[Soc-2013-dev] Weekly report #6 UI Replay

[David Jeske]

On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Vincent Akkermans <vincent at ack-err.net>wrote:

> I think rather than a "make default" button on the operator panel, it
> might be more capable to add a checkbox "use as default settings". This way
> you can per-operator decide whether you'd prefer to just keep using the
> last settings, or stop using the last settings.
>
> I think this might cause a lot of "oh, I just changed a parameter, but I
> didn't want to change the default" moments.
>

I don't understand. If you wanted to return to defaults, you would just
uncheck the box and the operator would return to default settings.

At this point I think this "set defaults" idea just seems too abstract.
What *actual* cases for adjusting defaults are very time-saving? The only
examples I can think of can be trivially handled already with repeat-last.

I agree! I actually had some pen and paper sketches where I used ellipses.
> We still need some space for the drag button. Dragging doesn't happen so
> often so it can be a bit smaller. Perhaps something like:
>
>
Those drag-handles are far too small. Collision with the drag-handles is
something I had not thought about.

Have you considered using your right-click interaction model for the
subpanel dialogs? This would avoid collision with the left-click to
open/drag them, avoid the UI clutter of a control, and be just as usable.
It's less discoverable, but it might be a better tradeoff.

Removed operator redo panel


I'm happy to see operator-redo panel move out of the bottom of the
tools-sidebar. Has it been given any new home yet, or is it just available
via F6?

I favor (a) a small F6-style "current/last operator title" displayed on the
3dview (maybe lower-right corner?) and/or (b) a clear display of the
current/last operator title in the history panel, along with a similar
"..." button to open the F6 panel for it.
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