Text corrections + missing menu items #104632

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Molaskes · 2023-11-16T08:12:10+01:00

Molaskes commented

2023-11-16 08:12:10 +01:00

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File: manual/editors/video_sequencer/preview/header.rst
Blender Version: 4.0
Documentation Language: en
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Short description of error
The image description

Sequencer Display header.

should be corrected to "Video Sequencer display header" for consistency.

In the View Menu section, the "Tool Settings" option is missing (comes between "Sidebar" and "Toolbar").

In the View Menu section, the "Zoom to Fit" option AND the "Proxy" submenu (come in this order between "Fractional Zoom" and "Refresh All").

The last sentence in the View Menu > Refresh All section,

If an image or video, used as a strip, is changed by some application outside of Blender, Blender has no real way of being notified from your operating system.

is as such correct, BUT Blender could in fact poll (check in regular intervals) for filesize and/or file modification date changes of all files used in the current project, balancing comfort against performance, as I suggested however elsewhere.

The View Menu > Sequence Render Image description

Render the image at the current frame.

should be extended upon. What is that used for — i.e. to save the image as an external image file?

The View Menu > Sequence Render Animation description

Render timeline from Preview Start to Preview End Frame to a Video file or series of images.

should be corrected to "Render a video from the timeline's Preview Start to Preview End frame as a video file or series of images.".

The Display Mode > Color & Alpha description

Display preview image with transparency over checkerboard pattern.

should be corrected to "Display the preview image with transparency over a checkerboard pattern." (add the articles "the" and "a").

The Display Mode > Color description

Ignore transparency of preview image (fully transparent areas will be black).

should be corrected to "Ignore the transparency of the preview image (fully transparent areas will be black)." (add the article "the" twice).

Between the View menu and the Display Mode, the manual misses explaining (and even mentioning) the Select, Strip, and Image menus and the Pivot Point selector, and between the Display Channels selector and the Overlays selector, it misses the Gizmos selector so far. (In the View menu, it also does not mention the Area submenu, but this seems to be consistent as it seems to be omitted everywhere in the manual, as far as I've seen it up to this point.)

**Page Information** File: `manual/editors/video_sequencer/preview/header.rst` Blender Version: `4.0` Documentation Language: `en` [Permanent Link](https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/4.0/editors/video_sequencer/preview/header.html) **Short description of error** The image description > Sequencer Display header. should be corrected to "Video Sequencer display header" for consistency. In the View Menu section, the "Tool Settings" option is missing (comes between "Sidebar" and "Toolbar"). In the View Menu section, the "Zoom to Fit" option AND the "Proxy" submenu (come in this order between "Fractional Zoom" and "Refresh All"). The last sentence in the View Menu > Refresh All section, > If an image or video, used as a strip, is changed by some application outside of Blender, Blender has no real way of being notified from your operating system. is as such correct, BUT Blender could in fact poll (check in regular intervals) for filesize and/or file modification date changes of all files used in the current project, balancing comfort against performance, as I suggested however elsewhere. The View Menu > Sequence Render Image description > Render the image at the current frame. should be extended upon. What is that used for — i.e. to save the image as an external image file? The View Menu > Sequence Render Animation description > Render timeline from Preview Start to Preview End Frame to a Video file or series of images. should be corrected to "Render a video from the timeline's Preview Start to Preview End frame as a video file or series of images.". The Display Mode > Color & Alpha description > Display preview image with transparency over checkerboard pattern. should be corrected to "Display the preview image with transparency over a checkerboard pattern." (add the articles "the" and "a"). The Display Mode > Color description > Ignore transparency of preview image (fully transparent areas will be black). should be corrected to "Ignore the transparency of the preview image (fully transparent areas will be black)." (add the article "the" twice). Between the View menu and the Display Mode, the manual misses explaining (and even mentioning) the Select, Strip, and Image menus and the Pivot Point selector, and between the Display Channels selector and the Overlays selector, it misses the Gizmos selector so far. (In the View menu, it also does not mention the Area submenu, but this seems to be consistent as it seems to be omitted everywhere in the manual, as far as I've seen it up to this point.)

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Matthew Hinson referenced this issue from a commit

2024-04-06 20:24:26 +02:00

VSE: Extend/rework the pages about the Preview mode #104632

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Matthew Hinson commented

2024-04-06 20:26:29 +02:00

I reworked the pages around the Video Sequencer's Preview mode, addressing these and other issues.

Blender could in fact poll (check in regular intervals) for filesize and/or file modification date changes of all files used in the current project

It could - in fact, programs can request the operating system to be notified about file changes instantly, without any polling. However, that's a matter for Blender itself, not the documentation. Feel free to create a separate issue for this in the Blender project.

I reworked the pages around the Video Sequencer's Preview mode, addressing these and other issues. > Blender could in fact poll (check in regular intervals) for filesize and/or file modification date changes of all files used in the current project It could - in fact, programs can request the operating system to be notified about file changes instantly, without any polling. However, that's a matter for Blender itself, not the documentation. Feel free to create a separate issue for this in the Blender project.

Matthew Hinson closed this issue

2024-04-06 20:26:33 +02:00

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Text corrections + missing menu items #104632