Support freedesktop file association on Linux/Unix via the command line
arguments: `--register{-allusers}` `--unregister{-allusers}` as well
registration actions from the user preferences.
Once registered, the "Blender" application is available from launchers
and `*.blend` files are assoisated with the blender binary used for
registration.
The following operations are performed:
- Setup the desktop file.
- Setup the file association & make it default.
- Copy the icon.
- Setup the thumbnailer (`--register-allusers` only).
Notes:
- Registering/unregistering for all users manipulates files under
`/usr/local` and requires running Blender as root.
From the command line this can be done using `sudo`, e.g.
`sudo ./blender --register-allusers`.
From the GUI, the `pkexec` command is used.
- Recent versions of GNOME execute the thumbnailer in a restricted
environment (`bwrap`) requiring `blender-thumbnailer` to be copied
into `/usr/local/bin` (synlinks don't work).
So thumbnailing copies the binary rather than linking and only works
when registering for all users.
Ref !120283
Extract
- Statuses for the external text editor
- Newly created enum node item
- Newly created plane track data
- Newly created custom orientation data
- Operator names in drag and drop menu (need to use operator's
translation context)
- GN attribute statistic node inputs
Disambiguate
- Single-letter colors: A and B can mean Alpha and Blue, or simply A
and B as in two operands in an operation
- Dissolve: issue reported by Tamar Mebonia in #43295
- Translate in the User Preferences. This introduces a new
BLT_I18NCONTEXT_EDITOR_PREFERENCES ("Preferences") translation
context
- Planar (reported by deathblood)
This one is incomplete, because there is currently no way to
disambiguate presets or GN fields. I don't see how either could be
achieved cleanly.
The former would need to define the context inside the preset and
evaluate the file prior to showing it in the presets menu, which
sound bad.
The latter would need to introduce an additional string inside
`FieldInput`s, which would be controversial given how little it
would be used.
Remove
- Unused translation `iface_("%s")` in toolbar
- Remove obsolete N_() tags in a few node descriptions.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/119065
Local Cache and module are not related, so they should not be on the
same row. Instead group Local Cache with custom directory.
Designed with Pablo Vazquez.
The recent change in [0] which added a filepath argument to pre/post
callbacks broke adding presets.
Remove the argument from operators as the the filename is sometimes
created based on values set in the pre-callback.
This mostly reverts the change, only keeping the filepath argument
for the static-method callbacks declared on the menu or panels.
[0]: 72e6191c89
This is needed so we can reliably know which extension is associated
with a theme, so a theme can be refreshed on update and cleared when
uninstalled, needed to resolve!120289.
Changed the experimental flag label from "Animation: Project Baklava" to
"New Animation System" to be more self-explanatory. Also I changed the
associated item on project.blender.org to #120406, which tracks the work
that is still to be done.
Add code (including RNA wrappers) for:
- Creating, removing, and accessing `Animation` data-blocks.
- Creating and removing layers, strips, and bindings on those `Animation`
data-blocks.
- Accessing those via RNA.
Note that this does not include assignment to any animated data-block,
so it is of limited practical use.
For more info, see #113594.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/118677
Add a new "Save" to the Themes list in Preferences to save (overwrite)
custom themes. The operator has a poll function to disable for built-in
themes. Shows a confirmation when overwriting.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/119491
This adds a new exprimental option to automatically convert GP legacy
data to GPv3 one.
It supports also linking and appending cases. Conversion also happens
when opening a file linking GP legacy data saved by an older .blendfile.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/118705
Experimental flag for "Extensions Development Utilities" that can be
enabled separately from "Extensions". Note this PR does not enable the
use of this flag (coming later) as uses are in addons-contrib. This
flag is requested in #119521
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/119562
We recently added a new "Internet" icon, meant to represent internet
services and protocols generally, in contrast with the existing "url"
icon which can be seen as being http (web link) specifically. This
PR just uses this icon for cloud storage uses and for remote extension
repository.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/119409
- Remove name from "Add Remote Repository" popup,
the name is set automatically based on the host-name.
- URL text field is active for new remote repositories,
the name field is active for local repositories.
- When the custom-path is disabled, show the automatically created
directory name which is used.
- Use the host-name for the repository name when version patching
user preferences.
Resolves#118638 design task.
Reduce the width size and align the URL with the UIList.
Adjustments that would still be welcome:
* Make URL label color the same as Advanced.
* Waste less space between URL and the [________________].
New name: Extensions
Now that we are gettting closer to a launch I need to refer to this
feature in the documentation. As such it was time to bring it up to
date.
I'm also pointing the experimental feature to the task where the Alpha
launch is being coordinated (#117286). Once that task is all ticked we
will likely be ready to go out of experimental.
Implements the design from #116067.
The socket type is called "Matrix" but it is often referred to as "Transform"
when that's what it is semantically. The attribute type is "4x4 Matrix" since
that's a lower level choice. Currently matrix sockets are always passed
around internally as `float4x4`, but that can be optimized in the future
when smaller types would give the same behavior.
A new "Matrix" utilities category has the following set of initial nodes"
- **Combine Transform**
- **Separate Transform**
- **Multiply Matrices**
- **Transform Direction**
- **Transform Vector**
- **Invert Matrix**
- **Transpose Matrix**
The nodes and socket type are behind an experimental flag for now,
which will give us time to make sure it's the right set of initial nodes.
The viewer node overlay doesn't support matrices-- they aren't supported
for rendering in general. They also aren't supported in the modifier interface
currently. But they are supported in the spreadsheet, where the value is
displayed in a tooltip.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/116166
Being able to change a remote repository to a local one or vice-versa
seems obscure enough to disable entirely although it can still be done
from the Python API.
Add icons to the UI-list to differentiate local/remote repositories.
Ref #117840.
- Adding new repositories now differentiates between "Online" & "Local"
where adding a local repository doesn't prompt for a URL.
- Support removing repositories and their files (uses confirmation
defaulting to "Cancel" to avoid accidents).
- Show an error icon next to repositories that have invalid settings,
these repositories are now ignored until the settings are corrected,
required fields are highlighted red when they're unset & required.
- Rename "directory" to "custom_directory" since an automatic path is
used when not set - created in the users scripts directory.
- Use toggles for custom-directory & remote URL instead of relying on
the value to be left an empty string for alternative behavior.
- Rename info to bl_info, to avoid confusion with extensions manifest,
which should eventually be accessible in a similar way.
- Rename module_name to addon_module_name to avoid confusion with
extension repositories name-spaced modules.
- Clarify naming for TOML manifest.
Part of changes proposed in #117285.
Unfortunately layout panels aren't supported in popovers, so this has
been worked around using a kludge that stores the expanded state as a
class member, toggled via "wm.context_toggle".
Package management has been moved into addons_contrib so the addon
can be enabled when enabling extension repositories.
This means users can test extension repositories without having to
install a separate add-on.
Additional work is still needed with the server before this is ready
for general testing though.
Part of #117286.
