Timestamps in timeline header overlap when "Show Seconds" is on #88125

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Matthew Hinson · 2021-05-08T10:44:04+02:00

Matthew Hinson commented

2021-05-08 10:44:04 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.18362-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: Radeon RX 580 Series ATI Technologies Inc. 4.5.13596 Core Profile Context 20.10.35.02 27.20.1034.6

Blender Version
Broken: version: 2.93.0 Beta, branch: master, commit date: 2021-05-04 20:58, hash: 96abe5ebbc
Worked: (unknown)

Short description of error
If you enable "View -> Show Seconds" in an animation-related editor such as the Timeline or the Dope Sheet, timestamps starting at 01:00+00 overlap each other at certain zoom levels (including the default zoom level).

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

Load the default startup scene.
In the Timeline editor, enable View -> Show Seconds.
Enter 1500 as the Current Frame and press Numpad0 to bring the playhead into view.
Observe the rather messy timestamp series at the top of the editor.

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.18362-SP0 64 Bits Graphics card: Radeon RX 580 Series ATI Technologies Inc. 4.5.13596 Core Profile Context 20.10.35.02 27.20.1034.6 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 2.93.0 Beta, branch: master, commit date: 2021-05-04 20:58, hash: `96abe5ebbc` Worked: (unknown) **Short description of error** If you enable "View -> Show Seconds" in an animation-related editor such as the Timeline or the Dope Sheet, timestamps starting at 01:00+00 overlap each other at certain zoom levels (including the default zoom level). **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** * Load the default startup scene. * In the Timeline editor, enable View -> Show Seconds. * Enter 1500 as the Current Frame and press Numpad0 to bring the playhead into view. * Observe the rather messy timestamp series at the top of the editor. ![timeline.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F10063821/timeline.png)

Matthew Hinson commented

2021-05-08 10:44:04 +02:00

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Himanshi Kalra commented

2021-05-08 21:01:33 +02:00

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Himanshi Kalra commented

2021-05-08 21:01:33 +02:00

I cannot confirm this issue on Windows 10 on 2.93.0 Alpha and 3.0,0. The timestamp following the above steps seems reasonably clean to me.
I did not change the zoom level.

I cannot confirm this issue on Windows 10 on 2.93.0 Alpha and 3.0,0. The timestamp following the above steps seems reasonably clean to me. I did not change the zoom level. ![image.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F10066177/image.png)

Michael Macha commented

2021-05-09 06:56:22 +02:00

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Michael Macha commented

2021-05-09 06:56:22 +02:00

I tried this on Mint 19.4 (XFCE) and got this result.

It doesn't seem like a huge problem to me, but considering the functional aesthetics of it might be worthwhile. While it wouldn't be a bad idea to allow for custom formatting, I think a lot of this may come down to monitor resolution—which is obviously all over the place for 3D artists. I'm a 1080p, some use 4K or 8K, some use laptops more limited than 1080p. I'm not sure how to implement this, but this feels more like a suggestion and might be resolved with a configurable regex for the time?

I tried this on Mint 19.4 (XFCE) and got this result. ![Screenshot_2021-05-08_22-52-44.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F10068345/Screenshot_2021-05-08_22-52-44.png) It doesn't seem like a huge problem to me, but considering the functional aesthetics of it might be worthwhile. While it wouldn't be a bad idea to allow for custom formatting, I think a lot of this may come down to monitor resolution—which is obviously all over the place for 3D artists. I'm a 1080p, some use 4K or 8K, some use laptops more limited than 1080p. I'm not sure how to implement this, but this feels more like a suggestion and might be resolved with a configurable regex for the time?

Falk David commented

2021-05-10 17:07:43 +02:00

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Falk David commented

2021-05-10 17:07:43 +02:00

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

Falk David commented

2021-05-10 17:07:43 +02:00

I can confirm this issue on the latest 3.0.0 Alpha, branch: master, commit date: 2021-05-10 06:19, hash: f2370bb22d. This is on Linux.

I can confirm this issue on the latest 3.0.0 Alpha, branch: master, commit date: 2021-05-10 06:19, hash: `f2370bb22d`. This is on Linux. ![image.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F10076233/image.png)

tintwotin commented

2021-05-10 17:14:01 +02:00

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tintwotin commented

2021-05-10 17:14:01 +02:00

Related: https://developer.blender.org/T85868

Pratik Borhade commented

2022-12-23 12:04:55 +01:00

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Pratik Borhade commented

2022-12-23 12:04:55 +01:00

Changed status from 'Confirmed' to: 'Needs User Info'

Pratik Borhade commented

2022-12-23 12:04:55 +01:00

Can not reproduce this anymore in 2.93.11 and in succeeding versions. So I guess this has been solved already,
@Matthew-Hinson hi, could you check again in daily builds?: https://builder.blender.org/download/daily/

Can not reproduce this anymore in 2.93.11 and in succeeding versions. So I guess this has been solved already, @Matthew-Hinson hi, could you check again in daily builds?: https://builder.blender.org/download/daily/

Matthew Hinson commented

2022-12-25 18:00:01 +01:00

I can still reproduce it in 2.93.13, but not in 3.4.1.

Pratik Borhade commented

2022-12-26 07:41:06 +01:00

Changed status from 'Needs User Info' to: 'Confirmed'

Thomas Dinges added this to the 2.93 LTS milestone 2023-02-07 18:40:57 +01:00

Philipp Oeser removed the

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Timestamps in timeline header overlap when "Show Seconds" is on #88125