Diff Keymaps
User edited keymaps now no longer override the builtin keymaps entirely, but
rather save only the difference and reapply those changes. This means they can
stay better in sync when the builtin keymaps change. The diff/patch algorithm
is not perfect, but better for the common case where only a few items are changed
rather than entire keymaps The main weakness is that if a builtin keymap item
changes, user modification of that item may need to be redone in some cases.
Keymap Editor
The most noticeable change here is that there is no longer an "Edit" button for
keymaps, all are editable immediately, but a "Restore" buttons shows for keymaps
and items that have been edited. Shortcuts for addons can also be edited in the
keymap editor.
Addons
Addons now should only modify the new addon keyconfiguration, the keymap items
there will be added to the builtin ones for handling events, and not get lost
when starting new files. Example code of register/unregister:
km = wm.keyconfigs.addon.keymaps.new("3D View", space_type="VIEW_3D")
km.keymap_items.new('my.operator', 'ESC', 'PRESS')
km = wm.keyconfigs.addon.keymaps["3D View"]
km.keymap_items.remove(km.keymap_items["my.operator"])
Compatibility
The changes made are not forward compatible, i.e. if you save user preferences
with newer versions, older versions will not have key configuration changes that
were made.
This is for bug #28141
While not really a bug, it makes it a lot easyer to use if it
has the exension. (Isn't hidden from the user when they try to load it...)
Kent
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- Split clip hotkeys into two categories:
* Global
* Editing
This allows to re-use such hotkeys as track markers
from properties region without worrying about conflicts.
- Anchor point could now be offseted from marker position.
- Pattern can now be symmetrical relative to marker position only.
- Changes to mouse sliding:
* Left top rectangle used for marker position and now
it's half inside and half outside of marker.
* Right bottom corners are for size.
* Anchor point can be slided with mouse to adjust offset.
- Resolved conflict caused by left-mouse selection option.
Now it works perfectly with sliding -- no more "sticky" keys or so.
- Fixed some typos.
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- Fixed incorrect mouse sliding when resizing area which isn't
symmetrical to marker's position.
- Added "Clip" group to User Preferences -> Input lust.
Now hotkeys can be investigated there and also, they can be changed there.
ui/ --> startup/bl_ui
op/ --> startup/bl_operators
scripts/startup/ is now the only auto-loading script dir which gives some speedup for blender loading too.
~/.blender/2.56/scripts/startup works for auto-loading scripts too.
