[Bf-funboard] default file

[Early Ehlinger]

This is a great idea.

Perhaps there needs to be a "skinning" option where users can select
different skins at run time.  The installer would then give the option of
selecting a beginner's skin, and tutorials would just say "use the expert
skin" or "use the beginner's skin."

-- Early

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 6:53 AM, Roland Hess <rolandh at reed-witting.com>wrote:

> Hi guys -- Even though there isn't any support amongst developers for a
> true "beginners" version of Blender, there are certainly screen layouts
> and defaults that would be better suited to new users (and a separate
> configuration for migrating users) than the current "one size fits all"
> default file.
>
> If interested users like the ones here can come up with several default
> files that everyone (including core devs) can agree are significantly
> better suited to those situations, there's no reason that the installer
> couldn't ask the installee if they'd like the "beginners" configuration
> (or the "transition" config, etc.), or if they'd just like good old
> plain vanilla Blender.
>
> There ARE inherent problems with such a system, though, especially for
> new users. The configuration would be have to not be so radically
> different that all of the tutorial materials, both free and $, still
> works out of the box. The worst thing would be to come up with a config
> that breaks newbie tutorials!
>
> Things to think about.
>
> > Thank you for sending Ton's response.
> > Perhaps the best thing we can all do is assemble a short list of such
> desires
> > and necessities for the next major release after 2.5
> > Roger
>
>
> --
> Roland Hess
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