Undo doesn't follow the mouse position on editor anymore? is this by design or a bug? #68065

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Erick Tukuniata · 2019-08-01T13:28:59+02:00

Erick Tukuniata commented

2019-08-01 13:28:59 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1 64 Bits
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 550 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 376.51

Blender Version
Broken: version: 2.81 (sub 0), branch: master, commit date: 2019-08-01 07:35, hash: 502c2c233d
Worked: (optional)

Short description of error
Undo system doesn't follow the mouse position on editor anymore? is this by design or a bug?

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

With Default scene open text editor and sculpt mode
sculpt some and go the text editor write something
go back the sculpt mode and undo.

In blender 2.79 Blender will, at this point when your cursor is on the sculpt mode editor, undo your sculpt strokes and if you sculpt some thing at the stage and undo, the undo will with be affecting where is your mouse. But in Blender 2.8 the undo system with things to modifier in text editor when your mouse in sculpt mode editor.

Here is in Blender 2.79

And in Blender 2.80

Note that the Blender 2.79 behavior is the way to go, since many times you need to write some notes while working on huge and complex project.
In both scene global undo is on.

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1 64 Bits Graphics card: GeForce GTX 550 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 376.51 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 2.81 (sub 0), branch: master, commit date: 2019-08-01 07:35, hash: `502c2c233d` Worked: (optional) **Short description of error** Undo system doesn't follow the mouse position on editor anymore? is this by design or a bug? **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** - With Default scene open text editor and sculpt mode - sculpt some and go the text editor write something - go back the sculpt mode and undo. In blender 2.79 Blender will, at this point when your cursor is on the sculpt mode editor, undo your sculpt strokes and if you sculpt some thing at the stage and undo, the undo will with be affecting where is your mouse. But in Blender 2.8 the undo system with things to modifier in text editor when your mouse in sculpt mode editor. Here is in Blender 2.79 ![2019-08-01_14-02-35.gif](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7641529/2019-08-01_14-02-35.gif) And in Blender 2.80 ![2019-08-01_14-11-17.gif](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7641531/2019-08-01_14-11-17.gif) Note that the Blender 2.79 behavior is the way to go, since many times you need to write some notes while working on huge and complex project. In both scene global undo is on.

Erick Tukuniata commented

2019-08-01 13:28:59 +02:00

Added subscriber: @ErickNyanduKabongo

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-08-01 13:51:00 +02:00

Added subscribers: @ideasman42, @lichtwerk

Campbell Barton was assigned by Philipp Oeser

2019-08-01 13:51:00 +02:00

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-08-01 13:51:01 +02:00

@ideasman42: mind sharing your wisdom?

Campbell Barton commented

2019-08-01 14:19:27 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

Campbell Barton closed this issue

2019-08-01 14:19:27 +02:00

Campbell Barton commented

2019-08-01 14:19:27 +02:00

This is more of a design issue then a bug.

We could for example, skip all text editing undo steps when undoing in the 3D view.

Vice-vercer when undoing in the text editor.

However you could accidentally loose work without realizing it:

edit some text.
texture paint.
edit more text.
switch to wireframe display.

By undoing in the text editor you could then loose texture painting without realizing it.

@ErickNyanduKabongo - closing this report since there isn't an obvious improvement to the design that makes this work as you expect, unless we support 2.7x style multiple undo time-lines which can get out of sync, causing other kinds of confusion

This is more of a design issue then a bug. We could for example, skip all text editing undo steps when undoing in the 3D view. Vice-vercer when undoing in the text editor. However you could accidentally loose work without realizing it: - edit some text. - texture paint. - edit more text. - switch to wireframe display. By undoing in the text editor you could then loose texture painting without realizing it. ---- @ErickNyanduKabongo - closing this report since there isn't an obvious improvement to the design that makes this work as you expect, unless we support 2.7x style multiple undo time-lines which can get out of sync, causing other kinds of confusion

Erick Tukuniata commented

2019-08-01 14:30:53 +02:00

@ideasman42 good to know.
My question is who should make the design? What are the requirement for someone to start a design task? What devs want to see in a design task?

@ideasman42 good to know. My question is who should make the design? What are the requirement for someone to start a design task? What devs want to see in a design task?

Campbell Barton commented

2019-08-01 23:36:11 +02:00

If you have a suggestion you can post here.

For a larger design task or to get feedback from others you could post on an external site and link it here:

If you have a suggestion you can post here. For a larger design task or to get feedback from others you could post on an external site and link it here: - https://devtalk.blender.org/c/user-feedback - https://blender.community/c/rightclickselect

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Undo doesn't follow the mouse position on editor anymore? is this by design or a bug? #68065