[Bf-taskforce25] New tools mockups

[Mango Jambo]

I was using 2.50 version here with some layout configurations:
-Vertical Window buttons on right side;
- vertical Outliner left side;
- 3D view at center.
Really good for widescreen monitor.
<N> key opens now a vertical panel with all the little old panels. And plus
that new tools panel it looks like the 3d View is shrinking too much, imho.
So what I propose is to have a vertical icon tools bar at left, and an
horizontal options tools at the top. Most of graphic editing software use
that configuration and it is an non overllaping option. And with that we
could have tools separed from data tools. Or an otpion to set own tool bars,
maybe. It could be not a 3d view bar, but a global bar also. What do you
think about that ?




Moraes Junior - aka mangojambo
3D Artist Animator


2009/4/24 Ton Roosendaal <ton at blender.org>

> Hi Jason,
>
> Our tools ("Operators") all have a provision to become temporarily
> modal, to catch user input while operate. This is already used a lot,
> from dragging screen edges to transform.
>
> An interactive beveling tool can simply do the same, and we can also
> code special modal subdivision/cutting tools when required.
>
> Another idea we'd like to test is a hotkey to move input focus to tool
> properties immediately, without moving mouse. That way you can probably
> tweak things quite efficiently.
>
> My preference is still to first do a good test of this
> "Select->Action->Tweak" flow. I think there's very good ways possible
> to make it work outstanding. Obviously, in cases where this concept
> fails we just do it differently :) Painting tools for example already
> will have to work differently in some ways.
>
> -Ton-
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Ton Roosendaal  Blender Foundation   ton at blender.org    www.blender.org
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>
> On 24 Apr, 2009, at 17:12, Jason van Gumster wrote:
>
> > Hi William,
> >
> > William Reynish <william at reynish.com> wrote:
> >
> >> We've talked before about adding a 'Tools' subregion within the 3d
> >> view for common 3d tools, and putting them in there. It'd be nice if
> >> there was some way of customizing the contents of this, however.
> >> Perhaps users can press a special key while using the menus to make
> >> an operator a 'favorite' or a discreet '+' icon within the tools pane
> >> can give a menu full of operators.
> >>
> >> http://www.reynish.com/files/blender25/tools_region.png
> >
> > How does this tools region play into the Select->Action->Confirm
> > workflow? Many of the tools you have in your mock-up (Extrude, Bevel,
> > Crease) work relative to mouse position when activated and I actually
> > think that's still a good thing. However, pressing a button to perform
> > them may put the mouse in a position to yield undesirable results. To
> > see what I'm talking about, compare extruding with E vs. clicking the
> > Extrude button in the Edit buttons in 2.4x.
> >
> > Also, I think that there are more elegant ways of controlling extrude
> > options (if options like that are to exist). For example, Segments
> > could
> > be controlled with the scrollwheel or number (a la the current loop
> > cut). Of course, if the tool options were to more of a live feedback
> > while you're using the tool, then I guess it's not such a big deal.
> >
> > Hopefully this made sense...
> >
> >   -Fweeb
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