Reworked the non-blocking reports display in the info header:

* Now it displays the last report from the global list, not just from operators
* Rather than disappearing when a new operator is run, it stays until it times 
out or a new report is added
* Fun animated transitions ;)
http://mke3.net/blender/devel/2.5/reports_header.mov

Now need to investigate report usage with popups. Ideally we can have most
 reports non-blocking, so they're less intrusive, only popping up for dire errors.
Problem is many things in Blender right now are marked as RPT_ERROR 
when probably RPT_WARNING is more appropriate. Should probably keep 
RPT_ERROR for things that demand immediate attention.

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_windowmanager_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_windowmanager_types.h
index e1c3dcf82c4..ed52316990e 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_windowmanager_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_windowmanager_types.h
@@ -96,7 +96,16 @@ typedef struct ReportList {
 	int printlevel; /* ReportType */
 	int storelevel; /* ReportType */
 	int flag, pad;
+	struct wmTimer *reporttimer;
 } ReportList;
+
+/* timer customdata to control reports display */
+typedef struct ReportTimerInfo {
+	float col[3];
+	float greyscale;
+	float widthfac;
+} ReportTimerInfo;
+
 /* reports need to be before wmWindowManager */