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Animation: NLA Vertical Reorder #107990

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Nate Rupsis merged 35 commits from nrupsis/blender:NLA-vertical-shuffle-core into main 2023-06-20 17:10:15 +02:00
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Nate Rupsis commented 2023-05-16 22:48:11 +02:00
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Overview

Previously, you could only drag NLA strip vertically through complete clear (no NLA strips) unlocked tracks.

Now, you can vertically drag a NLA though other clips, and locked tracks.

Design Details

  • If a target track is unlocked, then try and place strip in the specified location.
    • If there a strip exists on the destination track, then the horizontal reordering logic places the strip in a valid location withing the track.
  • If a strip is dragged to a locked strip, then the horizontal transformation is applied, but the track is moved back to it's source location.
## Overview Previously, you could only drag NLA strip vertically through complete clear (no NLA strips) unlocked tracks. Now, you can vertically drag a NLA though other clips, and locked tracks. <video controls src="https://projects.blender.org/attachments/0319220e-e8a2-4c6a-babd-fecf416ecb91" > </video> ## Design Details * If a target track is unlocked, then try and place strip in the specified location. * If there a strip exists on the destination track, then the [horizontal reordering](https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/105532) logic places the strip in a valid location withing the track. * If a strip is dragged to a locked strip, then the horizontal transformation is applied, but the track is moved back to it's source location.
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Nate Rupsis added 23 commits 2023-05-16 22:48:14 +02:00
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Nate Rupsis requested review from Sybren A. Stüvel 2023-05-16 23:01:29 +02:00
Nate Rupsis requested review from Brad Clark 2023-05-16 23:01:29 +02:00
Nate Rupsis changed title from WIP: NLA-vertical-shuffle-core to Animation: NLA Vertical Reorder 2023-05-16 23:01:36 +02:00
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Nate Rupsis changed title from Animation: NLA Vertical Reorder to WIP: Animation: NLA Vertical Reorder 2023-05-16 23:40:12 +02:00
Brad Clark approved these changes 2023-05-16 23:53:58 +02:00
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Approved from animation art side of things. Future plans to add options are nice but not core to having this drag and drop functionality this provides, has been asked for for years and had code in the works for at least two years.

Approved from animation art side of things. Future plans to add options are nice but not core to having this drag and drop functionality this provides, has been asked for for years and had code in the works for at least two years.
Nate Rupsis added 1 commit 2023-05-17 00:16:29 +02:00
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Nate Rupsis changed title from WIP: Animation: NLA Vertical Reorder to Animation: NLA Vertical Reorder 2023-05-17 00:18:31 +02:00
Nate Rupsis commented 2023-05-17 00:22:32 +02:00
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@blender-bot package

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Blender Bot commented 2023-05-17 00:22:35 +02:00
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Package build started. Download here when ready.

Package build started. [Download here](https://builder.blender.org/download/patch/PR107990) when ready.
Sybren A. Stüvel requested changes 2023-05-17 11:33:55 +02:00
source/blender/editors/transform/transform_convert_nla.c
@ -56,1 +56,4 @@
int trackIndex;
/** NOTE: This index is relative to the initial first track at the start of transforming and
* thus can be negative when the tracks list grows downward. */
Sybren A. Stüvel commented 2023-05-17 10:59:14 +02:00
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♥

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source/blender/editors/transform/transform_convert_nla.c Outdated
@ -141,0 +162,4 @@
ListBase *tracks = &BKE_animdata_from_id(
((TransDataNla *)((LinkData *)trans_datas->first)->data)->id)
->nla_tracks;
Sybren A. Stüvel commented 2023-05-17 11:07:05 +02:00
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This you may want to split out a little bit. If you get a NULL dereference it's going to be very hard to figure out which -> caused it. Something like this should work (but do test before committing ;-) )

  LinkData *first_link = trans_datas->first;
  TransDataNla *first_transdata = first_link->data;
  AnimData *adt = BKE_animdata_from_id(first_transdata->id);
  ListBase *tracks = &adt->nla_tracks;
This you may want to split out a little bit. If you get a NULL dereference it's going to be very hard to figure out which `->` caused it. Something like this should work (but do test before committing ;-) ) ```c LinkData *first_link = trans_datas->first; TransDataNla *first_transdata = first_link->data; AnimData *adt = BKE_animdata_from_id(first_transdata->id); ListBase *tracks = &adt->nla_tracks; ```
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source/blender/editors/transform/transform_convert_nla.c Outdated
@ -141,0 +185,4 @@
continue;
}
offset = shuffle_down ? 1 : -1;
Sybren A. Stüvel commented 2023-05-17 11:09:10 +02:00
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Instead of having a boolean shuffle_down, use an int shuffle_direction which can be either -1 or 1. That way you don't have to do this, and the direction is more clear from the call site of the function.

One thing that's weird, though, is that the shuffle_down == true case selects a positive offset here, but in the code down below you have fabs(offset_down) < offset_up, indicating that the "up" direction is actually positive and the "down" direction is negative.

During testing I haven't been able to get any offset that was non-zero, so I found it tricky to either prove or disprove my own comment.

