Steps to reproduce were:
* Open an Asset Browser
* "Mark Asset" on some data-block
* Change the Asset Browser into a different editor (not File Browser!)
* "Clear Asset" on the data-block again, or mark another asset
* Change back to the Asset Browser, it will show an outdated list
Now the file-browser reloads local file data after spaces were changed. Note
that the current notifier code doesn't limit the space-change notifiers to the
affected spaces, so changing any visible space will trigger this. That's an
issue to be fixed separately.
When loading a file with an asset browser open, and it showed a custom asset
library that can't be found currently (e.g. because the file is from somebody
else), the `BLI_assert(0)` in `rna_FileAssetSelectParams_asset_library_get()`
would fail.
There was code to handle this case already, but unlike I thought it didn't run
right after file read. Now it does.
Add operator `FILE_OT_view_selected` to the file browser (and thus also
to the asset browser) that scrolls selected files into view.
This includes the active file, even though it is not selected. In
certain cases the active file can loose its selected state (clicking
next to it, or refreshing the asset browser), but then it's still shown
in the right-hand sidebar. Because of this, I found it important to take
it into account when scrolling.
This also includes a change to the keymaps:
- Blender default: {key NUMPAD_PERIOD} is removed from the "reload"
operator, and assigned to the new "view selected files" operator. The
reload operator was already doubly bound, and now {key R} is the only
remaining hotkey for it.
- Industry compatible: {key F} is assigned to the new "view selected
files" operator. This is consistent with the other "view selected"
operators in other editors.
Reviewed By: Severin
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D10583
Add an RNA function `activate_asset_by_id(asset_id: ID, deferred: bool)`
to the File Browser space type, which intended to be used to activate an
asset's entry as identified by its `ID *`. Calling it changes the active
asset, but only if the given ID can actually be found.
The activation can be deferred (by passing `deferred=True`) until the
next refresh operation has finished. This is necessary when an asset has
just been added, as it will be loaded by the filebrowser in a background
job.
Reviewed By: Severin
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D10549
When dropping an asset somewhere, it is appended and then a drop operation is
called to actually add it to the scene based on current context. If this drop
operation fails, the appended data-block is now still in the .blend. The user
may not notice and not expect this.
Instead idea is to rollback any changes done by dropping code if the operation
fails, namely removing the appended data-block again.
Adds a new `cancel()` callback which is called if the drop operator returns
`OPERATOR_CANCELLED` to drop-boxes and a generic function to deal with assets
on drop failure.
Also removes the `free_id_on_error` property of the `NODE_OT_add_group`
operator, which was used as ad-hoc solution to get this same behavior.
The logic to ensure a valid region state was too aggressive in setting the
region hiding. It would just always update it based on the operator's
`hide_props_region` option, not only when file browser was newly opened.
It's more selective now.
Change `"active_id"` to `"id"` so that tab completion in the asset browser
context returns the correct properties.
055ef5df61 renamed the `active_id` property
to `id`, but `dir(thecontext)` still returned `"active_id"`.
The "Current File" asset library didn't get refreshed after the data-block name
changed. But rather than entirely refreshing the file list, or doing possibly
problematic partial refreshes, reference the data-block name directly, so a
simple redraw gets the new name displayed.
Addresses T83751
These functions with many arguments can be unwieldy. Aside from the obvious issues
with rewriting the list of arguments and the opportunities for error and frustration
that presents, the long list of arguments make these systems hard to change. So when
an argument should be added, someone might skip that and add some hack instead.
So, as proposed in T73586#1037210, this patch instead uses a "params" struct for
each of these callbacks.
- Use param argument for `ARegionType.listener`
- Remove unused window field in region listener
- Use param argument for `SpaceType.listener`
- Use params struct for `ARegionType.message_subscribe`
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D9750
Fixes a number of glitches, e.g. the sidebar disappearing when selecting an
asset or wrong AZones (the little chevrons to indicate a hidden region).
There were a couple of issues:
* Execution region was created, but not used.
* If an execution region already existed when refreshing the area, it was
tagged as hidden, not removed.
* The sidebar was always set to be hidden on refreshes.
* When toggling from Asset Browser to File Browser as regular editor (i.e. not
opened temporary via Ctrl+O or such), the sidebar region wasn't removed.
Adresses T83644.
The Asset Browser will be disabled and not available for the 2.92 release. In
alpha/beta builds, there will be an "Asset Browser" option under Preferences >
Experimental, if the developer extras are enabled.
