Instructions to get object location API reference is incorrect. #84427

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Leon Nicholls · 2021-01-05T19:45:46+01:00

Leon Nicholls commented

2021-01-05 19:45:46 +01:00

The instructions in this section explain how to get the API reference for the object location: https://docs.blender.org/api/2.91/info_api_reference.html#simple-data-access

If you follow the instructions in the second paragraph, the Blender GUI context menu option isn't called "Online Python Reference", but "Online Manual" which points to the GUI manual and not the API reference (unless I misunderstood how to get to that from the Blender GUI): https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/2.91/scene_layout/object/properties/transforms.html

Maybe a previous version of the GUI manual had references to the API's?

Recommend rewriting the second paragraph in this section to point to this API reference: https://docs.blender.org/api/2.91/bpy.types.Object.html#bpy.types.Object.location

The instructions in this section explain how to get the API reference for the object location: https://docs.blender.org/api/2.91/info_api_reference.html#simple-data-access If you follow the instructions in the second paragraph, the Blender GUI context menu option isn't called "Online Python Reference", but "Online Manual" which points to the GUI manual and not the API reference (unless I misunderstood how to get to that from the Blender GUI): https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/2.91/scene_layout/object/properties/transforms.html Maybe a previous version of the GUI manual had references to the API's? Recommend rewriting the second paragraph in this section to point to this API reference: https://docs.blender.org/api/2.91/bpy.types.Object.html#bpy.types.Object.location

Leon Nicholls commented

2021-01-05 19:45:46 +01:00

Added subscriber: @norulesjustfeels

Leon Nicholls commented

2021-01-05 20:49:02 +01:00

Just realized that I had to enable the Python Tooltips in the display preferences to see the tooltip. I don't think I saw that anywhere in the API docs, so it might be a good idea to add that explicitly since it looks like all the API docs assume both Developer Extras and Python Tooltips are enabled.
This bug can be closed.

Just realized that I had to enable the Python Tooltips in the display preferences to see the tooltip. I don't think I saw that anywhere in the API docs, so it might be a good idea to add that explicitly since it looks like all the API docs assume both Developer Extras and Python Tooltips are enabled. This bug can be closed.

Robert Guetzkow commented

2021-01-06 11:29:36 +01:00

Added subscriber: @rjg

Robert Guetzkow commented

2021-01-06 11:29:36 +01:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Archived'

Robert Guetzkow closed this issue

2021-01-06 11:29:36 +01:00

Robert Guetzkow commented

2021-01-06 11:29:36 +01:00

The manual has a page on this, but it appears that it is slightly outdated as we now have a dedicated option for the Python tooltips. I will create a separate report for this.

The manual has a [page ](https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/getting_started/help.html) on this, but it appears that it is slightly outdated as we now have a dedicated option for the Python tooltips. I will create a separate report for this.

Aaron Carlisle commented

2021-01-07 00:46:51 +01:00

Added subscriber: @Blendify

Aaron Carlisle commented

2021-01-07 00:46:51 +01:00

I committed an update to both the user manual and API docs

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Instructions to get object location API reference is incorrect. #84427