2b of reworking of ctrl-t, ctrl-p, ctrl-c, etc

[Luke Wenke]

(see previous "Reworking of ctrl-t, ctrl-p, ctrl-c, etc" threads for
background info)

1) select some objects
2) ctrl-p
3) The popup menu could say "Select Parent" and in the menu the list of
selected items is shown. If the active item wasn't initially selected, then
I'm not sure whether it should appear on the list... or maybe it could
appear, except be separated from the rest of the items. The mouse would
begin over the name of the active item. And when you move your mouse of the
various names, the objects could be tinted (just in case you can't remember
the name of what you want to be the parent) Then you left-click/enter or
press esc (like usual) to confirm or abort.

The pop-up menu could look like this:

(assuming the selection is object1 object2 active1)
Select Parent
==========
active1
----------
object1
object2

And active could appear there whether it is selected or not (or maybe that's
a bad idea because it implies that if you choose object1, it will be the
parent of active1 and object2) - on the other hand, the user should probably
understand which things are the children since only the selected things can
be children (even though an unselected active object can be the parent)

So anyway, this works as fast as the old method even if you have a good
understanding of how active things work...

e.g.
using the new method (2b), applying ctrl-p and ctrl-t
1. select the items
2. select the active item if necessary (it isn't necessary with method 2b
since the active item can be chosen in the final step)
3. ctrl-p - mouse appears on active item
4. left-click to confirm - the name you clicked on becomes the new active
item
5. ctrl-t - mouse appears on active item
4. left-click to confirm - the name you clicked on becomes the new active
item
.
That is as fast as the current method... and if your desired active item is
hidden amongst lots of other items, method 2b is faster (in the current
method you've got to repeatedly do shift-RMB to search through the objects -
in 2b, you can just pick the name from the final menu, and the objects can
be highlighted/tinted while you're browsing the list).

- Luke.