Panel alignment and handle style #38428

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Forest Ka · 2014-02-01T01:08:15+01:00

Forest Ka commented

2014-02-01 01:08:15 +01:00

Modified the panel draw style and alignment. Based on the concept at http://www.hacheson.com/files/Articles/Blender%20UI/Properties%20Panels/index.wiki:

The offsets are hardcoded unfortunately; these can be easily fixed, but I didn't know where to find the proper padding numbers and wanted to submit this patch for comments and opinions.

Note: I've also changed the splash screen; that is not included in this patch.

patch.txt

Modified the panel draw style and alignment. Based on the concept at http://www.hacheson.com/files/Articles/Blender%20UI/Properties%20Panels/index.wiki: ![blender2.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F75739/blender2.png) The offsets are hardcoded unfortunately; these can be easily fixed, but I didn't know where to find the proper padding numbers and wanted to submit this patch for comments and opinions. Note: I've also changed the splash screen; that is not included in this patch. [patch.txt](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F75741/patch.txt)

Forest Ka commented

2014-02-01 01:08:15 +01:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Forest Ka commented

2014-02-01 01:08:15 +01:00

Added subscriber: @forest-ka

Thomas Dinges commented

2014-02-01 14:50:55 +01:00

Added subscriber: @ThomasDinges

Thomas Dinges commented

2014-02-01 14:50:55 +01:00

I don't see why we have to remove the open/close arrow icon.
Aligning panels is nice in a way, but in most panels we will now only have this empty gap, and that looks bad.

Overall -1 from me, sorry.

* I don't see why we have to remove the open/close arrow icon. * Aligning panels is nice in a way, but in most panels we will now only have this empty gap, and that looks bad. Overall -1 from me, sorry.

Forest Ka commented

2014-02-01 16:12:36 +01:00

Another option is to align the checkbox to the right, inside of the drag strip.

Paweł Łyczkowski commented

2014-02-03 14:05:31 +01:00

Added subscriber: @PawelLyczkowski-1

Paweł Łyczkowski commented

2014-02-03 14:05:31 +01:00

+1 for moving the checkbox to the right, so the panel titles would align - it makes it easier to scan.

1 for the rest, no real improvement.

+1 for moving the checkbox to the right, so the panel titles would align - it makes it easier to scan. - 1 for the rest, no real improvement.

Paweł Łyczkowski commented

2014-02-03 14:09:46 +01:00

Here is a mockup:

Here is a mockup: ![adfasdf.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F75846/adfasdf.png)

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2014-02-03 14:35:53 +01:00

Added subscribers: @JonathanWilliamson, @billrey, @ideasman42

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2014-02-03 14:41:17 +01:00

Added subscriber: @brecht

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2014-02-03 14:41:17 +01:00

I prefer the way it is now.

For the patch I don't like the empty space, it just doesn't look good to me.

For @PawelLyczkowski-1's mockup, I also don't like it much. The position of the checkboxes is inconsistent with others in Blender, and I'd like to leave some spaces on the right side of the panel to have a button/icon for controlling presets. @billrey had a mockup for this, I can't find it right now but if we want to do that then the checkbox on the right will be a problem.

I prefer the way it is now. For the patch I don't like the empty space, it just doesn't look good to me. For @PawelLyczkowski-1's mockup, I also don't like it much. The position of the checkboxes is inconsistent with others in Blender, and I'd like to leave some spaces on the right side of the panel to have a button/icon for controlling presets. @billrey had a mockup for this, I can't find it right now but if we want to do that then the checkbox on the right will be a problem.

Thomas Dinges commented

2014-02-21 01:59:55 +01:00

Marking as "Low" as this most likely will not make it in, in the current state. Could also be closed imho, but I leave that to the original submitter.

Campbell Barton commented

2015-04-16 14:04:25 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

Campbell Barton closed this issue

2015-04-16 14:04:25 +02:00

Campbell Barton self-assigned this 2015-04-16 14:04:25 +02:00

Campbell Barton commented

2015-04-16 14:04:25 +02:00

closing, there is no consensus here, we can alwas move UI elements around, but this is better handled as a design topic - keeping patch open isnt helping.

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Panel alignment and handle style #38428