Info Editor's Replay fails (needs [modal?] ability to select area/region to execute in) #68656

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tintwotin · 2019-08-14T19:01:56+02:00

tintwotin commented

2019-08-14 19:01:56 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.17763 64 Bits

Blender Version
Broken: version: 2.81 (sub 1), branch: master, commit date: 2019-08-14 01:55, hash: b3c3c83560
Worked: (optional)

Short description of error
After selecting a few of the latest operators in the Info Editor and using the Replay(shortcut: R) nothing happens - properly because the operators are executed in the wrong context.

So maybe, when storing the previous operators, the context should be stored with them, so they can be re-executed in the right context, and Info Editor can work as the macro recorder/player, I guess it was intended to be.

(Btw. same thing with the Python Console mostly fails because of bad context - maybe the user should be able to select between the visible areas in a drop down menu, in what context the commands should be executed(The Python Console seems to be hard-coded to execute in the 3D View?)).

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.17763 64 Bits **Blender Version** Broken: version: 2.81 (sub 1), branch: master, commit date: 2019-08-14 01:55, hash: `b3c3c83560` Worked: (optional) **Short description of error** After selecting a few of the latest operators in the Info Editor and using the Replay(shortcut: R) nothing happens - properly because the operators are executed in the wrong context. So maybe, when storing the previous operators, the context should be stored with them, so they can be re-executed in the right context, and Info Editor can work as the macro recorder/player, I guess it was intended to be. (Btw. same thing with the Python Console mostly fails because of bad context - maybe the user should be able to select between the visible areas in a drop down menu, in what context the commands should be executed(The Python Console seems to be hard-coded to execute in the 3D View?)).

tintwotin commented

2019-08-14 19:01:56 +02:00

Added subscriber: @tintwotin

Campbell Barton was assigned by tintwotin

2019-08-23 11:14:13 +02:00

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-12-20 10:19:58 +01:00

Added subscriber: @lichtwerk

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-12-20 10:19:58 +01:00

Can confirm.
Note this was implemented in d7564761c0 and then kind of disabled in 43f396218f (so it has been broken for a long time...).
From the comments there, sounds more like a TODO to get this back, but will quickly check if that can be brought back easily...
(If not, the operator should be disabled completely in my opinion)

Can confirm. Note this was implemented in d7564761c0 and then kind of disabled in 43f396218f (so it has been broken for a long time...). From the comments there, sounds more like a TODO to get this back, but will quickly check if that can be brought back easily... (If not, the operator should be disabled completely in my opinion)

Philipp Oeser changed title from ~~Info Editor's Replay fails, properly because of bad context~~ to Info Editor's Replay fails (it has been disabled in code)

2019-12-20 10:20:43 +01:00

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-12-20 12:59:20 +01:00

Adding @ideasman42 's review here:

In D6458 #151511, @ideasman42 wrote:
While this is nice to make working, in many cases users will want to run actions in the 3D view. we could make this operator support selecting the area/region to run the operators in. Since running operators in the console has similar problems to running the operator in the info editor, that is the context is often wrong - so many actions fail as to make it not very useful.

So will make this a TODO and add to #63733 (Python & Add-ons Module)

Adding @ideasman42 's review here: > In [D6458](https://archive.blender.org/developer/D6458)#151511, @ideasman42 wrote: > While this is nice to make working, in many cases users will want to run actions in the 3D view. we could make this operator support selecting the area/region to run the operators in. Since running operators in the console has similar problems to running the operator in the info editor, that is the context is often wrong - so many actions fail as to make it not very useful. So will make this a TODO and add to #63733 (Python & Add-ons Module)

Philipp Oeser changed title from ~~Info Editor's Replay fails (it has been disabled in code)~~ to Info Editor's Replay fails (needs [modal?] ability to select area/region to execute in)

2019-12-20 13:02:38 +01:00

Campbell Barton removed their assignment 2020-02-15 09:10:46 +01:00

Campbell Barton commented

2020-02-15 09:10:46 +01:00

Added subscriber: @ideasman42

tintwotin commented

2020-06-09 08:29:40 +02:00

Changed status from 'Confirmed' to: 'Archived'

tintwotin closed this issue

2020-06-09 08:29:40 +02:00

tintwotin self-assigned this 2020-06-09 08:29:40 +02:00

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Info Editor's Replay fails (needs [modal?] ability to select area/region to execute in) #68656