[Bf-funboard] Warning when auto keyframe active

[Pietro Grandi]

I agree, for my experience the main problems find themselves within 3D View.

On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 12:35 AM, Bassam Kurdali <bassam at urchn.org> wrote:

> 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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