Order of menu items near bottom of screen reversed #72641

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Dimitar P. · 2019-12-22T16:16:30+01:00

Dimitar P. commented

2019-12-22 16:16:30 +01:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.18362 64 Bits
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1070/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 432.00

Blender Version
Broken: version: 2.81 (sub 16), branch: master, commit date: 2019-12-04 11:32, hash: f1aa4d18d4
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Short description of error

Now that the UI has been cleaned up in 2.8+, I've noticed a lingering issue that doesn't make much sense anymore - menus appear in reverse order when near the bottom of the screen. This causes confusion as to where things are located and the brain needs to learn both the typical order and the reversed order of items

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.18362 64 Bits Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1070/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 432.00 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 2.81 (sub 16), branch: master, commit date: 2019-12-04 11:32, hash: `f1aa4d18d4` Worked: (optional) **Short description of error** Now that the UI has been cleaned up in 2.8+, I've noticed a lingering issue that doesn't make much sense anymore - menus appear in reverse order when near the bottom of the screen. This causes confusion as to where things are located and the brain needs to learn both the typical order and the reversed order of items

Dimitar P. commented

2019-12-22 16:16:30 +01:00

Added subscriber: @Dimitar

Jean First commented

2019-12-22 20:22:27 +01:00

Added subscriber: @robbott

Jean First commented

2019-12-22 20:22:27 +01:00

Not sure this is a bug. Can you upload a picture of what you mean ?

Brendon Murphy commented

2019-12-23 01:44:54 +01:00

Added subscriber: @BrendonMurphy

Brendon Murphy commented

2019-12-23 01:44:54 +01:00

look at the view menu, flip the header to the bottom and see the order reversed.

Harley Acheson commented

2019-12-23 02:22:48 +01:00

Added subscriber: @Harley

Harley Acheson commented

2019-12-23 02:22:48 +01:00

Not a bug, but by design. A design that I think is silly, but it is what it is.

The idea behind it is that it keeps the mouse travel distance the same, no matter how the menu is oriented. So the closest item remains the closest item, not the furthest away when flipped.

As mentioned, I think it is an abomination. Made worse by the fact that we are not even consistent with it. Menus are not flipped if they have categories, Pop ups don’t reverse, etc.

But this is a design issue and not a bug.

Not a bug, but by design. A design that I think is silly, but it is what it is. The idea behind it is that it keeps the mouse travel distance the same, no matter how the menu is oriented. So the closest item remains the closest item, not the furthest away when flipped. As mentioned, I think it is an abomination. Made worse by the fact that we are not even consistent with it. Menus are not flipped if they have categories, Pop ups don’t reverse, etc. But this is a design issue and not a bug.

Campbell Barton commented

2019-12-23 03:14:40 +01:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

Campbell Barton closed this issue

2019-12-23 03:14:40 +01:00

Campbell Barton self-assigned this 2019-12-23 03:14:40 +01:00

Campbell Barton commented

2019-12-23 03:15:01 +01:00

closing, since it's working as intended.

Dimitar P. commented

2019-12-23 09:06:12 +01:00

There should definitely then be an option to either have this behavior or have all menus read the same away in all parts of the UI, as this may not be the preferred way for many to experience UI

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Order of menu items near bottom of screen reversed #72641