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Author: | DoctorChaos [ Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:58 pm ] |
Post subject: | A few suggestions / requests |
This morning I made some quick notes of things which have been on my mind for a long time. These are small interface issues that likely could be implemented with little effort but would be oh so helpful, IMHO. ---------------- When experimenting with settings, it's always handy to have some absolute reference point in which to return should you not like the changes you've made. The undo function isn't powerful enough to track many changes. Instead, I suggest a couple of "reset options".
Maybe this could even be accomplished using some kind of new window like the Parameter Browser where you could capture a history of settings and "go back" to previous versions (maybe it'd save a history of 5-10...or even unlimited) number of previous parameters. This would save users much time and frustration. As a side note, these options would be handy in other places as well. For example, in the Node Editor, in Pre afline, it would be handy to change the x & y angles back to 0, 90 and the X & Y lengths back to 1 and the Offset back to 0 at the click of a button......and to be able to revert back to the settings via the same "Reset to before last change". This provides the ability to experiment with a myriad of settings without totally losing your previous work. ********************
Why this is needed: It's frustrating and time-consuming to change resolutions up and down between high and low-resolution settings to make small changes. It's even worse when you forget to select or deselect the Lock Aspect Ratio box and wind up getting your aspect ratios all mixed up. Simply having a drop-down could speed up this process from 1 min to 1 second. ********************
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Author: | Nick [ Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:09 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: A few suggestions / requests |
Thanks DoctorChaos, looks like a lot of good suggestions there. I'll take another look at these after Chaotica 2 is officially out the door. |
Author: | Nick [ Tue Jan 12, 2021 1:03 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: A few suggestions / requests |
"Add the names of each transform in the Transform Browser. I know the name is given via mouse-over, but that takes time to hover and get the name. Additionally, if you're just scrolling up and down the Transform Browser to find something specific, it would be handy to see the names. Transform Browser could be sortable by type and by alphabetical order. I'm honestly unsure if there's any order to it at the moment, but ordering by type and by name would be awful handy to find a transform quickly. The same is true with the Transform Type in the Node Editor." These 2 are done for next build, or to be precise, transform thumbs are sorted by alphabetical order now. |
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