UI:

* Fix for F6 redo and similar popups closing when moving
  mouse outside of the popup while interacting with buttons.
* Simplify F6 redo popup code by using generated layout.

source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface.h

@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ void uiDefKeyevtButS(uiBlock *block, int retval, char *str, short x1, short y1,
 void uiBlockPickerButtons(struct uiBlock *block, float *col, float *hsv, float *old, char *hexcol, char mode, short retval);
 
 uiBut *uiDefAutoButR(uiBlock *block, struct PointerRNA *ptr, struct PropertyRNA *prop, int index, char *name, int icon, int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2);
-int uiDefAutoButsRNA(uiBlock *block, struct PointerRNA *ptr);
+int uiDefAutoButsRNA(const struct bContext *C, uiBlock *block, struct PointerRNA *ptr);
 
 /* Links
  *

source/blender/editors/interface/interface_handlers.c

@@ -3281,62 +3281,60 @@ static void ui_handle_button_closed_submenu(bContext *C, wmEvent *event, uiBut *
  * - only for 1 second
  */
 
-static void ui_mouse_motion_towards_init(uiPopupBlockHandle *menu, int mx, int my)
+static void ui_mouse_motion_towards_init(uiPopupBlockHandle *menu, int mx, int my, int force)
 {
-	if(!menu->dotowards) {
+	if(!menu->dotowards || force) {
 		menu->dotowards= 1;
 		menu->towardsx= mx;
 		menu->towardsy= my;
-		menu->towardstime= PIL_check_seconds_timer();
+
+		if(force)
+			menu->towardstime= DBL_MAX; /* unlimited time */
+		else
+			menu->towardstime= PIL_check_seconds_timer();
 	}
 }
 
 static int ui_mouse_motion_towards_check(uiBlock *block, uiPopupBlockHandle *menu, int mx, int my)
 {
-	int fac, dx, dy, domx, domy;
+	float p1[2], p2[2], p3[2], p4[2], oldp[2], newp[2];
+	int closer;
 
 	if(!menu->dotowards) return 0;
 	if((block->direction & UI_TOP) || (block->direction & UI_DOWN)) {
 		menu->dotowards= 0;
 		return menu->dotowards;
 	}
-	
-	/* calculate dominant direction */
-	domx= (-menu->towardsx + (block->maxx+block->minx)/2);
-	domy= (-menu->towardsy + (block->maxy+block->miny)/2);
 
-	/* we need some accuracy */
+	/* verify that we are moving closer towards one of the edges
-	if(abs(domx) < 4) {
+	 * of the menu block, in other words, in the triangle formed
+	 * by the initial mouse location and two edge points. */
+	p1[0]= block->minx;
+	p1[1]= block->miny;
+
+	p2[0]= block->maxx;
+	p2[1]= block->miny;
+	
+	p3[0]= block->maxx;
+	p3[1]= block->maxy;
+
+	p4[0]= block->minx;
+	p4[1]= block->maxy;
+
+	oldp[0]= menu->towardsx;
+	oldp[1]= menu->towardsy;
+
+	newp[0]= mx;
+	newp[1]= my;
+
+	closer= 0;
+	closer |= (PdistVL2Dfl(newp, p1, p2) < PdistVL2Dfl(oldp, p1, p2) + 4);
+	closer |= (PdistVL2Dfl(newp, p2, p3) < PdistVL2Dfl(oldp, p2, p3) + 4);
+	closer |= (PdistVL2Dfl(newp, p3, p4) < PdistVL2Dfl(oldp, p3, p4) + 4);
+	closer |= (PdistVL2Dfl(newp, p4, p1) < PdistVL2Dfl(oldp, p4, p1) + 4);
+
+	if(!closer)
 		menu->dotowards= 0;
-		return menu->dotowards;
-	}
-	
-	/* check direction */
-	dx= mx - menu->towardsx;
-	dy= my - menu->towardsy;
-	
-	/* threshold */
-	if(abs(dx)+abs(dy) > 4) {
-		/* menu to right */
-		if(domx>0) {
-			fac= (mx - menu->towardsx)*( menu->towardsy - (int)(block->maxy+20)) +
-			     (my - menu->towardsy)*(-menu->towardsx + (int)block->minx);
-			if(fac>0) menu->dotowards= 0;
-			
-			fac= (mx - menu->towardsx)*( menu->towardsy - (int)(block->miny-20)) +
-			     (my - menu->towardsy)*(-menu->towardsx + (int)block->minx);
-			if(fac<0) menu->dotowards= 0;
-		}
-		else {
-			fac= (mx - menu->towardsx)*( menu->towardsy - (int)(block->maxy+20)) +
-			     (my - menu->towardsy)*(-menu->towardsx + (int)block->maxx);
-			if(fac<0) menu->dotowards= 0;
-			
-			fac= (mx - menu->towardsx)*( menu->towardsy - (int)(block->miny-20)) +
-			     (my - menu->towardsy)*(-menu->towardsx + (int)block->maxx);
-			if(fac>0) menu->dotowards= 0;
-		}
-	}
 
