This commit allows you to set the RGB <-> XYZ axis colours used for things like
the mini axis indicator, grid axis indicators, manipulators, transform
constraint indicators, F-Curves (when using XYZ to RGB colouring option), and
perhaps something else I've missed. Previously, these places all used hardcoded
defines (220 * i/j/k), but the readability of these colours was often quite
poor, especially when used with certain themes.
The settings for these colours can be found under the "User Interface" section
of the themes (i.e. same set of colours is used across editors). I could have
made these per editor, but since it's unlikely that these will need to be too
different across editors in practice (+ being easier to version patch), they are
stored under the UI section.
Set T_ALT_TRANSFORM flag event handling function rather than accessing
window manager form flushing sequencer transform data.
Visual feedback about what exactly will happen on placing strip between
two other strips could be also improved.
- Disabled "Quick Cache" option. It was causing ridiculous updates
on the entire animation system for start-end frame on every user
event causing changes here (like during transform). Worst was that you
couldn't transform animated objects for that reason either.
Most of the code is still there, waiting for a moment to revise it...
- Constraint "Follow Track" (marker) wasn't using inverse matrix code
in transform, making it wacko to use (wrong pivot, crazyspace)
In response to some of the feedback, I've taken a second look at the situation
when multiple views are open, and indeed in that situation having it display in
every region and blinking was quite overwhelming (admittedly, I've mainly been
testing on single-view setups). Now it only shows for the region that was used
for initiating the transform.
By default, this is enabled, so that newbie users who are most likely to be
caught short by this will get the benefits of this option, while seasoned
animators are likely to know where to go to turn things off (i.e. the scratch-
an-itch urge is quite a powerful motivating force...)
Recently on the bf-funboard list, there have been some requests for clearer
indications for animators that autokeying has been enabled when transforming so
that corrective action can be taken sooner if this wasn't expected. This is
especially important in distributed+collaborative environments where multiple
artists may work on a single shot file: someone working on a shot from
another animator may not be aware that autokeying was enabled, thus accidentally
setting a whole bunch of extra keyframes.
In this current incarnation, we display using red (not hardcoded, but using an
existing theme color) a solid 1px border around the 3D view while transforming
with autokeying enabled. In addition to the border, a blinking indicator (record
icon + "Auto Keying On" text) appear in the top right corner, as inspired by the
traditional recording indicator icons on camcorders.
