VSE – Text Alignment is Wrong #71082

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ronsn · 2019-10-24T22:58:27+02:00

ronsn commented

2019-10-24 22:58:27 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Linux-5.0.0-32-generic-x86_64-with-debian-buster-sid 64 Bits
Graphics card: GeForce GT 620M/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 390.116

Blender Version
Broken:

version: 2.82 (sub 1), branch: master, commit date: 2019-10-23 16:40, hash: 9aa1bb6388
version: 2.81 (sub 15), branch: master, commit date: 2019-10-20 15:47, hash: 71538eaad6
version: 2.80 (sub 75), branch: master, commit date: 2019-07-29 14:47, hash: f6cb5f5449

Worked: (optional)

Short description of error
When adding a text strip in the video sequence editor and try to change the alignment, it seems to do the opposite of what you want to.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

Open Blender with Video Editing workspace.
Add a text strip
Change the alignment in horizontal and/or vertical direction in the strip settings.

Have a nice day :)

VseNeedsMoreLove ^^

**System Information** Operating system: Linux-5.0.0-32-generic-x86_64-with-debian-buster-sid 64 Bits Graphics card: GeForce GT 620M/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 390.116 **Blender Version** Broken: - version: 2.82 (sub 1), branch: master, commit date: 2019-10-23 16:40, hash: `9aa1bb6388` - version: 2.81 (sub 15), branch: master, commit date: 2019-10-20 15:47, hash: `71538eaad6` - version: 2.80 (sub 75), branch: master, commit date: 2019-07-29 14:47, hash: `f6cb5f5449` Worked: (optional) **Short description of error** When adding a text strip in the video sequence editor and try to change the alignment, it seems to do the opposite of what you want to. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** - Open Blender with Video Editing workspace. - Add a text strip - Change the alignment in horizontal and/or vertical direction in the strip settings. Have a nice day :) - VseNeedsMoreLove ^^

ronsn commented

2019-10-24 22:58:27 +02:00

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Germano Cavalcante commented

2019-10-25 23:09:24 +02:00

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Germano Cavalcante commented

2019-10-25 23:09:24 +02:00

I agree it need some love, but this part seems to be ok.
In the image below the text alignment is really on the left, no?

I agree it need some love, but this part seems to be ok. In the image below the text alignment is really on the left, no? ![Sem título.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7857032/Sem_título.png)

tintwotin commented

2019-10-25 23:20:15 +02:00

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tintwotin commented

2019-10-25 23:20:15 +02:00

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ronsn commented

2019-10-26 22:38:26 +02:00

Thanks for your replays! :)
So, if I understand that correct, the »Alignment« is not really an »Alignment«, but rather something like »setting the origin of the text block«?
Because an alignment would mean, that if I set the X Alignment to "Right", every line of text block starts on the right side, like the Icon tells (see blue arrow in the screenshot).. But every line always starts on the left side of that text block. People, who are reading from right to the left can't use that.
All that Icons are telling a complete different behavior of this functionality.

Thanks for your replays! :) So, if I understand that correct, the »Alignment« is not really an »Alignment«, but rather something like »setting the origin of the text block«? Because an alignment would mean, that if I set the X Alignment to "Right", every line of text block starts on the right side, like the Icon tells (see blue arrow in the screenshot).![TextAlignment_Issue.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7859863/TextAlignment_Issue.png). But every line always starts on the left side of that text block. People, who are reading from right to the left can't use that. All that Icons are telling a complete different behavior of this functionality.

Richard Antalik was assigned by Germano Cavalcante

2019-10-26 23:06:41 +02:00

Germano Cavalcante commented

2019-10-26 23:06:41 +02:00

Added subscriber: @iss

Germano Cavalcante commented

2019-10-26 23:06:41 +02:00

I just tested the left, in fact the alignment is not as indicated by the icon.
@iss, could you take a look at this one?

I just tested the left, in fact the alignment is not as indicated by the icon. @iss, could you take a look at this one?

ronsn commented

2019-10-27 04:12:51 +01:00

In #71082#801248, @tintwotin wrote:
[...] it needs some better tooltips, and if possible some better UI solution or icons? Or someone to rewrite the OP to align within an area instead.