 	/* 1 second timer */
 	if(PIL_check_seconds_timer() - menu->towardstime > BUTTON_MOUSE_TOWARDS_THRESH)
@@ -3368,10 +3366,16 @@ int ui_handle_menu_event(bContext *C, wmEvent *event, uiPopupBlockHandle *menu,
 		if(block->miny <= my && block->maxy >= my)
 			inside= 1;
 
-	if(topmenu && event->type != TIMER) {
+	if((but=ui_but_find_activated(ar)) && button_modal_state(but->active->state)) {
+		/* if a button is activated modal, always reset the start mouse
+		 * position of the towards mechanism to avoid loosing focus,
+		 * and don't handle events */
+		ui_mouse_motion_towards_init(menu, mx, my, 1);
+	}
+	else if(event->type != TIMER) {
 		/* for ui_mouse_motion_towards_block */
 		if(event->type == MOUSEMOVE)
-			ui_mouse_motion_towards_init(menu, mx, my);
+			ui_mouse_motion_towards_init(menu, mx, my, 0);
 
 		switch(event->type) {
 			/* closing sublevels of pulldowns */
@@ -3586,6 +3590,7 @@ static int ui_handle_menu_closed_submenu(bContext *C, wmEvent *event, uiPopupBlo
 	uiBlock *block;
 	uiHandleButtonData *data;
 	uiPopupBlockHandle *submenu;
+	int mx, my;
 
 	ar= menu->region;
 	block= ar->uiblocks.first;
@@ -3609,6 +3614,13 @@ static int ui_handle_menu_closed_submenu(bContext *C, wmEvent *event, uiPopupBlo
 		ui_handle_button_closed_submenu(C, event, but);
 	}
 
+	/* for cases where close does not cascade, allow the user to
+	 * move the mouse back towards the menu without closing */
+	mx= event->x;
+	my= event->y;
+	ui_window_to_block(ar, block, &mx, &my);
+	ui_mouse_motion_towards_init(menu, mx, my, 1);
+
 	if(menu->menuretval)
 		return WM_UI_HANDLER_CONTINUE;
 	else

source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c

@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ static void ui_item_array(uiBlock *block, uiItemRNA *rnaitem, int len, int x, in
 	else
 		name= (char*)RNA_property_ui_name(&rnaitem->ptr, rnaitem->prop);
 
-	uiDefBut(block, LABEL, 0, name, x, y + h - YIC, w, YIC, NULL, 0.0, 0.0, 0, 0, "");
+	if(strcmp(name, "") != 0)
+		uiDefBut(block, LABEL, 0, name, x, y + h - YIC, w, YIC, NULL, 0.0, 0.0, 0, 0, "");
 
 	/* create buttons */
 	uiBlockBeginAlign(block);
@@ -941,3 +942,4 @@ void uiHeaderLayout(const bContext *C, ARegion *ar, uiHeaderCreateFunc func)
 	UI_view2d_totRect_set(&ar->v2d, xco+XIC+80, ar->v2d.tot.ymax-ar->v2d.tot.ymin);
 }
 
+

source/blender/editors/interface/interface_utils.c

@@ -310,22 +310,18 @@ uiBut *uiDefAutoButR(uiBlock *block, PointerRNA *ptr, PropertyRNA *prop, int ind
 	return but;
 }
 
-int uiDefAutoButsRNA(uiBlock *block, PointerRNA *ptr)
+int uiDefAutoButsRNA(const bContext *C, uiBlock *block, PointerRNA *ptr)
 {
 	CollectionPropertyIterator iter;
 	PropertyRNA *iterprop, *prop;
-	PropertySubType subtype;
+	uiLayout *layout;
-	char *name, namebuf[128];
+	char *name;
-	int a= 0, length, x= 0, y= 0;
+	int x= 0, y= 0;
 
-	x= 0;
+	layout= uiLayoutBegin(UI_LAYOUT_VERTICAL, x, y, DEF_BUT_WIDTH*2, 0);
-	y= 0;
 
