UI: Modifier Panel Header Improvements

This includes a few improvments:
  1. Always expose delete. This is the button everyone wants the most,
     it makes a lot of sense to expose this.
  2. Improve "name hiding capability." Basically always align the mode
     buttons to the right, and count their number to see if the name fits.
  3. Aligns more items, to look better, save space, and make the whole
     header seem more grouped.
  4. In my tests the "switch contexts" button never coincides with the
     delete button, so they share the same space.

Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D8037

1 files changed, 45 insertions, 30 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_ui_common.c b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_ui_common.c
index cc0d3d8ccee..3a1f8eddc09 100644
--- a/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_ui_common.c
+++ b/source/blender/modifiers/intern/MOD_ui_common.c
@@ -255,18 +255,11 @@ static void modifier_ops_extra_draw(bContext *UNUSED(C), uiLayout *layout, void
             ICON_DUPLICATE,
             "OBJECT_OT_modifier_copy");
   }
-
-  if (modifier_can_delete(md) && !modifier_is_simulation(md)) {
-    uiItemO(layout,
-            CTX_IFACE_(BLT_I18NCONTEXT_OPERATOR_DEFAULT, "Delete"),
-            ICON_X,
-            "OBJECT_OT_modifier_remove");
-  }
 }
 
 static void modifier_panel_header(const bContext *C, Panel *panel)
 {
-  uiLayout *row, *sub;
+  uiLayout *row, *sub, *name_row;
   uiLayout *layout = panel->layout;
 
   PointerRNA ptr;
@@ -280,32 +273,22 @@ static void modifier_panel_header(const bContext *C, Panel *panel)
   const ModifierTypeInfo *mti = BKE_modifier_get_info(md->type);
   Scene *scene = CTX_data_scene(C);
   int index = panel->runtime.list_index;
-  bool narrow_panel = (panel->sizex < UI_UNIT_X * 8 && panel->sizex != 0);
 
   /* Modifier Icon. */
-  row = uiLayoutRow(layout, false);
+  sub = uiLayoutRow(layout, true);
   if (mti->isDisabled && mti->isDisabled(scene, md, 0)) {
-    uiLayoutSetRedAlert(row, true);
+    uiLayoutSetRedAlert(sub, true);
   }
-  uiItemL(row, "", RNA_struct_ui_icon(ptr.type));
+  uiItemL(sub, "", RNA_struct_ui_icon(ptr.type));
 
-  /* Modifier Name. */
-  if (!narrow_panel) {
-    uiItemR(layout, &ptr, "name", 0, "", ICON_NONE);
-  }
+  row = uiLayoutRow(layout, true);
 
-  /* Switch context buttons. */
-  if (modifier_is_simulation(md) == 1) {
-    uiItemStringO(
-        layout, "", ICON_PROPERTIES, "WM_OT_properties_context_change", "context", "PHYSICS");
-  }
-  else if (modifier_is_simulation(md) == 2) {
-    uiItemStringO(
-        layout, "", ICON_PROPERTIES, "WM_OT_properties_context_change", "context", "PARTICLES");
-  }
+  /* Modifier Name.
+   * Count how many buttons are added to the header to check if there is enough space. */
+  int buttons_number = 0;
+  name_row = uiLayoutRow(row, true);
 
-  /* Mode switching buttons. */
-  row = uiLayoutRow(layout, true);
+  /* Display mode switching buttons. */
   if (ob->type == OB_MESH) {
     int last_cage_index;
     int cage_index = BKE_modifiers_get_cage_index(scene, ob, &last_cage_index, 0);
@@ -315,12 +298,14 @@ static void modifier_panel_header(const bContext *C, Panel *panel)
         uiLayoutSetActive(sub, false);
       }
       uiItemR(sub, &ptr, "show_on_cage", 0, "", ICON_NONE);
+      buttons_number++;
     }
   } /* Tessellation point for curve-typed objects. */
   else if (ELEM(ob->type, OB_CURVE, OB_SURF, OB_FONT)) {
     if (mti->type != eModifierTypeType_Constructive) {
       /* Constructive modifiers tessellates curve before applying. */
-      uiItemR(layout, &ptr, "use_apply_on_spline", 0, "", ICON_NONE);
+      uiItemR(row, &ptr, "use_apply_on_spline", 0, "", ICON_NONE);
+      buttons_number++;
     }
   }
   /* Collision and Surface are always enabled, hide buttons. */
@@ -330,15 +315,45 @@ static void modifier_panel_header(const bContext *C, Panel *panel)
       sub = uiLayoutRow(row, true);
       uiLayoutSetActive(sub, (md->mode & eModifierMode_Realtime));
       uiItemR(sub, &ptr, "show_in_editmode", 0, "", ICON_NONE);
+      buttons_number++;
     }
     uiItemR(row, &ptr, "show_viewport", 0, "", ICON_NONE);
     uiItemR(row, &ptr, "show_render", 0, "", ICON_NONE);
+    buttons_number += 2;
   }
 
-  row = uiLayoutRow(layout, false);
+  /* Extra operators menu. */
   uiItemMenuF(row, "", ICON_DOWNARROW_HLT, modifier_ops_extra_draw, md);
 
-  /* Some padding at the end, so the buttons aren't too close to the drag button. */
+  /* Delete button. */
+  if (modifier_can_delete(md) && !modifier_is_simulation(md)) {
+    sub = uiLayoutRow(row, false);
+    uiLayoutSetEmboss(sub, UI_EMBOSS_NONE);
+    uiItemO(sub, "", ICON_X, "OBJECT_OT_modifier_remove");
+    buttons_number++;
+  }
+
+  /* Switch context buttons. */
+  if (modifier_is_simulation(md) == 1) {
+    uiItemStringO(
+        row, "", ICON_PROPERTIES, "WM_OT_properties_context_change", "context", "PHYSICS");
+    buttons_number++;
+  }
+  else if (modifier_is_simulation(md) == 2) {
+    uiItemStringO(
+        row, "", ICON_PROPERTIES, "WM_OT_properties_context_change", "context", "PARTICLES");
+    buttons_number++;
+  }
+
+  bool display_name = (panel->sizex / UI_UNIT_X - buttons_number > 5) || (panel->sizex == 0);
+  if (display_name) {
+    uiItemR(name_row, &ptr, "name", 0, "", ICON_NONE);
+  }
+  else {
+    uiLayoutSetAlignment(row, UI_LAYOUT_ALIGN_RIGHT);
+  }
+
+  /* Extra padding for delete button. */
   uiItemS(layout);
 }