BlenderKit: on-registration popup

This popup informs the user that BlenderKit connects to the internet directly after registration, and asks for consent with it and also performs first search.

blenderkit/__init__.py

@@ -1725,6 +1725,11 @@ def register():
         bpy.app.timers.register(check_timers_timer, persistent=True)
 
     bpy.app.handlers.load_post.append(scene_load)
+    # detect if the user just enabled the addon in preferences, thus enable to run
+    for w in bpy.context.window_manager.windows:
+        for a in w.screen.areas:
+            if a.type == 'PREFERENCES':
+                tasks_queue.add_task((bpy.ops.wm.blenderkit_welcome,( 'INVOKE_DEFAULT',)),fake_context = True, fake_context_area = 'PREFERENCES')
 
 
 def unregister():

blenderkit/search.py

@@ -282,14 +282,14 @@ def timer_update():
             search()
             preferences.first_run = False
         if preferences.tips_on_start:
-            utils.get_largest_3dview()
+            utils.get_largest_area()
             ui.update_ui_size(ui.active_area, ui.active_region)
             ui.add_report(text='BlenderKit Tip: ' + random.choice(rtips), timeout=12, color=colors.GREEN)
         return 3.0
 
-    if preferences.first_run:
-        search()
-        preferences.first_run = False
+    # if preferences.first_run:
+    #     search()
+    #     preferences.first_run = False
 
     # check_clipboard()
 

blenderkit/tasks_queue.py

@@ -45,16 +45,17 @@ def get_queue():
     return t.task_queue
 
 class task_object:
-    def __init__(self, command = '', arguments = (), wait = 0, only_last = False, fake_context = False):
+    def __init__(self, command = '', arguments = (), wait = 0, only_last = False, fake_context = False, fake_context_area = 'VIEW_3D'):
         self.command = command
         self.arguments = arguments
         self.wait = wait
         self.only_last = only_last
         self.fake_context = fake_context
+        self.fake_context_area = fake_context_area
 
-def add_task(task, wait = 0, only_last = False, fake_context = False):
+def add_task(task, wait = 0, only_last = False, fake_context = False, fake_context_area = 'VIEW_3D'):
     q = get_queue()
-    taskob = task_object(task[0],task[1], wait = wait, only_last = only_last, fake_context = fake_context)
+    taskob = task_object(task[0],task[1], wait = wait, only_last = only_last, fake_context = fake_context, fake_context_area = fake_context_area)
     q.put(taskob)
 
 
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ def queue_worker():
             utils.p(task.command, task.arguments)
             try:
                 if task.fake_context:
-                    fc = utils.get_fake_context(bpy.context)
+                    fc = utils.get_fake_context(bpy.context, area_type = task.fake_context_area)
                     task.command(fc,*task.arguments)
                 else:
                     task.command(*task.arguments)

blenderkit/ui.py

@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@ class UndoWithContext(bpy.types.Operator):
         C_dict = bpy.context.copy()
         C_dict.update(region='WINDOW')
         if context.area is None or context.area.type != 'VIEW_3D':
-            w, a, r = utils.get_largest_3dview()
+            w, a, r = utils.get_largest_area()
             override = {'window': w, 'screen': w.screen, 'area': a, 'region': r}
             C_dict.update(override)
         bpy.ops.ed.undo_push(C_dict, 'INVOKE_REGION_WIN', message=self.message)

blenderkit/ui_panels.py

@@ -25,12 +25,22 @@ if "bpy" in locals():
     download = importlib.reload(download)
     categories = importlib.reload(categories)
     icons = importlib.reload(icons)
+    icons = importlib.reload(search)
 else:
-    from blenderkit import paths, ratings, utils, download, categories, icons
+    from blenderkit import paths, ratings, utils, download, categories, icons, search
 
 from bpy.types import (
     Panel
 )
+from bpy.props import (
+    IntProperty,
+    FloatProperty,
+    FloatVectorProperty,
+    StringProperty,
+    EnumProperty,
+    BoolProperty,
+    PointerProperty,
+)
 
 import bpy
 import os
@@ -962,6 +972,47 @@ class VIEW3D_PT_blenderkit_unified(Panel):
             if ui_props.asset_type == 'TEXTURE':
                 layout.label(text='not yet implemented')
 
+class BlenderKitWelcomeOperator(bpy.types.Operator):
+    """Login online on BlenderKit webpage"""
+
+    bl_idname = "wm.blenderkit_welcome"
+    bl_label = "Welcome to BlenderKit!"
+    bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO', 'INTERNAL'}
+
+    step: IntProperty(
+        name="step",
+        description="Tutorial Step",
+        default=0,
+        options={'SKIP_SAVE'}
+    )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def poll(cls, context):
+        return True
+
+    def draw(self, context):
+        layout = self.layout
+        if self.step == 0:
+            message = "BlenderKit is an addon that connects to the internet to search and upload for models, materials, and brushes. \n\n Let's start by searching for some cool materials?"
+        else:
+            message = "This shouldn't be here at all"
+        utils.label_multiline(layout, text= message, width = 300)
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        if self.step == 0:
+            #move mouse:
+            #bpy.context.window_manager.windows[0].cursor_warp(1000, 1000)
+            #show n-key sidebar (spaces[index] has to be found for view3d too:
+            # bpy.context.window_manager.windows[0].screen.areas[5].spaces[0].show_region_ui = False
+            print('running search no')
+            ui_props = bpy.context.scene.blenderkitUI
+            ui_props.asset_type = 'MATERIAL'
+            search.search()
+        return {'FINISHED'}
+
+    def invoke(self, context, event):
+        wm = bpy.context.window_manager
+        return wm.invoke_props_dialog(self)
 
 def draw_asset_context_menu(self, context, asset_data):
     layout = self.layout
@@ -1298,7 +1349,8 @@ classess = (
     VIEW3D_PT_blenderkit_downloads,
     OBJECT_MT_blenderkit_asset_menu,
     OBJECT_MT_blenderkit_login_menu,
-    UrlPopupDialog
+    UrlPopupDialog,
+    BlenderKitWelcomeOperator,
 )
 
 

blenderkit/utils.py

@@ -614,15 +614,14 @@ def guard_from_crash():
     return True
 
 
-def get_largest_3dview():
+def get_largest_area( area_type = 'VIEW_3D'):
     maxsurf = 0
     maxa = None
     maxw = None
     region = None
     for w in bpy.context.window_manager.windows:
-        screen = w.screen
-        for a in screen.areas:
-            if a.type == 'VIEW_3D':
+        for a in w.screen.areas:
+            if a.type == area_type:
                 asurf = a.width * a.height
                 if asurf > maxsurf:
                     maxa = a
@@ -638,15 +637,18 @@ def get_largest_3dview():
     active_region = region
     return maxw, maxa, region
 
-def get_fake_context(context):
+def get_fake_context(context, area_type = 'VIEW_3D'):
     C_dict = context.copy()
     C_dict.update(region='WINDOW')
-    if context.area is None or context.area.type != 'VIEW_3D':
-        w, a, r = get_largest_3dview()
+    if context.area is None or context.area.type != area_type:
+        w, a, r = get_largest_area(area_type = area_type)
+
         override = {'window': w, 'screen': w.screen, 'area': a, 'region': r}
         C_dict.update(override)
+        # print(w,a,r)
     return C_dict
 
+
 def label_multiline(layout, text='', icon='NONE', width=-1):
     ''' draw a ui label, but try to split it in multiple lines.'''
     if text.strip() == '':