-	/* create buttons */
+	uiTemplateColumn(layout);
-	uiSetCurFont(block, UI_HELVB);
+	uiItemLabel(layout, UI_TSLOT_COLUMN_1, (char*)RNA_struct_ui_name(ptr), 0);
-	uiDefBut(block, LABEL, 0, (char*)RNA_struct_ui_name(ptr), x, y, DEF_BUT_WIDTH, DEF_BUT_HEIGHT-1, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, "");
-	y -= DEF_BUT_HEIGHT;
-	uiSetCurFont(block, UI_HELV);
 
 	iterprop= RNA_struct_iterator_property(ptr);
 	RNA_property_collection_begin(ptr, iterprop, &iter);
@@ -336,78 +332,15 @@ int uiDefAutoButsRNA(uiBlock *block, PointerRNA *ptr)
 		if(strcmp(RNA_property_identifier(ptr, prop), "rna_type") == 0)
 			continue;
 
-		if((length= RNA_property_array_length(ptr, prop))) {
+		uiTemplateColumn(layout);
-			name= (char*)RNA_property_ui_name(ptr, prop);
-			uiDefBut(block, LABEL, 0, name, x, y, DEF_BUT_WIDTH, DEF_BUT_HEIGHT-1, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, "");
-		}
-		else
-			length= 1;
 
-		subtype= RNA_property_subtype(ptr, prop);
+		name= (char*)RNA_property_ui_name(ptr, prop);
-
+		uiItemLabel(layout, UI_TSLOT_COLUMN_1, name, 0);
-		if(RNA_property_type(ptr, prop) != PROP_BOOLEAN) {
+		uiItemR(layout, UI_TSLOT_COLUMN_2, "", 0, ptr, (char*)RNA_property_identifier(ptr, prop));
-			name= (char*)RNA_property_ui_name(ptr, prop);
-			uiDefBut(block, LABEL, 0, name, x, y, DEF_BUT_WIDTH, DEF_BUT_HEIGHT-1, NULL, 0, 0, 0, 0, "");
-		}
-
-		uiBlockBeginAlign(block);
-
-		if(length <= 16 && subtype == PROP_MATRIX) {
-			/* matrix layout */
-			int size, row, col, butwidth;
-
-			size= ceil(sqrt(length));
-			butwidth= DEF_BUT_WIDTH*2/size;
-			y -= DEF_BUT_HEIGHT;
-
-			for(a=0; a<length; a++) {
-				col= a%size;
-				row= a/size;
-
-				uiDefAutoButR(block, ptr, prop, a, "", 0, x+butwidth*col, y-row*DEF_BUT_HEIGHT, butwidth, DEF_BUT_HEIGHT-1);
-			}
-
-			y -= DEF_BUT_HEIGHT*(length/size);
-		}
-		else if(length <= 4 && ELEM3(subtype, PROP_ROTATION, PROP_VECTOR, PROP_COLOR)) {
-			static char *vectoritem[4]= {"X:", "Y:", "Z:", "W:"};
-			static char *quatitem[4]= {"W:", "X:", "Y:", "Z:"};
-			static char *coloritem[4]= {"R:", "G:", "B:", "A:"};
-			int butwidth;
-
-			butwidth= DEF_BUT_WIDTH*2/length;
-			y -= DEF_BUT_HEIGHT;
-
-			for(a=0; a<length; a++) {
-				if(length == 4 && subtype == PROP_ROTATION)
-					name= quatitem[a];
-				else if(subtype == PROP_VECTOR || subtype == PROP_ROTATION)
-					name= vectoritem[a];
-				else
-					name= coloritem[a];
-
-				uiDefAutoButR(block, ptr, prop, a, name, 0, x+butwidth*a, y, butwidth, DEF_BUT_HEIGHT-1);
-			}
-			y -= DEF_BUT_HEIGHT;
-		}
-		else {
-			if(RNA_property_array_length(ptr, prop)) {
-				sprintf(namebuf, "%d:", a+1);
-				name= namebuf;
-			}
-			else if(RNA_property_type(ptr, prop) == PROP_BOOLEAN)
-				name= (char*)RNA_property_ui_name(ptr, prop);
-			else
-				name= "";
-
-			uiDefAutoButR(block, ptr, prop, 0, name, 0, x+DEF_BUT_WIDTH, y, DEF_BUT_WIDTH, DEF_BUT_HEIGHT-1);
-			y -= DEF_BUT_HEIGHT;
-		}
-
-		uiBlockEndAlign(block);
 	}
 
 	RNA_property_collection_end(&iter);
+	uiLayoutEnd(C, block, layout, &x, &y);
 
 	return -y;
 }

source/blender/editors/screen/screen_ops.c

@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ static uiBlock *ui_block_create_redo_last(bContext *C, ARegion *ar, void *arg_op
 	}
 
 	RNA_pointer_create(&wm->id, op->type->srna, op->properties, &ptr);
-	height= uiDefAutoButsRNA(block, &ptr);
+	height= uiDefAutoButsRNA(C, block, &ptr);
 
 	uiPopupBoundsBlock(block, 4.0f, 0, 0);
 	uiEndBlock(C, block);