More matcaps and brushes consistency #44741

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Inês Almeida · 2015-05-17T18:13:05+02:00

Inês Almeida commented

2015-05-17 18:13:05 +02:00

I am adding optional labels to the matcaps widget. 'Optional' here means that the actual matcaps will look exactly the same, with no text.
The labels would show when using the same widget for preview enums. I expect this template to be more used with the ui-previews: http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:Ref/Release_Notes/2.75/Addons#UI_Examples

Simply adding text below the image looks great if the image is landscape, but otherwise the label overlaps the image and it's not perceptible.
So, solutions?
What the brushes template does is adding a blue overlay behind the text and over the image. Using the same solution:

Imho it doesn't look very nice. I can try to make nicer overlays with a gradient, but it will look bad if it is only on top of some images or on top of portrait images. With gradient overlays, I would have to make a square crop of the image. This is actually what most galleries use in other programs: big squares and text on top with an overlay.

Third option: have non squared buttons:

In short:

copy brushes solution
make a better looking overlay, implying the use of cropped square images only
have non square buttons with room for icon and text

Again, the use of text in this template would be optional. The actual matcaps will still look exactly the same, squared and with no overlays.

I can apply the chosen solution to both the matcaps and the brushes template so that everything is consistent.
(Note: the brushes icons are 4x UI_size, the matcaps are 5x. should I do something about this?)

Opinions?

I am adding **optional** labels to the matcaps widget. 'Optional' here means that the actual matcaps will look exactly the same, with no text. The labels would show when using the same widget for preview enums. I expect this template to be more used with the ui-previews: http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:Ref/Release_Notes/2.75/Addons#UI_Examples Simply adding text below the image looks great if the image is landscape, but otherwise the label overlaps the image and it's not perceptible. So, solutions? What the brushes template does is adding a blue overlay behind the text and over the image. Using the same solution: ![pasted_file](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F175876/pasted_file) Imho it doesn't look very nice. I can try to make nicer overlays with a gradient, but it will look bad if it is only on top of some images or on top of portrait images. With gradient overlays, I would have to make a square crop of the image. This is actually what most galleries use in other programs: big squares and text on top with an overlay. Third option: have non squared buttons: ![pasted_file](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F175873/pasted_file) In short: 1) copy brushes solution 2) make a better looking overlay, implying the use of cropped square images only 3) have non square buttons with room for icon and text Again, the use of text in this template would be optional. The actual matcaps will still look exactly the same, squared and with no overlays. I can apply the chosen solution to both the matcaps and the brushes template so that everything is consistent. (Note: the brushes icons are 4x UI_size, the matcaps are 5x. should I do something about this?) Opinions?

Inês Almeida commented

2015-05-17 18:13:05 +02:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Inês Almeida self-assigned this 2015-05-17 18:13:05 +02:00

Inês Almeida commented

2015-05-17 18:13:05 +02:00

Added subscriber: @brita

Bastien Montagne commented

2015-05-17 18:17:22 +02:00

Added subscribers: @mont29, @JulianEisel, @JonathanWilliamson, @PawelLyczkowski-1

Bastien Montagne commented

2015-05-17 18:19:00 +02:00

Personally, I would go for solution #3 (text below image, non-squared buttons in this case), and also harmonize UI size of previews between enum-previews (matcaps) and ID previews (brushes).

Julian Eisel commented

2015-05-17 18:59:08 +02:00

Yep, agree with @mont29 :)

Paweł Łyczkowski commented

2015-05-17 19:06:46 +02:00

For me - what @mont29 said.

Inês Almeida commented

2015-05-24 19:49:45 +02:00

Should I make the labels for ID previews optional too? to match better the template for non id previews (of course then the default for showing labels in ID prevs is true, and false for non ID).

Antonis Ryakiotakis commented

2015-05-27 11:45:24 +02:00

Added subscriber: @Psy-Fi

Antonis Ryakiotakis commented

2015-05-27 11:45:24 +02:00

I would also agree with Bastien. If possible to make text optional it would be good too.

Inês Almeida commented

2015-06-01 21:51:40 +02:00

Update on this:
I committed the changes to the drawing of the brushes' labels. It's in master now.
I kept the ID template with 4 units of side and the non ID with 5, because Ton said the brushes are meant to be small and not occupy the all screen.
I did not make the labels optional for ID templates, because it is not just a matter of not displaying the text. It would make sense to remove the search too, but that is much too complicated for something without a clear use case.

If there are no issues raised, I'll close this task with the release.

Update on this: I committed the changes to the drawing of the brushes' labels. It's in master now. I kept the ID template with 4 units of side and the non ID with 5, because Ton said the brushes are meant to be small and not occupy the all screen. I did not make the labels optional for ID templates, because it is not just a matter of not displaying the text. It would make sense to remove the search too, but that is much too complicated for something without a clear use case. If there are no issues raised, I'll close this task with the release.

Inês Almeida commented

2015-06-17 13:17:33 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Inês Almeida closed this issue

2015-06-17 13:17:33 +02:00

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More matcaps and brushes consistency #44741