[Bf-funboard] Re: idea to replace center cursor and friends

[Bassam Kurdali]

Absolutely don't want a mode the object mode/edit mode / centre mode
menu (that's terrible!) yeah, a simple switch, Clicking on the center
directly is a cool idea, but might be a targeting problem for certain
cases, i.e. a vert that is exactly in the center- or just use a hotkey
once transform is initiated as mentioned earlier in the thread ( insert
key I'm told is used in maya for this purpose). On the other hand, there
is an "align centres" button in the 3d header to make it easy to lign up
things by scaling their centers, perhaps it's okay to also have a button
(in addition to hotkey) there (at least for me, the header is not
cluttered yet), but I won't fight for a specific implementation, so long
as we choice a nice one.
Bassam

On Fri, 2006-12-29 at 07:31 -0500, Roland Hess wrote:
> I don't see how adding a new mode to the increasingly large list is a 
> good idea. A much simpler work flow for users would be to let them 
> select the Center dot more directly. For example, in edit mode, the user 
>   Ctrl-RMBs the center dot, then transforms it as a vertex (to aid with 
> visualization, when selected and manipulators are set to OFF, the center 
> dot can display as a small 3D axis). Outside of edit mode, using a Ctrl 
> modifier with RMB would select the object centers instead of the objects 
> themselves -- likewise Ctrl-drag in border select would border select ob 
> centers. I think that using a modifier key with selection for an 
> "alternative" or "deeper" selection like this is more in line with the 
> Blender UI than any kind of selection mode toggle button or menu.
> 
> Also, don't restrict it to working in edit mode or object mode only. 
> People may want to move several centers at once (object mode), or make 
> center point adjustments while they're working on the mesh (edit mode). 
> This is more coding for sure, but gives the user greater flexibility and 
> a more seamless experience across different modes.
> 
> No sense in having a new mode toggle when you can just select and go.
> 
> Roland Hess - harkyman
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