Node selection doesn't go through reroute nodes #98992

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tempdevnova · 2022-06-19T18:31:39+02:00

tempdevnova commented

2022-06-19 18:31:39 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19043-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1080/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 431.07

Blender Version
Broken: version: 3.2.0, branch: master, commit date: 2022-06-08 10:22, hash: e05e1e3691
Worked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected)

Short description of error
Thanks to https:*developer.blender.org/rB75bb99fa40dd (also mentioned in https:*wiki.blender.org/wiki/Reference/Release_Notes/3.2/Nodes_Physics)
Node links of selected nodes are now highlighted the entirely, which is awesome.

What is not so awesome is that this selection doesn't pass through reroute nodes, meaning that in large node setups you usually have to go through several reroute nodes until you see where a node is connecting to.

To fix this just highight all branches and reroutes of an output link(right side of a node) and highlight only the upstream branches for input links(left side of a node).
This way a user can directly see where the inputs are coming from and where the outputs are leading to.

Not sure whether this is a bug or developer oversight. But anyways I really don't think we need a https://devtalk.blender.org/ discussion over this, as there is not much to discuss about since nobody cares which reroutes a node takes and only where the inputs come from and where the outputs go to.

So yeah probably a developer oversight.

Thank you and have a great day!

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19043-SP0 64 Bits Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1080/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 431.07 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 3.2.0, branch: master, commit date: 2022-06-08 10:22, hash: `e05e1e3691` Worked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected) **Short description of error** Thanks to https:*developer.blender.org/rB75bb99fa40dd (also mentioned in https:*wiki.blender.org/wiki/Reference/Release_Notes/3.2/Nodes_Physics) Node links of selected nodes are now highlighted the entirely, which is awesome. What is not so awesome is that this selection doesn't pass through reroute nodes, meaning that in large node setups you usually have to go through several reroute nodes until you see where a node is connecting to. To fix this just highight all branches and reroutes of an output link(right side of a node) and highlight only the **upstream** branches for input links(left side of a node). This way a user can directly see where the inputs are coming from and where the outputs are leading to. Not sure whether this is a bug or developer oversight. But anyways I really don't think we need a https://devtalk.blender.org/ discussion over this, as there is not much to discuss about since nobody cares which reroutes a node takes and only where the inputs come from and where the outputs go to. So yeah probably a developer oversight. Thank you and have a great day!

tempdevnova commented

2022-06-19 18:31:39 +02:00

Added subscriber: @tempdevnova

Pratik Borhade commented

2022-06-20 06:19:58 +02:00

Added subscribers: @lone_noel, @PratikPB2123

Pratik Borhade commented

2022-06-20 06:19:58 +02:00

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

Pratik Borhade commented

2022-06-20 06:19:58 +02:00

highlight through reroutes would be useful. Currently having your links
organized with a lot of reroutes does diminish the improvements from
this patch a bit

Hi, thanks for the report. This is improvement was also mentioned in the original patch D11930: Nodes: Improve readability of selected node links
@lone_noel hi, can you check this report?

> highlight through reroutes would be useful. Currently having your links > organized with a lot of reroutes does diminish the improvements from > this patch a bit Hi, thanks for the report. This is improvement was also mentioned in the original patch [D11930: Nodes: Improve readability of selected node links](https://archive.blender.org/developer/D11930) @lone_noel hi, can you check this report?

Hans Goudey commented

2022-06-20 22:42:38 +02:00

Added subscriber: @HooglyBoogly

Hans Goudey commented

2022-06-20 22:42:38 +02:00

Changed status from 'Confirmed' to: 'Archived'

Hans Goudey closed this issue

2022-06-20 22:42:38 +02:00

Hans Goudey commented

2022-06-20 22:42:38 +02:00

Thanks for the report, but the issue reported here is a request for modified/improved behavior and not a bug in current behavior. Closing as this bug tracker is only for bugs and errors.

For user requests and feedback, please use other channels: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Communication/Contact#User_Feedback_and_Requests

For more information on why this isn't considered a bug, visit: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Reference/Not_a_bug

Thanks for the report, but the issue reported here is a request for modified/improved behavior and not a bug in current behavior. Closing as this bug tracker is only for bugs and errors. For user requests and feedback, please use other channels: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Communication/Contact#User_Feedback_and_Requests For more information on why this isn't considered a bug, visit: https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Reference/Not_a_bug

Leon Schittek self-assigned this 2022-06-20 22:43:03 +02:00

Leon Schittek commented

2022-06-20 22:43:03 +02:00

Thanks for the ping, @PratikPB2123! I had this on my list, but didn't have too much time recently to work on Blender things.
I have a first version working now (see video below) and I'll try to find the time to prepare a patch over the next weeks.

T98992_v1.mp4

Thanks for the ping, @PratikPB2123! I had this on my list, but didn't have too much time recently to work on Blender things. I have a first version working now (see video below) and I'll try to find the time to prepare a patch over the next weeks. --- [T98992_v1.mp4](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F13209113/T98992_v1.mp4)

Leon Schittek removed their assignment 2022-06-20 22:44:54 +02:00

Leon Schittek commented

2022-06-20 22:44:54 +02:00

Removing myself as assignee, since the task is closed, but will still try to tackle it once I have the time.

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Node selection doesn't go through reroute nodes #98992