Patch [#23390] Addition of Author field to user preferences

Contributed by Imran Syed (freakabcd)

Adds a field where the user can put in name/nickname that exporters
then can use to write authoring information, where possible.

3 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/release/scripts/ui/space_userpref.py b/release/scripts/ui/space_userpref.py
index cf0ef4939ef..1c878d1cdbf 100644
--- a/release/scripts/ui/space_userpref.py
+++ b/release/scripts/ui/space_userpref.py
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ class USERPREF_PT_system(bpy.types.Panel):
         col.prop(system, "dpi")
         col.prop(system, "frame_server_port")
         col.prop(system, "scrollback", text="Console Scrollback")
+        col.prop(system, "author", text="Author")
         col.prop(system, "use_scripts_auto_execute")
         col.prop(system, "use_tabs_as_spaces")
 
@@ -1217,4 +1218,4 @@ def unregister():
     pass
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    register()
+    register()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_userdef_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_userdef_types.h
index ceac7e4d1d7..0591872fa69 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_userdef_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_userdef_types.h
@@ -377,6 +377,8 @@ typedef struct UserDef {
 
 	float sculpt_paint_overlay_col[3];
 	int pad3;
+
+	char author[80];	/* author name for file formats supporting it */
 } UserDef;
 
 extern UserDef U; /* from blenkernel blender.c */
@@ -556,4 +558,4 @@ extern UserDef U; /* from blenkernel blender.c */
 #define TH_OLDSKOOL 	3
 #define TH_SHADED   	4
 
-#endif
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.c
index 0c3a22e4c16..632d8c1be29 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_userdef.c
@@ -2376,6 +2376,11 @@ static void rna_def_userdef_system(BlenderRNA *brna)
 	RNA_def_property_range(prop, 32, 32768);
 	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Scrollback", "Maximum number of lines to store for the console buffer");
 
+	prop= RNA_def_property(srna, "author", PROP_STRING, PROP_NONE);
+	RNA_def_property_string_sdna(prop, NULL, "author");
+	RNA_def_property_string_maxlength(prop, 80);
+	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Author", "Name that will be used in exported files when format supports such feature");
+
 	/* Language Selection */
 
 	prop= RNA_def_property(srna, "language", PROP_ENUM, PROP_NONE);
@@ -2876,4 +2881,3 @@ void RNA_def_userdef(BlenderRNA *brna)
 }
 
 #endif
-