CTRL+C does not copy ruler value like it says in documentation #72767

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hatinacat2000 · 2019-12-29T12:46:36+01:00

hatinacat2000 commented

2019-12-29 12:46:36 +01:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.18362 64 Bits
Graphics card: Intel(R) HD Graphics 620 Intel 4.5.0 - Build 24.20.100.6194

Blender Version
Broken: version: 2.81 (sub 16), branch: master, commit date: 2019-12-04 11:32, hash: f1aa4d18d4
Worked: (optional)

Short description of error
Official documentation claims that pressing CTRL+C will copy a ruler's value.
I was unable to reproduce this result.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

Failure 1 (Edit mode):

Create any mesh object.
type t to open the tools.
Select measuring tape tool.
click close to a vertex to snap the measuring tape's first point to it.
hold CTRL and click near another vertex to measure the distance between them.
You get measurement.
Press CTRL+C.
Attempt to paste this value in a field. It will fail regardless of what mode you are in.

Failure 2 (Object mode):

Verify that this fails in object mode as well by measuring any space in object mode and as soon as you see the measurement, press CTRL+C. Attempt to paste this value in a field. It will fail.

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.18362 64 Bits Graphics card: Intel(R) HD Graphics 620 Intel 4.5.0 - Build 24.20.100.6194 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 2.81 (sub 16), branch: master, commit date: 2019-12-04 11:32, hash: `f1aa4d18d4` Worked: (optional) **Short description of error** Official documentation claims that pressing CTRL+C will copy a ruler's value. I was unable to reproduce this result. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** Failure 1 (Edit mode): Create any mesh object. type `t` to open the tools. Select measuring tape tool. click close to a vertex to snap the measuring tape's first point to it. hold `CTRL` and click near another vertex to measure the distance between them. You get measurement. Press `CTRL+C`. Attempt to paste this value in a field. It will fail regardless of what mode you are in. Failure 2 (Object mode): Verify that this fails in object mode as well by measuring any space in object mode and as soon as you see the measurement, press `CTRL+C`. Attempt to paste this value in a field. It will fail.

hatinacat2000 commented

2019-12-29 12:46:36 +01:00

Added subscriber: @hatinacat2000

blender-admin commented

2019-12-29 12:46:36 +01:00

blender/documentation#83265 was marked as duplicate of this issue

blender-admin commented

2019-12-29 12:46:36 +01:00

#71565 was marked as duplicate of this issue

Philipp Oeser commented

2020-01-13 13:45:20 +01:00

Added subscribers: @ideasman42, @lichtwerk

Philipp Oeser commented

2020-01-13 13:45:20 +01:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Confirmed'

Philipp Oeser commented

2020-01-13 13:45:20 +01:00

Can confirm.

This seems like a relic of the old Ruler/Probotator from 2.79.
Codewise, there is nothing relating in km_3d_view_tool_measure and also elswhere, so it looks like this functionality just vanished...

@ideasman42 : are you aware (guess you are)? Do you want this back (port functionality from 2.79 and add to keymap)? Otherwise we'd probably just need to update documentation (remove Ctrl-C Copies the rulers value to the clipboard.)
Note these two are also irrelevant now:

Esc Exit tool.
Return Saves the rulers for the next time the tool is activated.

Keeping open for now (with low prio)

Can confirm. This seems like a relic of the old Ruler/Probotator from 2.79. Codewise, there is nothing relating in `km_3d_view_tool_measure` and also elswhere, so it looks like this functionality just vanished... @ideasman42 : are you aware (guess you are)? Do you want this back (port functionality from 2.79 and add to keymap)? Otherwise we'd probably just need to update documentation (remove `Ctrl-C Copies the rulers value to the clipboard.`) Note these two are also irrelevant now: - `Esc Exit tool.` - `Return Saves the rulers for the next time the tool is activated.` Keeping open for now (with low prio)

Aaron Carlisle commented

2020-01-13 23:18:32 +01:00

Added subscriber: @Blendify

Aaron Carlisle commented

2020-01-13 23:18:32 +01:00

I will update documentation when we decide whether to back port the feature

Aaron Carlisle commented

2020-04-16 01:29:38 +02:00

Added subscribers: @Ibi, @Jeroen-Bakker, @mano-wii

hatinacat2000 commented

2020-07-09 10:19:10 +02:00

So...what happened? Because this is a listed feature for 2.83. I tried to use 2.83 but it crashes on my computer. Did 2.82 get this fixed?

Aaron Carlisle commented

2020-12-01 22:20:41 +01:00

Added subscriber: @amalbubble

ronan ducluzeau commented

2021-04-15 14:49:54 +02:00

Added subscriber: @zeauro

ronan ducluzeau commented

2021-04-15 14:49:54 +02:00

The tool is not really useful without this feature.
People are not complaining because they are using MeasureIt addon that has proper panels dedicated to that.
Next to it official ruler is not really interesting.

Problem is that Ctrl C shortcut is used to copy objects.
But a quick way to solve problem could be to add to Tool Settings bar a button to copy to value of active ruler to clipboard.
Ruler Tool has absolutely no use of Tool Settings bar/panel, currently.

If it is seen as an horrible transgression to UI rules, you could create a proper Rulers panel below Annotations panel in sidebar.

The tool is not really useful without this feature. People are not complaining because they are using MeasureIt addon that has proper panels dedicated to that. Next to it official ruler is not really interesting. Problem is that Ctrl C shortcut is used to copy objects. But a quick way to solve problem could be to add to Tool Settings bar a button to copy to value of active ruler to clipboard. Ruler Tool has absolutely no use of Tool Settings bar/panel, currently. If it is seen as an horrible transgression to UI rules, you could create a proper Rulers panel below Annotations panel in sidebar.

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CTRL+C does not copy ruler value like it says in documentation #72767