Ja! The current tooltip is also incorrect and more confusing, as helpful. Maybe a blinking text marker would help to indicate, where the "origin" of that text block is?

> In #71082#801248, @tintwotin wrote: >[...] it needs some better tooltips, and if possible some better UI solution or icons? Or someone to rewrite the OP to align within an area instead. Ja! The current tooltip is also incorrect and more confusing, as helpful. Maybe a blinking text marker would help to indicate, where the "origin" of that text block is?

ronsn commented

2019-10-27 04:13:22 +01:00

In #71082#801460, @mano-wii wrote:
I just tested the left, in fact the alignment is not as indicated by the icon.
@iss, could you take a look at this one?

Thank you! :)

> In #71082#801460, @mano-wii wrote: > I just tested the left, in fact the alignment is not as indicated by the icon. > @iss, could you take a look at this one? Thank you! :)

Andrzej Ambroz commented

2019-10-29 14:55:59 +01:00

Added subscriber: @jendrzych

Andrzej Ambroz commented

2019-10-29 14:55:59 +01:00

I just made set of icons, that would be descriptive enough for this function. Text Block Anchors:

I just made set of icons, that would be descriptive enough for this function. Text Block Anchors: ![text anchor_1 BIG.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7869398/text_anchor_1_BIG.png)

Paul commented

2019-10-29 20:18:51 +01:00

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Paul commented

2019-10-29 20:18:51 +01:00

And why not change the actual alignment of the text? Being able to make centered or right-aligned titles in the VSE would be nice, right?

blender-admin commented

2019-10-29 21:45:22 +01:00

This issue was referenced by aff6446e06

This issue was referenced by aff6446e064f9bbce99d0a6eac3cff03c6878179

Campbell Barton commented

2019-10-29 21:50:10 +01:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Campbell Barton closed this issue

2019-10-29 21:50:10 +01:00

Campbell Barton commented

2019-10-29 21:51:45 +01:00

Added subscriber: @ideasman42

Campbell Barton commented

2019-10-29 21:51:45 +01:00

Changed status from 'Resolved' to: 'Archived'

Campbell Barton commented

2019-10-29 21:51:45 +01:00

This is working as intended, removed the icons since they were misleading aff6446e06

This is working as intended, removed the icons since they were misleading aff6446e06

ronsn commented

2019-10-29 22:04:17 +01:00

... okay, wow... that is the love the VSE has needed xD

tintwotin commented

2019-10-29 22:14:56 +01:00

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tintwotin commented

2019-10-30 08:23:52 +01:00

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Campbell Barton commented

2019-10-30 08:38:25 +01:00

Discussing potential UI improvements isn't the purpose of the bug tracker.

https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Reference/Not_a_bug

Appreciate we have around 1000 open reports at the moment, if we accept suggested improvements, this can increase considerably without actually helping much if we don't have anyone to implement them.

If someone from the UI team likes to pick this up as a design task, that's fine.
However I suspect users really want text alignment to work as it does in a word processor instead of these basic placement options - tweaking the icons doesn't do much to address that.

Discussing potential UI improvements isn't the purpose of the bug tracker. https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Reference/Not_a_bug Appreciate we have around 1000 open reports at the moment, if we accept suggested improvements, this can increase considerably without actually helping much if we don't have anyone to implement them. If someone from the UI team likes to pick this up as a design task, that's fine. However I suspect users really want text alignment to work as it does in a word processor instead of these basic placement options - tweaking the icons doesn't do much to address that.

Paul commented

2019-10-30 15:55:04 +01:00

I'm sorry for requesting a feature here. Please don't give up Peter. I've added a proposal for this on RightClickSelect

I'm sorry for requesting a feature here. Please don't give up Peter. I've added a proposal for this on [RightClickSelect](https://blender.community/c/rightclickselect/JQdbbc/)

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VSE – Text Alignment is Wrong #71082