[Bf-funboard] Warning when auto keyframe active

[Bassam Kurdali]

it's not a terrible idea, but there is one flaw in it:

the problem with autokey left on by accident isn't a problem in any of
the time-based views. You may not even have these visible. It *is* a
problem in the 3D View - at least the way most people use it, as
transforming objects in the 3D view is what generates the automatic
keyframe.
therefore any warning sign should be in the 3d view, otherwise it can be
totally missed.
A red (or otherwise themable) frame around the 3d view to my mind would
be the least obtrusive, but still visible enough to prevent accidental
keying.

anyway, this is all academic unless somebody decides to code it :)


On Mon, 2012-09-17 at 22:42 +0200, Matjaz Lamut wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> The most elegant solution would be to colour the frame cursor when
> recording is enabled.
> 
> - It's the one UI element that appears in all time-related editors.
> - It's also a prominent (visible) UI element in said editors.
> - Frame cursor tells from the start that the colour change has to do
> something with animation even for unfamiliar users (rather than possibly
> giving the false impression of an error in an editor with a red line around)
> - The rest of the interface can stay nice, calm grey (or whichever colour
> one is using)
> - Very simple :)
> 
> See screenshots for the proposal.
> 
> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1482587/Blender%20UI/BlenderRecordOff.png
> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1482587/Blender%20UI/BlenderRecordOn.png
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Matjaž Lamut
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 8:11 PM, <lemo_net at yahoo.fr> wrote:
> 
> > I agree. I got a lot of trouble with animators letting auto key on.
> > A red time line could be cool.
> > Bertrand
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bassam Kurdali <bassam at urchn.org>
> > Sender: bf-funboard-bounces at blender.org
> > Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:06:24
> > To: <bf-funboard at blender.org>
> > Reply-To: bassam at urchn.org, bf-funboard at blender.org
> > Subject: Re: [Bf-funboard] Warning when auto keyframe active
> >
> > fwiw this comes up when working on group projects; jumping into a file
> > where someone has left autokeying on, and getting surprised by it.
> >  a red border around the viewport doesn't seem like a terrible solution
> > - even a thin, non annoying one would be noticable. And it fits with
> > e.g. changing the border around the camera when we have locked camera to
> > view.
> >
> > So I think this is a reasonable suggestion. with colored border around
> > the viewport seeming like a best option.
> > or... we could modify dr. epilepsy(1) to turn on when autokey is
> > depressed.
> >
> > (1)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WGQ6_T6HRA
> > On Mon, 2012-09-17 at 18:19 +0200, Bol Bib wrote:
> > > I second this request,would be very useful to have some kind of (color?)
> > indicator,prefarably in  or around  the viewport,since the timeline is not
> > always around.
> > >
> > > -some ways: border around viewport
> > > -blinking record button (might be too intrusive tho)
> > > -other..?
> > >
> > >
> > > > Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:37:13 +0200
> > > > From: pietro.grandi.3d at gmail.com
> > > > To: bf-funboard at blender.org
> > > > Subject: [Bf-funboard] Warning when auto keyframe active
> > > >
> > > > Hi there,
> > > > this is my first post. I'm Pietro Grandi, italian 3D artist and happy
> > > > blender user!
> > > >
> > > > I wish to suggest a feature: sometimes I forget the "auto keyframe"
> > toggle
> > > > on and I continue with my work... the result is that I come with lot of
> > > > keyframes that I have to remove manually. Could we have a warning,
> > like a
> > > > red bar or something like this?
> > > > I mean something similar to 3D Studio max, where in 'auto keyframe
> > mode'
> > > > you can see lot of red everywhere.
> > > >
> > > > This can sound stupid, maybe, but I think that could be useful.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you,
> > > > Pietro
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