Remap users list goes off screen. (Unusable for larger scenes) #94367

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Xen Wildman · 2021-12-24T17:04:23+01:00

Xen Wildman commented

2021-12-24 17:04:23 +01:00

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**Blender VersionBlender 3.0,)
Worked:

Short description of error
When remapping users of object data, In a scene with my objects the list goes off the screen and is unusable.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
Have a scene with many unique objects.
Try to remap users of one of them and the list of data for NEW ID goes off the screen and you can't select something off the screen.

Please Make the list searchable.
Image attached.

**Any** Operating system:Any Graphics card:Any **Blender VersionBlender 3.0,) Worked: **Short description of error** When remapping users of object data, In a scene with my objects the list goes off the screen and is unusable. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** Have a scene with many unique objects. Try to remap users of one of them and the list of data for NEW ID goes off the screen and you can't select something off the screen. Please Make the list searchable. Image attached. ![RemapUserBug.jpg](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F12774450/RemapUserBug.jpg)

Xen Wildman commented

2021-12-24 17:04:23 +01:00

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Navid commented

2021-12-24 17:05:32 +01:00

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Yevgeny Makarov commented

2021-12-24 17:52:12 +01:00

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Yevgeny Makarov commented

2021-12-24 17:52:12 +01:00

I can find at least these #72595 #72093 #53257

Xen Wildman commented

2021-12-24 17:58:24 +01:00

Thanks for the reply Yevgeny. It seems like this springs from the same issue and it's been around for four years!!!!

Yevgeny Makarov commented

2021-12-24 18:39:21 +01:00

And the issue here is that, for some purpose I don't understand, the menus are automatically split into columns. This doesn't work with either small menus (like Blend Modes which look differently in various places) or huge ones. This is absolutely non-standard, users do not expect this and do not know how to work with it. So if it was a normal menu in one column with scrolling, then at least it could be used.

And here is another problem that Blender automatically adds hotkeys for menu items. Instead of how it works in native OS menus, something like progressive search, when you can select an item by typing on the keyboard. What would solve the problem of navigating a huge menu.

And the issue here is that, for some purpose I don't understand, the menus are automatically split into columns. This doesn't work with either small menus (like Blend Modes which look differently in various places) or huge ones. This is absolutely non-standard, users do not expect this and do not know how to work with it. So if it was a normal menu in one column with scrolling, then at least it could be used. And here is another problem that Blender automatically adds hotkeys for menu items. Instead of how it works in native OS menus, something like progressive search, when you can select an item by typing on the keyboard. What would solve the problem of navigating a huge menu.

Harley Acheson commented

2021-12-24 18:59:48 +01:00

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Harley Acheson commented

2021-12-24 18:59:48 +01:00

This might be simple-ish fix: make these lists single column if they would overflow https://developer.blender.org/D6362

Yevgeny Makarov commented

2021-12-24 19:19:59 +01:00

I think it won't work well in this case. Let's say you add another object and the list becomes longer, and at the same time the way it's displayed changes? The same thing if you switch to the searchable list depending on the length. There should be a searchable list initially or just always one column.

I think it won't work well in this case. Let's say you add another object and the list becomes longer, and at the same time the way it's displayed changes? The same thing if you switch to the *searchable list* depending on the length. There should be a *searchable list* initially or just always one column.

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-12-28 15:05:35 +01:00

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Philipp Oeser commented

2021-12-28 15:05:35 +01:00

This is really the same as #72093 (UI of Dropdown Menus : long list of EnumProperty Items (ColorSpace, Language, RemapUser ID) is partially hidden).
It should be solved, fully agree, but no need to have a separate task open for this.

This is really the same as #72093 (UI of Dropdown Menus : long list of EnumProperty Items (ColorSpace, Language, RemapUser ID) is partially hidden). It should be solved, fully agree, but no need to have a separate task open for this.

Philipp Oeser commented

2021-12-28 15:05:41 +01:00

Closed as duplicate of #72093

Philipp Oeser closed this issue

2021-12-28 15:05:41 +01:00

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Remap users list goes off screen. (Unusable for larger scenes) #94367