UI: 'View Online Manual' Shortcut

D1031, implement proposal T37478 to give easy access to the online manual.

Use Alt+F1 while hovering over a button/setting.

1 files changed, 31 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_utils.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_utils.c
index 28bd637ae59..14d97dd883e 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_utils.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_utils.c
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
 #include "UI_interface.h"
 #include "UI_resources.h"
 
+#include "WM_api.h"
+#include "WM_types.h"
+
 #include "interface_intern.h"
 
 
@@ -309,6 +312,34 @@ int UI_calc_float_precision(int prec, double value)
 	return prec;
 }
 
+bool UI_but_online_manual_id(const uiBut *but, char *r_str, size_t maxlength)
+{
+	if (but->rnapoin.id.data && but->rnapoin.data && but->rnaprop) {
+		BLI_snprintf(r_str, maxlength, "%s.%s", RNA_struct_identifier(but->rnapoin.type),
+		             RNA_property_identifier(but->rnaprop));
+		return true;
+	}
+	else if (but->optype) {
+		WM_operator_py_idname(r_str, but->optype->idname);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	*r_str = '\0';
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool UI_but_online_manual_id_from_active(const struct bContext *C, char *r_str, size_t maxlength)
+{
+	uiBut *but = UI_context_active_but_get(C);
+
+	if (but) {
+		return UI_but_online_manual_id(but, r_str, maxlength);
+	}
+
+	*r_str = '\0';
+	return false;
+}
+
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* Modal Button Store API */