Note that this also disables related UI elements (e.g. "Mark Asset" buttons,
Preferences settings for asset libraries, etc.).
The code is still in master of course, development and testing will continue
there. But there simply needs to be too much polishing and fixing before the
2.92 release, plus there are some design decisions to be reevaluated.
Check the milestone 1 project to follow ongoing work:
https://developer.blender.org/project/view/124/
Data of the File Browser context callback needs to be validated and
return `CTX_RESULT_NO_DATA` if the context member is valid but not set
in the current context.
Storing the asset library reference by name wasn't a good idea, I thought it
would work with a careful fallback, but it's easier to just use the index
instead. So change to using indices, make sure fallback methods work reliable
and make sure the file list is updated when asset libraries are removed.
I added a new notifier type for the latter, I prefer not using file notifiers
in asset-library/preferences code. We have more than enough values for
notifiers left.
When the Asset Browser was showing the "Current File" repository and the
sidebar was open, undoing could crash, because the context API returned freed
data.
Don't let context return anything if a refresh is pending due to data changes
like undo/redo.
This introduces the User Interface part of the Asset Browser, based on the
design in T54642.
Additions:
* New Asset Browser (internally a sub-editor of the File Browser).
* Navigation region showing asset categories.
* Main region showing the assets of the selected asset library with previews.
The assets may be stored over multiple .blends in the directory that's
"mounted" as asset library in the Preferences. They will all be shown in this
list.
* Header with an asset library dropdown, allowing to choose the active asset
library to show. Options are the "Current File" as asset library and all
custom libraries.
* Display popover, filter popover and search box (partially dummies, see
T82680).
* Sidebar showing the metadata of the currently active file (name, preview,
description and tags), which can be edited for assets in the "Current File"
asset library. (For others it will reset on reload.)
* The sidebar includes a button to load a custom preview image from a file.
* Make asset files draggable (with preview image).
* If a library with invalid path is selected, a message is drawn in the main
region to help the user understand what's wrong.
* Operators to add and remove asset tags. Exposed in the sidebar.
* "Only Assets" option for Link/Append.
* Internal utilities for asset UI scripts.
For screenshots or demo videos, please see D9725. Or the 2.92 release notes.
Note that there are many things to be tweaked and polished in the Asset Browser
UI still. For example, the filter and display popovers are mostly dummies. See
T82680.
Part of the first Asset Browser milestone. Check the #asset_browser_milestone_1
project milestone on developer.blender.org.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D9725
Reviewed by: Brecht Van Lommel, Hans Goudey
The Asset Browser will be a sub-editor of the File Browser. This prepares the
File Browser code for that.
**File-Lists**
* Support loading assets with metadata read from external files into the
file-list.
* New main based file-list type, for the "Current File" asset library.
* Refresh file-list when switching between browse modes or asset libraries.
* Support empty file-lists (asset library with no assets).
* Store file previews as icons, so scripts can reference them via icon-id. See
previous commit.
**Space Data**
* Introduce "browse mode" to differeniate between file and asset browsing.
* Add `FileAssetSelectParams` to `SpaceFile`, with `FileSelectParams` as base.
Makes sure data is separated between asset and file browsing when switching
between them. The active params can be obtained through
`ED_fileselect_get_active_params()`.
* `FileAssetSelectParams` stores the currently visible asset library ID.
* Introduce file history abstraction so file and asset browsing can keep a
separate history (previous and next directories).
**General**
* Option to only show asset data-blocks while file browsing (not exposed here).
* Add "active_file" context member, so scripts can get and display info about
the active file.
* Add "active_id" context member, so `ED_OT_lib_id_load_custom_preview` can set
a custom ID preview. (Only for "Current File" asset library)
* Expose some of `FileDirEntry` in RNA as (non-editable). That way scripts can
obtain name, preview icon and asset-data.
Part of the first Asset Browser milestone. Check the #asset_browser_milestone_1
project milestone on developer.blender.org.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D9724
Reviewed by: Bastien Montagne
* Avoid direct access to `SpaceFile.params`, use a getter instead. This matters
because once the asset-browser changes are in, there will be an alternative
selection parameter object. The getter can return the correct one.
* Rename the function to ensure the parameters. The old name
`ED_fileselect_get_params()` wasn't a mere getter, it would create the
parameters if necessary. Now we have an actual getter, so better be clear.
* In some instances, I replaced the old "get" function with the new mere
getter. So the ensure logic is called less often. However, in these cases we
should be able to assume the selection parameters were created already as
part of the editor creation routine.
