Texture context selector for texture panel:

* Texture context was previously determined by going to the appropriate panel, for example "world panel -> texture panel" to access world textures. Additionally there was a separate button to access brush textures.
* Now the texture context can be selected directly through an expanded icon menu, which shows the available context options.
* This context selector is now at the top of the texture panel, but this could later be perhaps integrated to the context path somehow to be more intuitive.

release/scripts/ui/properties_texture.py

@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ class TEXTURE_PT_context_texture(TextureButtonsPanel, bpy.types.Panel):
         if not isinstance(pin_id, bpy.types.Material):
             pin_id = None
 
+        if not space.use_pin_id:
+            layout.prop(space, "texture_context", expand=True)
+
         tex_collection = (pin_id is None) and (node is None) and (not isinstance(idblock, bpy.types.Brush))
 
         if tex_collection:
@@ -126,9 +129,6 @@ class TEXTURE_PT_context_texture(TextureButtonsPanel, bpy.types.Panel):
 
         col = split.column()
 
-        if not space.pin_id:
-            col.prop(space, "show_brush_texture", text="Brush", toggle=True)
-
         if tex:
             split = layout.split(percentage=0.2)
 

source/blender/editors/space_buttons/buttons_context.c

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ typedef struct ButsContextPath {
 	PointerRNA ptr[8];
 	int len;
 	int flag;
+	int tex_ctx;
 } ButsContextPath;
 
 static int set_pointer_type(ButsContextPath *path, bContextDataResult *result, StructRNA *type)
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ static int buttons_context_path_texture(ButsContextPath *path)
 		return 1;
 	}
 	/* try brush */
-	if((path->flag & SB_BRUSH_TEX) && buttons_context_path_brush(path)) {
+	if((path->tex_ctx == SB_TEXC_BRUSH) && buttons_context_path_brush(path)) {
 		br= path->ptr[path->len-1].data;
 		
 		if(br) {
@@ -380,7 +381,7 @@ static int buttons_context_path_texture(ButsContextPath *path)
 		}
 	}
 	/* try world */
-	if((path->flag & SB_WORLD_TEX) && buttons_context_path_world(path)) {
+	if((path->tex_ctx == SB_TEXC_WORLD) && buttons_context_path_world(path)) {
 		wo= path->ptr[path->len-1].data;
 
 		if(wo && GS(wo->id.name)==ID_WO) {
@@ -442,6 +443,7 @@ static int buttons_context_path(const bContext *C, ButsContextPath *path, int ma
 
 	memset(path, 0, sizeof(*path));
 	path->flag= flag;
+	path->tex_ctx = sbuts->texture_context;
 
 	/* if some ID datablock is pinned, set the root pointer */
 	if(sbuts->pinid) {
@@ -534,13 +536,12 @@ void buttons_context_compute(const bContext *C, SpaceButs *sbuts)
 {
 	ButsContextPath *path;
 	PointerRNA *ptr;
-	int a, pflag, flag= 0;
+	int a, pflag= 0, flag= 0;
 
 	if(!sbuts->path)
 		sbuts->path= MEM_callocN(sizeof(ButsContextPath), "ButsContextPath");
 	
 	path= sbuts->path;
-	pflag= (sbuts->flag & (SB_WORLD_TEX|SB_BRUSH_TEX));
 	
 	/* for each context, see if we can compute a valid path to it, if
 	 * this is the case, we know we have to display the button */

source/blender/editors/space_buttons/buttons_header.c

@@ -62,12 +62,6 @@ static void do_buttons_buttons(bContext *C, void *UNUSED(arg), int event)
 		case B_BUTSPREVIEW:
 			ED_area_tag_redraw(CTX_wm_area(C));
 
-			/* silly exception */
-			if(sbuts->mainb == BCONTEXT_WORLD)
-				sbuts->flag |= SB_WORLD_TEX;
-			else if(sbuts->mainb != BCONTEXT_TEXTURE)
-				sbuts->flag &= ~SB_WORLD_TEX;
-
 			sbuts->preview= 1;
 			break;
 	}

source/blender/makesdna/DNA_space_types.h

@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ typedef struct SpaceButs {
 	short mainb, mainbo, mainbuser;	/* context tabs */
 	short re_align, align;			/* align for panels */
 	short preview;					/* preview is signal to refresh */
-	char flag, pad[3];
+	short texture_context;			/* texture context selector (material, world, brush)*/
+	char flag, pad;
 	
 	void *path;						/* runtime */
 	int pathflag, dataicon;			/* runtime */
@@ -627,10 +628,15 @@ typedef struct SpaceSound {
 /* sbuts->flag */
 #define SB_PRV_OSA			1
 #define SB_PIN_CONTEXT		2
-#define SB_WORLD_TEX		4
-#define SB_BRUSH_TEX		8
+//#define SB_WORLD_TEX		4	//not used anymore
+//#define SB_BRUSH_TEX		8	//not used anymore	
 #define SB_SHADING_CONTEXT	16
 
