Script menus:

-- new try so that scripts place their guis and file selectors in proper places:
     should be ok now for any but the really weirdest screen layouts, will be updated when scripts are added to other menus in the interface.

source/blender/python/BPY_interface.c

@@ -612,24 +612,36 @@ int BPY_menu_do_python(short menutype, int event)
 	if (G.obedit) exit_editmode(1);
 
 	/* let's find a proper area for an eventual script gui:
-	 * preference in order: Script, Buttons (if not a Wizards or Utils script),
+	 * (still experimenting here, need definition on which win
-	 * Text, any closest bigger area */
+	 * each group will be put to code this properly) */
+	switch (menutype) {
+
+		case PYMENU_IMPORT: /* first 3 were handled in header_info.c */
+		case PYMENU_EXPORT:
+		case PYMENU_HELP: 
+		case PYMENU_WIZARDS:
+			break;
+
+		default:
 			if (curarea->spacetype != SPACE_SCRIPT) {
-		ScrArea *sa;
+				ScrArea *sa = NULL;
 
-		sa = find_biggest_area_of_type(SPACE_SCRIPT);
-
-		if (!sa) {
-			if ((menutype != PYMENU_WIZARDS) && (menutype != PYMENU_UTILS))
 				sa = find_biggest_area_of_type(SPACE_BUTS);
+				if (sa) {
+					if ((1.5 * sa->winx) < sa->winy) sa = NULL; /* too narrow? */
 				}
 
+				if (!sa) sa = find_biggest_area_of_type(SPACE_SCRIPT);
 				if (!sa) sa = find_biggest_area_of_type(SPACE_TEXT);
+				if (!sa) sa = find_biggest_area_of_type(SPACE_IMAGE); /* group UV */
+				if (!sa) sa = find_biggest_area_of_type(SPACE_VIEW3D);
 
-		if (!sa) sa = closest_bigger_area();
+				if (!sa) sa = find_biggest_area();
 
 				areawinset(sa->win);
 			}
+			break;
+	}
 
 	script->id.us = 1;
 	script->flags = SCRIPT_RUNNING;

source/blender/python/BPY_menus.c

@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ static int bpymenu_group_atoi (char *str)
 	else if (!strcmp(str, "Animation")) return PYMENU_ANIMATION;
 	else if (!strcmp(str, "Materials")) return PYMENU_MATERIALS;
 	else if (!strcmp(str, "UV")) return PYMENU_UV;
-	else if (!strcmp(str, "Utils")) return PYMENU_UTILS;
 	else if (!strcmp(str, "Tools")) return PYMENU_TOOLS;
 	/* "Misc" or an inexistent group name: use misc */
 	else return PYMENU_MISC;
@@ -120,9 +119,6 @@ char *BPyMenu_group_itoa (short menugroup)
 		case PYMENU_UV:
 			return "UV";
 			break;
-		case PYMENU_UTILS:
-			return "Utils";
-			break;
 		case PYMENU_TOOLS:
 			return "Tools";
 			break;

source/blender/python/BPY_menus.h

@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ typedef struct BPyMenu {
 typedef enum {
 	PYMENU_WIZARDS, /* complex 'app' scripts */
 	PYMENU_UV, /* UV editing tools, to go in UV/Image editor space, 'UV' menu */
-	PYMENU_UTILS,
 	PYMENU_TOOLS,
 	PYMENU_MODIFIERS, /* modifies existing obj *data* */
 	PYMENU_MISC,