UI: Tooltips

  - Add missing tooltips to Quick Effects and Subdivide Edge Ring
  - Add proper tooltip to the Bevel operator
  - Clearer tooltips for the extrude operators

Plus a few other tweaks

Suggested by users on Devtalk.

7 files changed, 15 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/object_quick_effects.py b/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/object_quick_effects.py
index 14b96e1d5c1..798dd0bdd6a 100644
--- a/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/object_quick_effects.py
+++ b/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/object_quick_effects.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class ObjectModeOperator:
 
 
 class QuickFur(ObjectModeOperator, Operator):
+    """Add fur setup to the selected objects"""
     bl_idname = "object.quick_fur"
     bl_label = "Quick Fur"
     bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ class QuickFur(ObjectModeOperator, Operator):
 
 
 class QuickExplode(ObjectModeOperator, Operator):
+    """Make selected objects explode"""
     bl_idname = "object.quick_explode"
     bl_label = "Quick Explode"
     bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}
@@ -325,6 +327,7 @@ def grid_location(x, y):
 
 
 class QuickSmoke(ObjectModeOperator, Operator):
+    """Use selected objects as smoke emitters"""
     bl_idname = "object.quick_smoke"
     bl_label = "Quick Smoke"
     bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}
@@ -429,6 +432,7 @@ class QuickSmoke(ObjectModeOperator, Operator):
 
 
 class QuickFluid(ObjectModeOperator, Operator):
+    """Use selected objects in a fluid simulation"""
     bl_idname = "object.quick_fluid"
     bl_label = "Quick Fluid"
     bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}
diff --git a/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/view3d.py b/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/view3d.py
index 2216dce2d28..537ad46126f 100644
--- a/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/view3d.py
+++ b/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/view3d.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from bpy.props import BoolProperty
 
 
 class VIEW3D_OT_edit_mesh_extrude_individual_move(Operator):
-    """Extrude individual elements and move"""
+    """Extrude each individual face separately along local normals"""
     bl_label = "Extrude Individual and Move"
     bl_idname = "view3d.edit_mesh_extrude_individual_move"
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class VIEW3D_OT_edit_mesh_extrude_individual_move(Operator):
 
 
 class VIEW3D_OT_edit_mesh_extrude_move(Operator):
-    """Extrude and move along normals"""
+    """Extrude region together along the average normal"""
     bl_label = "Extrude and Move on Normals"
     bl_idname = "view3d.edit_mesh_extrude_move_normal"
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class VIEW3D_OT_edit_mesh_extrude_move(Operator):
 
 
 class VIEW3D_OT_edit_mesh_extrude_shrink_fatten(Operator):
-    """Extrude and move along individual normals"""
+    """Extrude region together along local normals"""
     bl_label = "Extrude and Move on Individual Normals"
     bl_idname = "view3d.edit_mesh_extrude_move_shrink_fatten"
 
diff --git a/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/wm.py b/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/wm.py
index 5976e036fab..1d6aac38b8e 100644
--- a/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/wm.py
+++ b/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/wm.py
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ class WM_OT_doc_view_manual(Operator):
 
 
 class WM_OT_doc_view(Operator):
-    """Load online reference docs"""
+    """Open online reference docs in.a web browser"""
     bl_idname = "wm.doc_view"
     bl_label = "View Documentation"
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_bevel.c b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_bevel.c
index f6940cae953..f5810d9ff61 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_bevel.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_bevel.c
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ void MESH_OT_bevel(wmOperatorType *ot)
 
   /* identifiers */
   ot->name = "Bevel";
-  ot->description = "Edge Bevel";
+  ot->description = "Cut into selected items at an angle to create flat or rounded bevel or chamfer";
   ot->idname = "MESH_OT_bevel";
 
   /* api callbacks */
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_tools.c b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_tools.c
index cd9d046ae04..40d64f06f7b 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_tools.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_tools.c
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ void MESH_OT_subdivide_edgering(wmOperatorType *ot)
 {
   /* identifiers */
   ot->name = "Subdivide Edge-Ring";
+  ot->description = "Subdivide perpendicular edges to the selected edge ring";
   ot->idname = "MESH_OT_subdivide_edgering";
 
   /* api callbacks */
@@ -6793,7 +6794,7 @@ void MESH_OT_bridge_edge_loops(wmOperatorType *ot)
 
   /* identifiers */
   ot->name = "Bridge Edge Loops";
-  ot->description = "Make faces between two or more edge loops";
+  ot->description = "Create a bridge of faces between two or more selected edge loops";
   ot->idname = "MESH_OT_bridge_edge_loops";
 
   /* api callbacks */
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_ops.c
index ed5e6c39f85..102ce3efc22 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_ops.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ void ED_operatormacros_mesh(void)
 
   ot = WM_operatortype_append_macro("MESH_OT_extrude_context_move",
                                     "Extrude Region and Move",
-                                    "Extrude context and move result",
+                                    "Extrude region together along the average normal",
                                     OPTYPE_UNDO | OPTYPE_REGISTER);
   otmacro = WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "MESH_OT_extrude_context");
   otmacro = WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "TRANSFORM_OT_translate");
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ void ED_operatormacros_mesh(void)
 
   ot = WM_operatortype_append_macro("MESH_OT_extrude_region_shrink_fatten",
                                     "Extrude Region and Shrink/Fatten",
-                                    "Extrude along normals and move result",
+                                    "Extrude region together along local normals",
                                     OPTYPE_UNDO | OPTYPE_REGISTER);
   otmacro = WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "MESH_OT_extrude_region");
   otmacro = WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "TRANSFORM_OT_shrink_fatten");
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void ED_operatormacros_mesh(void)
 
   ot = WM_operatortype_append_macro("MESH_OT_extrude_faces_move",
                                     "Extrude Individual Faces and Move",
-                                    "Extrude faces and move result",
+                                    "Extrude each individual face separately along local normals",
                                     OPTYPE_UNDO | OPTYPE_REGISTER);
   otmacro = WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "MESH_OT_extrude_faces_indiv");
   otmacro = WM_operatortype_macro_define(ot, "TRANSFORM_OT_shrink_fatten");
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c
index f85fba9a0cd..3bfba5c56e7 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.c
@@ -3568,7 +3568,7 @@ static void rna_def_unit_settings(BlenderRNA *brna)
   /* Units */
   prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "system", PROP_ENUM, PROP_NONE);
   RNA_def_property_enum_items(prop, unit_systems);
-  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Unit System", "The unit system to use for button display");
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Unit System", "The unit system to use for user interface controls");
   RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_WINDOW, "rna_UnitSettings_system_update");
 
   prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "system_rotation", PROP_ENUM, PROP_NONE);