+/* sbuts->texture_context */
+#define SB_TEXC_MAT_OR_LAMP	0
+#define SB_TEXC_WORLD		1
+#define SB_TEXC_BRUSH		2
+
 /* sbuts->align */
 #define BUT_FREE  		0
 #define BUT_HORIZONTAL  1

source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.c

@@ -742,6 +742,51 @@ static void rna_BackgroundImage_opacity_set(PointerRNA *ptr, float value)
 	bgpic->blend = 1.0f - value;
 }
 
+static EnumPropertyItem *rna_SpaceProperties_texture_context_itemf(bContext *C, PointerRNA *ptr, int *free)
+{
+	Scene *scene = CTX_data_scene(C);
+	Object *ob = CTX_data_active_object(C);
+	EnumPropertyItem *item= NULL;
+	EnumPropertyItem tmp= {0, "", 0, "", ""};
+	int totitem= 0;
+
+	if(ob) {
+		if(ob->type == OB_LAMP) {
+			tmp.value = SB_TEXC_MAT_OR_LAMP;
+			tmp.description = "Show Lamp Textures";
+			tmp.identifier = "LAMP";
+			tmp.icon = ICON_LAMP_POINT;
+			RNA_enum_item_add(&item, &totitem, &tmp);
+		}
+		else if(ob->totcol) {
+			tmp.value = SB_TEXC_MAT_OR_LAMP;
+			tmp.description = "Show Material Textures";
+			tmp.identifier = "MATERIAL";
+			tmp.icon = ICON_MATERIAL;
+			RNA_enum_item_add(&item, &totitem, &tmp);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if(scene && scene->world) {
+		tmp.value = SB_TEXC_WORLD;
+		tmp.description = "Show World Textures";
+		tmp.identifier = "WORLD";
+		tmp.icon = ICON_WORLD;
+		RNA_enum_item_add(&item, &totitem, &tmp);
+	}
+
+	tmp.value = SB_TEXC_BRUSH;
+	tmp.description = "Show Brush Textures";
+	tmp.identifier = "BRUSH";
+	tmp.icon = ICON_BRUSH_DATA;
+	RNA_enum_item_add(&item, &totitem, &tmp);
+	
+	RNA_enum_item_end(&item, &totitem);
+	*free = 1;
+
+	return item;
+}
+
 #else
 
 static void rna_def_space(BlenderRNA *brna)
@@ -1323,6 +1368,10 @@ static void rna_def_space_buttons(BlenderRNA *brna)
 		{BUT_HORIZONTAL, "HORIZONTAL", 0, "Horizontal", ""},
 		{BUT_VERTICAL, "VERTICAL", 0, "Vertical", ""},
 		{0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL}};
+
+	static EnumPropertyItem buttons_texture_context_items[] = {
+		{SB_TEXC_MAT_OR_LAMP, "MATERIAL", ICON_MATERIAL, "Material", "Material"},
+		{0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL}}; //actually populated dynamically trough a function
 		
 	srna= RNA_def_struct(brna, "SpaceProperties", "Space");
 	RNA_def_struct_sdna(srna, "SpaceButs");
@@ -1342,9 +1391,10 @@ static void rna_def_space_buttons(BlenderRNA *brna)
 	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Align", "Arrangement of the panels");
 	RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_SPACE|ND_SPACE_PROPERTIES, NULL);
 
-	prop= RNA_def_property(srna, "show_brush_texture", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
-	RNA_def_property_boolean_sdna(prop, NULL, "flag", SB_BRUSH_TEX);
-	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Brush Texture", "Show brush textures");
+	prop= RNA_def_property(srna, "texture_context", PROP_ENUM, PROP_NONE);
+	RNA_def_property_enum_items(prop, buttons_texture_context_items);
+	RNA_def_property_enum_funcs(prop, NULL, NULL, "rna_SpaceProperties_texture_context_itemf");
+	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Texture Context", "Type of texture data to display and edit");
 	RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_SPACE|ND_SPACE_PROPERTIES, NULL);
 
 	/* pinned data */