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author | Campbell Barton <ideasman42@gmail.com> | 2020-02-28 00:58:34 +0300 |
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committer | Campbell Barton <ideasman42@gmail.com> | 2020-02-28 01:18:07 +0300 |
commit | 28fca2c588fdfb44919ec82eddab19d8cf2e8c9e (patch) | |
tree | ec4732fa7d54b362ff711507e8368ddc8bcbb29d /release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_toolsystem_common.py | |
parent | dd2cdd436f8cdcf946c4e803a3cab89a3d17c841 (diff) |
Docs: update the tool key-map docs, reference them from the toolbar
Diffstat (limited to 'release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_toolsystem_common.py')
-rw-r--r-- | release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_toolsystem_common.py | 31 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_toolsystem_common.py b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_toolsystem_common.py index d2deb70d4a2..796c089906d 100644 --- a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_toolsystem_common.py +++ b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_toolsystem_common.py @@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ ToolDef = namedtuple( "idname", # The name to display in the interface. "label", - # Description (for tooltip), when not set, use the description of 'operator', - # may be a string or a 'function(context, item, keymap) -> string'. + # Description (for tool-tip), when not set, use the description of 'operator', + # may be a string or a 'function(context, item, key-map) -> string'. "description", # The name of the icon to use (found in ``release/datafiles/icons``) or None for no icon. "icon", @@ -77,13 +77,34 @@ ToolDef = namedtuple( "cursor", # An optional gizmo group to activate when the tool is set or None for no gizmo. "widget", - # Optional keymap for tool, either: - # - A function that populates a keymaps passed in as an argument. + # Optional key-map for tool, possible values are: + # + # - ``None`` when the tool doesn't have a key-map. + # Also the default value when no key-map value is defined. + # + # - A string literal for the key-map name, the key-map items are located in the default key-map. + # + # - ``()`` an empty tuple for a default name. + # This is convenience functionality for generating a key-map name. + # So if a tool name is "Bone Size", in "Edit Armature" mode for the "3D View", + # All of these values are combined into an id, e.g: + # "3D View Tool: Edit Armature, Bone Envelope" + # + # Typically searching for a string ending with the tool name + # in the default key-map will lead you to the key-map for a tool. + # + # - A function that populates a key-maps passed in as an argument. + # # - A tuple filled with triple's of: # ``(operator_id, operator_properties, keymap_item_args)``. # + # Use this to define the key-map in-line. + # + # Note that this isn't used for Blender's built in tools which use the built-in key-map. + # Keep this functionality since it's likely useful for add-on key-maps. + # # Warning: currently 'from_dict' this is a list of one item, - # so internally we can swap the keymap function for the keymap it's self. + # so internally we can swap the key-map function for the key-map it's self. # This isn't very nice and may change, tool definitions shouldn't care about this. "keymap", # Optional data-block associated with this tool. |