Inconsistent OPEN ON MOUSE OVER menu behavior #65021

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The Yzar · 2019-05-23T09:17:05+02:00

The Yzar commented

2019-05-23 09:17:05 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: WinPro10 64b i7 32ram 3TB-SSD
Graphics card: Nvidia GTX1080 (Alienware15R3)

Blender build (latest May 23)
blender-2.80.0-git.a1ad71304c2d-windows64

2.80 UI will freeze soon, yet some menus still don't open on mouse over. Possibly unfinished work. I file this not as Bug but To Do.

ISSUE: with Preference>Interface>Menu> Open on Mouse Over turned on, many menus of the same type don't open at all.

Transformation Orientation
Object/Edit/Pose/Weight Paint etc etc modes
Pivot Center options
Proportional Editing options
Editor type per window

Other frequently used candidates for Open on Mouse Over are still consuming redundant clicks.

T Toolbar buried items in most modes
Animation>Dopesheet, Nearest Frame
Properties>everything that will drop down or drop up: Surface, Base Color, Modifiers, Constraints etc

The above falls under INCONSISTENT implementation.

The following are related additional suggestions.

Other candidates as Interface> Menu> Open Mouse on Mouse Over OPTIONS

OUTLINER to expand one hierarchy by time out
TAB>Mini Tool Shelf to expand by time out
PROPERTIES Editor>submenus to expand by time out, and re-collapse within a time out window (imagine that)

Maybe 2.81?

As a multi-app middleware user I am very very grateful for this Open on Mouse Over feature. It is a super click-saver and definitely wrist-saver. Thank you all.

**System Information** Operating system: WinPro10 64b i7 32ram 3TB-SSD Graphics card: Nvidia GTX1080 (Alienware15R3) **Blender build** (latest May 23) blender-2.80.0-git.a1ad71304c2d-windows64 2.80 UI will freeze soon, yet some menus still don't open on mouse over. Possibly unfinished work. I file this not as Bug but To Do. ISSUE: with Preference>Interface>Menu> **Open on Mouse Over** turned on, many **menus of the same type** don't open at all. - Transformation Orientation - Object/Edit/Pose/Weight Paint etc etc modes - Pivot Center options - Proportional Editing options - Editor type per window Other *frequently used* candidates for Open on Mouse Over are still consuming redundant clicks. - T Toolbar buried items in most modes - Animation>Dopesheet, Nearest Frame - Properties>everything that will drop down or drop up: Surface, Base Color, Modifiers, Constraints etc The above falls under INCONSISTENT implementation. The following are related additional suggestions. **** Other candidates as Interface> Menu> Open Mouse on Mouse Over OPTIONS - OUTLINER to expand one hierarchy by time out - TAB>Mini Tool Shelf to expand by time out - PROPERTIES Editor>submenus to expand by time out, and re-collapse within a time out window (imagine that) Maybe 2.81? As a multi-app middleware user I am very very grateful for this Open on Mouse Over feature. It is a super click-saver and definitely wrist-saver. Thank you all.

The Yzar commented

2019-05-23 09:17:05 +02:00

Added subscriber: @Goldiva

William Reynish commented

2019-05-23 11:13:33 +02:00

Added subscriber: @WilliamReynish

William Reynish commented

2019-05-23 11:13:33 +02:00

I don’t think this was ever supported by anything other than pulldown menus. The issue is that, if it were enabled for enums and popovers, you would easily open then accidentally when just navigating over the Properties editor, for example.

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2019-05-23 11:31:22 +02:00

Added subscriber: @brecht

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2019-05-23 11:31:22 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

Brecht Van Lommel closed this issue

2019-05-23 11:31:22 +02:00

Brecht Van Lommel self-assigned this 2019-05-23 11:31:22 +02:00

Brecht Van Lommel commented

2019-05-23 11:31:23 +02:00

Arguably it could be made to work for popovers and enums in headers. But this kind of feedback is not for the tracker, but here:
https://devtalk.blender.org/c/user-feedback

Arguably it could be made to work for popovers and enums in headers. But this kind of feedback is not for the tracker, but here: https://devtalk.blender.org/c/user-feedback

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Inconsistent OPEN ON MOUSE OVER menu behavior #65021