[Bf-taskforce25] search-based workflow

[William Reynish]

Enso is a nice idea, in that it is completely non-modal, and works in  
all cases. It could indeed be a nice way to use searching for  
operators. The question again is about context - should it follow the  
context of where the cursor currently is? This is what Blender does  
now - hotkeys only respond to actions within the current editor, which  
is where the cursor is.

The problem with text-based input for Blender is that you might easily  
lose track of where the cursor is, and the command you are calling  
might suddenly not work because the cursor is moved into another  
editor. Same issue exists of macros, as we discussed during Winter Camp.

It may not be that big a problem, especially if the searches are  
clear, and that you can instantly see in which context you are  
performing the search.

Cheers,

W


On 12 Mar, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Ton Roosendaal wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Was googling around, and found this new startup co-founded by Aza
> (son-of) Raskin.
> http://humanized.com/enso/
>
> Entirely search based tools/actions. Even follows our concept "only  
> use
> sticky modes while user actively does something".
>
> Their search tool works with holding CapsLock, probably they have a  
> way
> to disable it?
>
> Another great post from Aza, it's very close to our work currently:
> http://humanized.com/weblog/2008/07/18/designing-without-modal-overlays/
>
> And some of his work on Mozilla:
> http://humanized.com/weblog/2008/07/14/ubiquitous-interfaces-
> ubiquitous-functionality/
>
> -Ton-
>
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