UI: keep some operator text in headers.

Key shortcuts and explanation about how to use the tool should go to the
status bar, but other info can in the header so it's near where the user
is working. This distinction has not been made yet for all operators.

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_screen.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_screen.c
index adbfc33c698..e4921b917f0 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_screen.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_screen.c
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ static void rna_def_area(BlenderRNA *brna)
 {
 	StructRNA *srna;
 	PropertyRNA *prop;
+	FunctionRNA *func;
 
 	srna = RNA_def_struct(brna, "Area", NULL);
 	RNA_def_struct_ui_text(srna, "Area", "Area in a subdivided screen, containing an editor");
@@ -383,6 +384,10 @@ static void rna_def_area(BlenderRNA *brna)
 	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Height", "Area height");
 
 	RNA_def_function(srna, "tag_redraw", "ED_area_tag_redraw");
+
+	func = RNA_def_function(srna, "header_text_set", "ED_area_status_text");
+	RNA_def_function_ui_description(func, "Set the header status text");
+	RNA_def_string(func, "text", NULL, 0, "Text", "New string for the header, no argument clears the text");
 }
 
 static void rna_def_view2d_api(StructRNA *srna)
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_workspace_api.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_workspace_api.c
index 1f3930c7259..0db192e8347 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_workspace_api.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_workspace_api.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void RNA_api_workspace(StructRNA *srna)
 
 	func = RNA_def_function(srna, "status_text_set", "ED_workspace_status_text");
 	RNA_def_function_flag(func, FUNC_NO_SELF | FUNC_USE_CONTEXT);
-	RNA_def_function_ui_description(func, "Set the status bar text, typically for modal operators");
+	RNA_def_function_ui_description(func, "Set the status bar text, typically key shortcuts for modal operators");
 	RNA_def_string(func, "text", NULL, 0, "Text", "New string for the status bar, no argument clears the text");
 }