Preferences: Factory Defaults out of sync with RNA defaults #120833

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Demeter Dzadik · 2024-04-19T18:04:08+02:00

Demeter Dzadik commented

2024-04-19 18:04:08 +02:00

Blender Version
Broken: version: 4.2.0 Alpha, branch: main, commit date: 2024-04-18 21:44, hash: 05c1abe59c95

Short description of error
I think it's unintentional that for many user preferences, the RNA defined defaults aren't what Blender ships with. So if you Load Factory Settings, then RMB->Reset to Default (or Backspace) on some user preferences, they will change. That also means if you genuinely want to reset some preference to the default, but not all of them, you can't trust Blender to do what you expect.

I compiled the list of all RNA properties I could find in the preferences whose factory default differs from their RNA default, and I noted down the factory default. So the RNA defaults should be synced with that.

The list

PreferencesView.show_splash: True
PreferencesView.use_recent_searches: True
PreferencesView.use_text_antialiasing: True
PreferencesView.language: English
PreferencesView.use_translate_interface: True
PreferencesView.use_translate_reports: True
PreferencesView.use_translate_new_dataname: True
All theme colors.
PreferencesSystem.use_edit_mode_smooth_wire: True
PreferencesSystem.use_select_pick_depth: True
PreferencesSystem.anisotropic_filter: "2x"
PreferencesEdit.use_anim_channel_group_colors: False
PreferencesEdit.key_insert_channels: Loc/Rot/Scale/Custom Props
PreferencesEdit.use_auto_keying_warning: True
PreferencesEdit.use_negative_frames: False
PreferencesInput.ndof_view_navigate_method: Orbit
PreferencesFilePaths.use_load_ui: True
PreferencesFilePaths.use_tabs_as_spaces: True
PreferencesFilePaths.use_scripts_auto_execute: False
PreferencesFilePaths.show_recent_locations: True
PreferencesFilePaths.show_system_bookmarks: True
PreferencesFilePaths.show_hidden_files_datablocks: False

Sidenotes/opinions:

language should be Automatic, but in the implementation, it should only actually auto-switch to languages with >40% complete translation.
use_translate_new_dataname should be False, because allowing non-English speaking users to read Blender's interface is inclusive and welcoming, but making their files unreadable to English users is isolating.
use_text_render_subpixelaa should also be True by default, it looks a lot better.

**Blender Version** Broken: version: 4.2.0 Alpha, branch: main, commit date: 2024-04-18 21:44, hash: `05c1abe59c95` **Short description of error** I think it's unintentional that for many user preferences, the RNA defined defaults aren't what Blender ships with. So if you Load Factory Settings, then RMB->Reset to Default (or Backspace) on some user preferences, they will change. That also means if you genuinely want to reset some preference to the default, but not all of them, you can't trust Blender to do what you expect. I compiled the list of all RNA properties I could find in the preferences whose factory default differs from their RNA default, and I noted down the factory default. So the RNA defaults should be synced with that. ## The list - PreferencesView.show_splash: True - PreferencesView.use_recent_searches: True - PreferencesView.use_text_antialiasing: True - PreferencesView.language: English - PreferencesView.use_translate_interface: True - PreferencesView.use_translate_reports: True - PreferencesView.use_translate_new_dataname: True - All theme colors. - PreferencesSystem.use_edit_mode_smooth_wire: True - PreferencesSystem.use_select_pick_depth: True - PreferencesSystem.anisotropic_filter: "2x" - PreferencesEdit.use_anim_channel_group_colors: False - PreferencesEdit.key_insert_channels: Loc/Rot/Scale/Custom Props - PreferencesEdit.use_auto_keying_warning: True - PreferencesEdit.use_negative_frames: False - PreferencesInput.ndof_view_navigate_method: Orbit - PreferencesFilePaths.use_load_ui: True - PreferencesFilePaths.use_tabs_as_spaces: True - PreferencesFilePaths.use_scripts_auto_execute: False - PreferencesFilePaths.show_recent_locations: True - PreferencesFilePaths.show_system_bookmarks: True - PreferencesFilePaths.show_hidden_files_datablocks: False #### Sidenotes/opinions: - language should be Automatic, but in the implementation, it should only actually auto-switch to languages with >40% complete translation. - use_translate_new_dataname should be False, because allowing non-English speaking users to read Blender's interface is inclusive and welcoming, but making their files unreadable to English users is isolating. - use_text_render_subpixelaa should also be True by default, it looks a lot better.

Demeter Dzadik added the

labels 2024-04-19 18:04:08 +02:00

Demeter Dzadik changed title from ~~Preferences: Many RNA defaults not the same as the default default~~ to Preferences: Factory Defaults out of sync with RNA defaults

2024-04-19 18:04:28 +02:00

Iliya Katushenock added the

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Preferences: Factory Defaults out of sync with RNA defaults #120833

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