Roadmap #118940

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Harley Acheson · 2024-03-01T00:06:41+01:00

Harley Acheson commented

2024-03-01 00:06:41 +01:00

Note that following is a list of goals and discussion items within the UI Module. Some items might have complete and approved designs, and are allocated time and resources, while others need much more discussion, design, and consideration. This is a place to gather and keep track of the things that we like and want.

Therefore don't consider the following as concrete plans, but as things that we consider important and will continue to discuss and work toward. They certainly get more aspirational the longer the term. As these items get design, attention, mockups, and comments we'll try to create specific documents and link to them.

Short Term

Create issue to handle icon requests
Improve Solo icon
Tree View
- Scroll bar
- Search
- Sorting
- Selection
Python/RNA API
Unify look of modifiers (objects, VSE, graph editor)
Fill in gaps in HIG, add more screenshots
Support layout panels for operators
- File browser sidebar
- Adjust last operation
Multi line text labels
Dialog Improvements
File Browser
- Preview
- Import based on extension
Copy/Paste
- Images on all OS
  - Now working for Windows and Wayland
- Copy Attributes add-on
Technical documentation
- Callbacks, operators, RNA updates
- Immediate mode

Medium Term

Select through
Drag & drop tabs (workspace, sidebar)
Complex text rendering (right to left text, etc.)
Quick favorites menu editor
~~Consistent placement for modal operators info~~
Share 3D viewport position across workspaces
Search
- Preferences
- Sidebar
Asset shelf popup
Improve color picker
Preset system improvements
Multi line text editing
Improve icon generation and rendering pipeline
- ~~Rendering as font instead of bitmap~~
- ~~Separate SVG files~~
Improve notifications UI
- Pop out list of notifications from status bar
Interactive breadcrumbs
Undo History UI
- UI Experiment: Undo History Timestamps #118884
- ~~UI Experiment: Named Undo Snapshots #118091~~
Editor docking
Editor tabs

Long Term

Refactor user interface API
Fake User
Keymap editor
- UI: Improved Operator to Delete Custom Keyconfigs #118778
- IC Keymap Support #115257
Multi-select editing
- WIP: Multi Object Properties Editing #111093
Touch interface
Own window decorations
Data-block ID selector design
Non-blocking, cancellable slow operations
Solve sidebar panel clutter
Assist potential future projects
- Updates Checker
- New Container (group?)
- VSE Strip/Channels design
- Geometry Nodes Gizmos
- New Animation Editor
- Viewport Compositor Renderlayers
VR/Spatial interface
Logs in info editor
Revisit tool system and adjust last operation UI
New theming system/editor
- Remove redundancy in theme settings
- ~~UI: Improved Operator to Delete Custom Themes #118775~~

Note that following is a list of goals and discussion items within the UI Module. Some items might have complete and approved designs, and are allocated time and resources, while others need much more discussion, design, and consideration. This is a place to gather and keep track of the things that we like and want. Therefore don't consider the following as concrete plans, but as things that we consider important and will continue to discuss and work toward. They certainly get more aspirational the longer the term. As these items get design, attention, mockups, and comments we'll try to create specific documents and link to them. ### Short Term * Create issue to handle icon requests * [Improve Solo icon](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/118734) * [Tree View](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/118201) * Scroll bar * Search * Sorting * Selection * Python/RNA API * Unify look of modifiers (objects, VSE, graph editor) * [Fill in gaps in HIG, add more screenshots](https://developer.blender.org/docs/features/interface/human_interface_guidelines/) * Support layout panels for operators * File browser sidebar * Adjust last operation * [Multi line text labels](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/118579) * Dialog Improvements * [~~Consolidation of Operator Dialogs #117489~~](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/117489) * [~~Dialog improvements~~](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/118341) * [Operator Confirmation Configuration #106870](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/106870) * [Warnings, Restrictions, & Centralized Administration #97780](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/97780) * File Browser * Preview * Import based on extension * Copy/Paste * [Images on all OS](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/111404) * Now working for Windows and Wayland * Copy Attributes add-on * Technical documentation * Callbacks, operators, RNA updates * Immediate mode ### Medium Term * Select through * [UI: Select Through Option #109319](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/109319) * [UI: View-Facing Mesh Select Option #109357](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/109357) * [UI: Automatic X-Ray #109318](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/109318) * Drag & drop tabs (workspace, sidebar) * Complex text rendering (right to left text, etc.) * [BLF Bidirectional Text and Complex Shaping #100207](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/100207) * [WIP: UI: Bidirectional Text and Complex Shaping #104662](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104662) * [Font Changes (Parent Task) #94030](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/94030) * Quick favorites menu editor * [~~Consistent placement for modal operators info~~](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/56599) * Share 3D viewport position across workspaces * Search * [Preferences](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/118383) * Sidebar * Asset shelf popup * Improve color picker * Preset system improvements * Multi line text editing * Improve icon generation and rendering pipeline * [~~Rendering as font instead of bitmap~~](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/115536) * [~~Separate SVG files~~](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/115812) * Improve notifications UI * Pop out list of notifications from status bar * Interactive breadcrumbs * Undo History UI * [UI Experiment: Undo History Timestamps #118884](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/118884) * [~~UI Experiment: Named Undo Snapshots #118091~~](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/118091) * [Editor docking](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/104665) * [Editor tabs](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/117954) ### Long Term * [Refactor user interface API](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/117604) * Fake User * Keymap editor * [UI: Improved Operator to Delete Custom Keyconfigs #118778](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/118778) * [IC Keymap Support #115257](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/115257) * Multi-select editing * [WIP: Multi Object Properties Editing #111093](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/111093) * Touch interface * Own window decorations * Data-block ID selector design * Non-blocking, cancellable slow operations * Solve sidebar panel clutter * Assist potential future projects * Updates Checker * New Container (group?) * VSE Strip/Channels design * Geometry Nodes Gizmos * New Animation Editor * Viewport Compositor Renderlayers * VR/Spatial interface * Logs in info editor * Revisit tool system and adjust last operation UI * New theming system/editor * Remove redundancy in theme settings * [~~UI: Improved Operator to Delete Custom Themes #118775~~](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/118775)

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Harley Acheson added this to the User Interface project 2024-03-01 00:06:44 +01:00

Hans Goudey referenced this issue

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Blender development todo list -- User Interface #55364

mesai commented

2024-07-28 21:38:09 +02:00

Although it may not be appropriate to leave this here, please consider the following points if there will be a major overhaul of the Blender keymap in the future.

View Manipulation as a Top-Level Setting: It would be beneficial if view manipulation were treated as a top-level setting. Many software applications separate view manipulation to allow users from other software to easily adapt. This is particularly important for users who work with multiple applications like Maya and Substance Painter.
Tracking Keymap Changes: It would be helpful if there were a way to identify which keymaps have been added or changed from previous versions. As a long-time Maya user who uses a custom keymap based on the IC keymap, I often find myself having to open the Blender keymap and make adjustments whenever there are major version changes.

Although it may not be appropriate to leave this here, please consider the following points if there will be a major overhaul of the Blender keymap in the future. 1. **View Manipulation as a Top-Level Setting:** It would be beneficial if view manipulation were treated as a top-level setting. Many software applications separate view manipulation to allow users from other software to easily adapt. This is particularly important for users who work with multiple applications like Maya and Substance Painter. 2. **Tracking Keymap Changes:** It would be helpful if there were a way to identify which keymaps have been added or changed from previous versions. As a long-time Maya user who uses a custom keymap based on the IC keymap, I often find myself having to open the Blender keymap and make adjustments whenever there are major version changes.

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