The term "active" in the new function names may seem a bit odd in the current
context, but that is a preparation for the Asset Browser merge as well. Like
said, there will be two file selection parameter objects in the space.
This replace `GPU_clear()` by `GPU_clear_color()` and `GPU_clear_depth()`.
Since we always set the clear value before clearing, it is unecessary
to track the clear color state.
Moreover, it makes it clearer what we clear the framebuffer to.
The data member `new` was conflicting with the `new` keyword
when `BKE_screen.h` was included in C++ files.
Reviewers: sergey
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D8459
The abbreviation 'init' is brief, unambiguous and already used
in thousands of places, also initialize is often accidentally
written with British spelling.
View2DScrollers used the memory manager to allocate memory. This isn't a
problem but in a upcoming change the scrollers will be drawn more often
than it used to (See {D8066}). To limit the number of allocations and
frees this patch will use the stack for allocation.
Reviewed By: Campbell Barton
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D8076
Follow up of b2ee1770d4 and 10c2254d41, part of T74432.
Now the area and region naming conventions should be less confusing.
Mostly a careful batch rename but had to do few smaller fixes.
Also ran clang-format on affected files.
Owner of filelisting job was changed, without proper update of all
access/usages of that owner to reach the job, leading to failure of
timer removal from the WM, and attempt to double-free the job...
Caused by rB2c4dfbb00246ff.
The old convention was easy to confuse with ScrArea.
Part of https://developer.blender.org/T74432.
This is mostly a batch rename with some manual fixing. Only single word
variable names are changed, no prefixed/suffixed names.
Brecht van Lommel and Campbell Barton both gave me a green light for
this convention change.
Also ran clan clang format on affected files.
Improve laggy performance while moving File Browser by not refreshing fsMenu lists in its init.
Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D6112
Reviewed by Bastien Montagne
Main reason for doing this is that the navigation buttons are very
close to the file list now, making them much faster to reach.
Initially we let the upper bar (the one with the file path, navigation
and display buttons) use full area width, because designs back then had
more horizontal space problems. The designs have changed meanwhile, and
horizontal space is less of an issue.
However, when the file browser is shrunk horizontally, or if it's open
in a small area (e.g. see "Shading" workspace), having the tool region
open brings back the space issues. But even the file list layout becomes
problematic then, and the same issue was present before the new file
browser design, so we've decided this is an acceptable tradeoff.
The big options button in the lower left is now gone, it's replaced by a
smaller icon toggle button in the upper right.
That means I could also remove code for the region we had just for this
button.
I also added versioning code for the removal, to make sure the region is
removed cleanly when reading old files.
For the default keymap we were only using the regular toolshelf
operator, doing this for the industry compatible keymap too now (we
could even remove it there, we don't use it in other editors).
Since we "now" have proper operators for toggling regions, this specific
one is totally redundant.
So far the file browser code had some lazy creation for the tool region,
even though it should always be there. The only reason I can see for
this is compatiblity. So I simply added versioning code to add the
region in case it's not there. Now we should be able to savely assume
the tool region to be there, whithout any unusual lazy-creation.
This makes it so that regions only needed when the file browser is
invoked as an operation (e.g. Ctrl+O rather than a regular editor) are
lazy created then, and removed if the file browser is changed into a
regular editor then (e.g. Ctrl+O over regular file browser editor ->
Cancel).
That should remove some troublesome assumptions and makes versioning
redundant.
It also fixes the issue of an empty execute region at the bottom after
cancelling a file operation invoked from a regular file browser editor.
This would happen when opening a file browser as regular editor, opening
a temporary file browser from there (e.g. Ctrl+O) and cancelling the
operation.
In some cases this would cause most of the editor to be filled with an
empty operator options region:
* Go to Shading workspace
* File -> Append
* Cancel
Makes the numpad + and - type of shortcuts to increase/decrease the file
number suffix work in the upper and lower bar of the file browser.
Had to add keymap handlers to the execute region for this to work.
We moved this to Python too quickly, causing the following regressions:
* No auto completion for file names
* Additional handling not applied on changes, like automatic extension
appending (see file_filename_enter_handle)
* Red highlight missing when the file name already exists
Note that earlier (before the file browser redesign), this didn't use
the panel and layout code at all. So even if it's still not in Python,
at least it's integrated into regular panel management now.
OS-specific ordering of the open and cancel button is kept.
Fixes T69457.
