Top right of 3D View looks crowded #64929

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William Reynish · 2019-05-21T09:25:47+02:00

William Reynish commented

2019-05-21 09:25:47 +02:00

As several users have pointed out, the top right of the 3D View suffers from 'buttonitis' - sometimes we have 3 rows of icon buttons here, which makes things very hard to visually separate.

We can improve this by making two small changes:

Move the viewport gizmo buttons to flow along the right edge
Slightly change the default theme so the header is more distinct from the 3D View background, making it be more separated:

Before/after:
{F7055226, size=full}

We could also increase the Y height of the tool settings region:

This adds more separation, and also gives enough space for the tool icons, which currently are cramped:

As several users have pointed out, the top right of the 3D View suffers from 'buttonitis' - sometimes we have 3 rows of icon buttons here, which makes things very hard to visually separate. We can improve this by making two small changes: - Move the viewport gizmo buttons to flow along the right edge - Slightly change the default theme so the header is more distinct from the 3D View background, making it be more separated: Before/after: {[F7055226](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7055226/Screenshot_2019-05-21_at_09.21.07.png), size=full} We could also increase the Y height of the tool settings region: ![Screenshot 2019-05-21 at 09.27.43.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7055288/Screenshot_2019-05-21_at_09.27.43.png) This adds more separation, and also gives enough space for the tool icons, which currently are cramped: ![Screenshot 2019-05-21 at 09.28.28.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7055297/Screenshot_2019-05-21_at_09.28.28.png)

William Reynish commented

2019-05-21 09:25:48 +02:00

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xan2622 commented

2019-06-11 21:32:28 +02:00

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xan2622 commented

2019-06-11 21:32:28 +02:00

You could consider moving the four viewport buttons a few pixels higher, in the header :

(animated image)

You could consider moving the four viewport buttons a few pixels higher, in the header : (animated image) ![move_viewport_buttons_to_header.gif](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7098962/move_viewport_buttons_to_header.gif)

CandleComet commented

2019-09-03 21:00:52 +02:00

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CandleComet commented

2019-09-03 21:00:52 +02:00

D5670: Addressing Top Right Viewport Crowding (#64929) - Implements the two small changes; It doesn't include the suggestion of increasing the Y height of the settings.

[D5670: Addressing Top Right Viewport Crowding (#64929)](https://archive.blender.org/developer/D5670) - Implements the two small changes; It doesn't include the suggestion of increasing the Y height of the settings.

Juan commented

2019-09-27 14:08:50 +02:00

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Juan commented

2019-09-27 14:08:50 +02:00

In #64929#699558, @xan2622 wrote:
You could consider moving the four viewport buttons a few pixels higher, in the header :

(animated image)

+1

> In #64929#699558, @xan2622 wrote: > You could consider moving the four viewport buttons a few pixels higher, in the header : > > (animated image) > ![move_viewport_buttons_to_header.gif](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7098962/move_viewport_buttons_to_header.gif) +1

William Reynish commented

2019-09-30 20:37:36 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

William Reynish closed this issue

2019-09-30 20:37:36 +02:00

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Top right of 3D View looks crowded #64929