Add a preference to "Work Offline" system preference as well as command
line options `--offline-mode` & `--online-mode`
(which overrides the preference).
This option is displayed in the initial setup screen too.
This is currently respected by:
- Check for updates on startup
- Disables running an update when enabling extensions.
When Blender is launched with `--offline-mode` the option cannot be
enabled in the preferences. This is intended for environments
where internet access is intentionally disallowed.
Background: with Blender supporting access to online-repositories
as well as 3rd party extensions themselves potentially accessing the
internet. This setting provides a way for users to disable online
functionality.
This prevents error messages when online access fails in environments
without internet access as well as the ability for users who prefer
Blender doesn't access the internet to have one place to turn this off.
While it does not enforce limitations on add-ons, 3rd party scripts
are expected to respect this setting using `bpy.app.internet_offline`.
The details for this will be handled along with other policies scripts
are expected to follow.
Ref !121994
No functional changes.
- Remove unnecessary variable declarations.
- Declare wm & prefs at the function beginning
to prevent noisy patches in case they're used elsewhere in the future.
- Correct invalid comment.
Add new ID_IS_EDITABLE macro that checks if the ID can be edited in the
user interface. Replace usage of ID_IS_LINKED where it is used with this
meaning.
Also add a corresponding ID.is_editable property for Python.
This prepares for the ability to edit some linked datablocks for brush
assets.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/121838
When passing strings to str.format(..) use `{:s}` format specifier
which only takes strings and wont run `.__str__()` on non-strings.
While `{!s}` is an equivalent to `%s`, for the most part `%s` was
used for strings, so using `{:s}` is clearer and more specific.
Part of modernizing scripts in Blender, where the previous convention
was to use percentage formatting which has become the "old" way to
format strings in Python.
See proposal for details #120453.
Ref !120552
Extract:
- Operators' poll messages, including Python-defined ones.
- Use default translation context for the region toggle pie menu.
- Newly created F-Curve modifiers.
- Newly created video tracker track.
- Grease Pencil UV area status message
- Status messages in the graph slider operators.
- Status message "Text <text.py>" when opening .blend with
auto-executing Python file.
Disambiguate:
- Track: can mean NLA track, video tracking, a tracking marker, or
a track constraint.
- Tracking: can mean video tracking, or a track constraint.
Issue reported by Gabriel Gazzán.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/117855
- "can not" -> "cannot" in many places (ambiguous, also see
Writing Style guide).
- "Bezier" -> "Bézier": proper spelling of the eponym.
- Tool keymaps: make "Uv" all caps.
- "FFMPEG" -> "FFmpeg" (official spelling)
- Use MULTIPLICATION SIGN U+00D7 instead of MULTIPLICATION X U+2715.
- "LClick" -> "LMB", "RClick" -> "RMB": this convention is used
everywhere else.
- "Save rendered the image..." -> "Save the rendered image...": typo.
- "Preserve Current retiming": title case for property.
- Bend status message: punctuation.
- "... class used to define the panel" -> "header": copy-paste error.
- "... class used to define the menu" -> "asset": copy-paste error.
- "Lights user to display objects..." -> "Lights used...": typo.
- "-setaudio require one argument" -> "requires": typo.
Some issues reported by Joan Pujolar and Tamar Mebonia.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/117856
The previous commit introduced a new `RPT_()` macro to translate
strings which are not tooltips or regular interface elements, but
longer reports or statuses.
This commit uses the new macro to translate many strings all over the
UI.
Most of it is a simple replace from `TIP_()` or `IFACE_()` to
`RPT_()`, but there are some additional changes:
- A few translations inside `BKE_report()` are removed altogether
because they are already handled by the translation system.
- Messages inside `UI_but_disable()` are no longer translated
manually, but they are handled by a new regex in the translation
system.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/116804
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/116804
When the subtype of a custom property is set programmatically to
something that isn't in the subtype enum of this operator, attempting
to edit it will throw an error. This check should avoid that, by simply
not setting the subtype if it's not in the enum, resulting in a default
subtype of NONE. This is the second attempt at #112582, which I broke
when messing with branches.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/114003
Updated splash screen with different options depending on whether the
user is new or upgrading. Simplifies the process for new users and
makes the choices more distinct when upgrading. Returning users also
get a link to "What's New".
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/111123
Following f7af45ccfd, rename link labels:
* Release Notes -> What's New
* Development Fund -> Donate
The description are left as is since they
are still correct, just the labels to be more
in line with language used in blender.org
* Rename "Development Fund" to "Donate", more in line with
the language used in blender.org
* Rename "Release Notes" to "What's New". A bit more inviting
to click and sounds less technical.
* In "Getting Started", remove "Credits" since it it nos related
to getting started, and add relevant links already present
in the Help menu.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/112741
Regression in [0] which removed empty regions that were used to
ensure pie menu items match the location of regions.
The header for e.g. in time-line / graph editor for e.g. showed
on the opposite side.
[0]: 48b8c8f78f
Customprops to IDs are supported since years through code, but were
never exposed directly in the UI of customporperties.
This commit mainly:
* Adds a new `DATA_BLOCK` type to UI customprops types.
* Exposes the existing `id_type` settings to python API.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/110458
Listing the "Blender Foundation" as copyright holder implied the Blender
Foundation holds copyright to files which may include work from many
developers.
While keeping copyright on headers makes sense for isolated libraries,
Blender's own code may be refactored or moved between files in a way
that makes the per file copyright holders less meaningful.
Copyright references to the "Blender Foundation" have been replaced with
"Blender Authors", with the exception of `./extern/` since these this
contains libraries which are more isolated, any changed to license
headers there can be handled on a case-by-case basis.
Some directories in `./intern/` have also been excluded:
- `./intern/cycles/` it's own `AUTHORS` file is planned.
- `./intern/opensubdiv/`.
An "AUTHORS" file has been added, using the chromium projects authors
file as a template.
Design task: #110784
Ref !110783.
No user visible changes expected, except of new experimental feature
option.
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This introduces asset shelves as a new standard UI element for accessing
assets. Based on the current context (like the active mode and/or tool), they
can provide assets for specific workflows/tasks. As such they are more limited
in functionality than the asset browser, but a lot more efficient for certain
tasks.
The asset shelf is developed as part of the brush assets project (see #101895),
but is also meant to replace the current pose library UI.
Support for asset shelves can quite easily be added to different editor types,
the following commit will add support for the 3D View. If an editor type
supports asset shelves, add-ons can chose to register an asset shelf type for
an editor with just a few lines of Python.
It should be possible to entirely remove `UILayout.asset_view_template()` once
asset shelves are non-experimental.
Some changes are to be expected still, see #107881.
Task: #102879
Brush asset workflow blog post: https://code.blender.org/2022/12/brush-assets-workflow/
Initial technical documentation: https://developer.blender.org/docs/asset_system/user_interface/asset_shelf/
Pull Request: #104831
Use instead of "'%s'" to avoid problems in the unlikely instance of
the strings containing characters that need escaping.
Also use a ternary operator instead of indexing a tuple.
Prefer the more generic exception type as it's possible exceptions
derive from this and not "Exception".
Also use the name 'ex' for exceptions instead of 'e'.