[Bf-taskforce25] Tool state and undo

[joe]

We already have a split undo, in the case of editmode and global undo.  This
tends to cause issues in practice, we've found, and I don't think further
splitting the stacks is such a good idea.

Joe

2009/6/21 Vilem Novak <pildanovak at post.cz>

> Hello,
>
> Here's a little idea for solving this issue very elegant way -
> splitting up undo queues.
> There could be 3 undo queues - operators actions, UI actions,
> tool settings actions.(sorry if this is wrong classification)
> I often miss e.g. viewport undo - a very fast way of getting back
> the view of scene you just lost because of pan/zoom.
> I agree with Nicholas in description of the case with brush settings,
>  It's something what annoyed me many times when sculpting with blender.
>
> Vilem.
>
>
> > ------------ Původní zpráva ------------
> > Od: Nicholas Bishop <nicholasbishop at gmail.com>
> > Předmět: [Bf-taskforce25] Tool state and undo
> > Datum: 21.6.2009 19:23:55
> > ----------------------------------------
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm looking for suggestions on fixing a workflow issue with sculpt:
> >
> > Tool settings are stored in DNA, so that they can be restored on file
> > load. This has bad side-effects for undo, however. Consider this
> > sequence of events:
> >
> > 1. Sculpt a bit on the mesh
> > 2. Changes the brush size
> > 3. Sculpt another stroke
> > 4. Undo
> >
> > That last undo removes the stroke from step 3, but it also reverts the
> > change to the brush size in step 2. This could be sort-of fixed by
> > doing an undo push for step 2, but this doesn't give exactly the right
> > workflow either. I think ideally all these sculpt/brush settings
> > should stay the same through the sculpting session regardless of
> > undo/redo, and still of course be saved with the file. Is there a good
> > way to do this?
> >
> > -Nicholas
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