UI: Add prefix to Blender version #106897

Pablo Vazquez · 2023-04-13T12:26:49+02:00

Pablo Vazquez commented

2023-04-13 12:26:49 +02:00

There are currently two prominent places where the Blender version is
shown without context.

The most prominent place is the status bar, which could lead to confusion
since that area is also used for other types of numeric info such as stats
for geometry, time, or memory usage.

The other place is the About dialog which also shows the version number
without context. Since there is room for it and to make it match the
rest of the list underneath, add the Version: string next to it.

This PR contains two commits:

Add 'v' prefix to version number in status bar.
Add 'Version' prefix in About dialog.

Some history: Blender used to have the version number without prefix
when the URL was in the header, in context it didn't look bad:

Then in 2.5x the URL was removed, and the v prefix was introduced:

The prefix got removed when moved to the new status bar in 2.8x

There are currently two prominent places where the Blender version is shown without context. The most prominent place is the status bar, which could lead to confusion since that area is also used for other types of numeric info such as stats for geometry, time, or memory usage. The other place is the About dialog which also shows the version number without context. Since there is room for it and to make it match the rest of the list underneath, add the `Version:` string next to it. This PR contains two commits: 1. Add 'v' prefix to version number in status bar. ![image](/attachments/e39a58fa-6bdf-490e-bf8c-6b86bde74be6) 2. Add 'Version' prefix in About dialog. ![image](/attachments/a645c7d2-64cc-443a-98c3-a612306dd173) ---- Some history: Blender used to have the version number without prefix when the URL was in the header, in context it didn't look bad: ![image](/attachments/224242b5-920d-4d37-845c-28c2dda6d2eb) Then in 2.5x the URL was removed, and the `v` prefix was introduced: ![image](/attachments/aadcd4cb-9abd-4f3a-afb3-5a6b593ca936) The prefix got removed when moved to the new status bar in 2.8x

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Pablo Vazquez added 2 commits 2023-04-13 12:27:01 +02:00

81c3a39d6b UI: Add prefix "v" to version number in status bar

Since we have other types of numbers in that area (geometry stats, memory, etc),
add "v" prefix so it is clear that the numbers indicate Blender's version.

9df541674e UI: Add "Version" label to version in about dialog

Even though it says "Blender" right above, there is enough space to fit
"Version" next to it, this makes it more clear and follows other labels underneath.

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Hans Goudey commented

2023-04-13 14:41:48 +02:00

Adding "Version" in the about popup makes sense to me, but what's the reasoning for the "v" prefix? It seems clear to me that it's a version number without it already. To me it seems a bit like noise and a bit of an oddity, not that my opinion is so strong about it.

Pablo Vazquez commented

2023-04-13 15:42:06 +02:00

what's the reasoning for the "v" prefix? It seems clear to me that it's a version number without it already. To me it seems a bit like noise and a bit of an oddity

The v prefix is a common way to indicate a version number without taking much space. Without it those numbers could mean anything, especially when next to them are other types of numeric values such as geometry stats and memory usage.

It's a bit more obvious when there is Alpha, Beta, or Release Candidate next to it but for main releases users just see a bunch of numbers.

I think this would make it a bit more clear to users looking at Blender screenshots and video tutorials.

> what's the reasoning for the "v" prefix? It seems clear to me that it's a version number without it already. To me it seems a bit like noise and a bit of an oddity The `v` prefix is a common way to indicate a version number without taking much space. Without it those numbers could mean anything, especially when next to them are other types of numeric values such as geometry stats and memory usage. ![image](/attachments/e9ce8f5a-753b-4aaf-95c8-2e41e59efdd1) It's a bit more obvious when there is `Alpha`, `Beta`, or `Release Candidate` next to it but for main releases users just see a bunch of numbers. I think this would make it a bit more clear to users looking at Blender screenshots and video tutorials.

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Pablo Vazquez added 1 commit 2023-08-30 16:58:38 +02:00

da8737e303 Merge branch 'main' into ui-version-prefix

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