Keymap: "Mouse Select & Move" now uses click to de-select others

While it's useful for click-drag to leave the selection as-is
(when clicking on items that are already selected), it's useful
for a single click to de-select all other elements.

This also removes the need for the initial selection to set the object
as active since this is possible by clicking on it.

2 files changed, 24 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/release/scripts/presets/keyconfig/keymap_data/blender_default.py b/release/scripts/presets/keyconfig/keymap_data/blender_default.py
index d307c3d0f0a..b626f6a237a 100644
--- a/release/scripts/presets/keyconfig/keymap_data/blender_default.py
+++ b/release/scripts/presets/keyconfig/keymap_data/blender_default.py
@@ -4690,7 +4690,7 @@ def _template_paint_radial_control(paint, rotation=False, secondary_rotation=Fal
 def _template_view3d_select(*, type, value, legacy, select_passthrough, exclude_mod=None):
     # NOTE: `exclude_mod` is needed since we don't want this tool to exclude Control-RMB actions when this is used
     # as a tool key-map with RMB-select and `use_fallback_tool_rmb` is enabled. See T92467.
-    return [(
+    items = [(
         "view3d.select",
         {"type": type, "value": value, **{m: True for m in mods}},
         {"properties": [(c, True) for c in props]},
@@ -4706,6 +4706,17 @@ def _template_view3d_select(*, type, value, legacy, select_passthrough, exclude_
         (("toggle", "center", "enumerate"), ("shift", "ctrl", "alt")),
     ) if exclude_mod is None or exclude_mod not in mods]
 
+    if select_passthrough and (value == 'PRESS'):
+        # Add an additional click item to de-select all other items,
+        # needed so pass-through is able to de-select other items.
+        items.append((
+            "view3d.select",
+            {"type": type, "value": 'CLICK'},
+            {"properties": [("deselect_all", True)]},
+        ))
+
+    return items
+
 
 def _template_view3d_gpencil_select(*, type, value, legacy, use_select_mouse=True):
     return [
@@ -4723,7 +4734,7 @@ def _template_view3d_gpencil_select(*, type, value, legacy, use_select_mouse=Tru
 
 
 def _template_uv_select(*, type, value, select_passthrough, legacy):
-    return [
+    items = [
         ("uv.select", {"type": type, "value": value},
          {"properties": [
              *((("deselect_all", True),) if not legacy else ()),
@@ -4733,6 +4744,17 @@ def _template_uv_select(*, type, value, select_passthrough, legacy):
          {"properties": [("toggle", True)]}),
     ]
 
+    if select_passthrough and (value == 'PRESS'):
+        # Add an additional click item to de-select all other items,
+        # needed so pass-through is able to de-select other items.
+        items.append((
+            "uv.select",
+            {"type": type, "value": 'CLICK'},
+            {"properties": [("deselect_all", True)]},
+        ))
+
+    return items
+
 
 def _template_sequencer_generic_select(*, type, value, legacy):
     return [(
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_select.c b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_select.c
index 30282df8026..54a335f98ed 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_select.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_view3d/view3d_select.c
@@ -2747,11 +2747,6 @@ static bool ed_object_select_pick(bContext *C,
     if (params->sel_op == SEL_OP_SET) {
       if ((found && params->select_passthrough) && (basact->flag & BASE_SELECTED)) {
         found = false;
-        /* NOTE(@campbellbarton): Experimental behavior to set active even keeping the selection
-         * without this it's inconvenient to set the active object. */
-        if (basact != oldbasact) {
-          use_activate_selected_base = true;
-        }
       }
       else if (found || params->deselect_all) {
         /* Deselect everything. */