Instead of having a boolean `shuffle_down`, use an `int shuffle_direction` which can be either `-1` or `1`. That way you don't have to do this, and the direction is more clear from the call site of the function. One thing that's weird, though, is that the `shuffle_down == true` case selects a **positive** offset here, but in the code down below you have `fabs(offset_down) < offset_up`, indicating that the "up" direction is actually positive and the "down" direction is negative. During testing I haven't been able to get any offset that was non-zero, so I found it tricky to either prove or disprove my own comment.
Sybren A. Stüvel commented 2023-05-17 11:39:13 +02:00
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During testing I haven't been able to get any offset that was non-zero, so I found it tricky to either prove or disprove my own comment.

Got it, it required me to lock some tracks. So yes, the offset_down is positive, and offset_up is negative, and thus the fabs() is on the wrong one.

> During testing I haven't been able to get any offset that was non-zero, so I found it tricky to either prove or disprove my own comment. Got it, it required me to lock some tracks. So yes, the `offset_down` is positive, and `offset_up` is negative, and thus the `fabs()` is on the wrong one.
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source/blender/editors/transform/transform_convert_nla.c
@ -141,0 +212,4 @@
const bool up_valid = transdata_get_track_shuffle_offset_side(trans_datas, false, &offset_up);
if (down_valid && up_valid) {
if (abs(offset_down) < offset_up) {
Sybren A. Stüvel commented 2023-05-17 11:12:07 +02:00
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Not for this patch, but for future reference: we may want to have a function series minabs_ff(float a, float b) (with more _fff and also _dd and _ii just like the min_... and max_... functions) that return the value for which the absolute value is the smallest.

Not for this patch, but for future reference: we may want to have a function series `minabs_ff(float a, float b)` (with more `_fff` and also `_dd` and `_ii` just like the `min_...` and `max_...` functions) that return the value for which the absolute value is the smallest.
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source/blender/editors/transform/transform_convert_nla.c Outdated
@ -141,0 +241,4 @@
bAnimListElem *ale;
ANIM_animdata_filter(ac, &anim_data, filter, ac->data, ac->datatype);
for (ale = anim_data.first; ale; ale = ale->next) {
Sybren A. Stüvel commented 2023-05-17 11:13:01 +02:00
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use LISTBASE_FOREACH

use `LISTBASE_FOREACH`
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Sybren A. Stüvel added 2 commits 2023-05-17 11:35:52 +02:00
Sybren A. Stüvel commented 2023-05-17 12:10:41 +02:00
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I'm seeing some strange behaviour in this PR. With the attached file, do this:

  • Press 'G' to grab the strip, and drag it to track Locked 1
  • It ends up at Below Locked 1, even though the closest available unlocked track is Above 2
  • Drag the track from Below Locked 1 to Locked 1 again
  • It now ends up at Below Locked 2, even though the closest available unlocked track is Above 2 and earlier it picked Below Locked 1.
I'm seeing some strange behaviour in this PR. With [the attached file](/attachments/0e969e98-512b-4ebd-be63-8d39b28bd84f), do this: - Press 'G' to grab the strip, and drag it to track _Locked 1_ - It ends up at _Below Locked 1_, even though the closest available unlocked track is _Above 2_ - Drag the track from _Below Locked 1_ to _Locked 1_ again - It now ends up at _Below Locked 2_, even though the closest available unlocked track is _Above 2_ and earlier it picked _Below Locked 1_.
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Nate Rupsis commented 2023-05-23 23:06:31 +02:00
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@dr.sybren Thanks for blend file! Should be working now.

@dr.sybren Thanks for blend file! Should be working now.
Nate Rupsis requested review from Sybren A. Stüvel 2023-05-23 23:06:37 +02:00
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Sybren A. Stüvel commented 2023-06-16 12:02:21 +02:00
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This is working better, as it feels more consistent / predictable. However, it just prevents the entire operation when one of the selected strips lands on a locked track. This could be an ok approach, but then there should be a warning issued that the operation could not be performed, and that explains why.

Also please update the PR description to include these design choices. How the system behaves when it cannot fully perform a transformation is something that should be an explicit part of the proposed design, and not something that flows out of the current implementation.

Update: going back to the main branch and seeing how it behaves there (not even being able to drag through locked tracks), I think this PR is already a huge improvement. Just add a warning when landing on a locked track, and include this in the patch description, and I think (at least behaviour-wise) it's good to land.

This is working better, as it feels more consistent / predictable. However, it just prevents the entire operation when one of the selected strips lands on a locked track. This could be an ok approach, but then there should be a warning issued that the operation could not be performed, and that explains why. Also please update the PR description to include these design choices. How the system behaves when it cannot fully perform a transformation is something that should be an explicit part of the proposed design, and not something that flows out of the current implementation. **Update:** going back to the `main` branch and seeing how it behaves there (not even being able to drag through locked tracks), I think this PR is already a huge improvement. Just add a warning when landing on a locked track, and include this in the patch description, and I think (at least behaviour-wise) it's good to land.
Nate Rupsis added 2 commits 2023-06-20 15:32:41 +02:00
Sybren A. Stüvel approved these changes 2023-06-20 17:06:57 +02:00
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LGTM!

LGTM!
Nate Rupsis merged commit 4268ac0ed9 into main 2023-06-20 17:10:15 +02:00
Nate Rupsis deleted branch NLA-vertical-shuffle-core 2023-06-20 17:10:16 +02:00

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