First operator done as a test and to get to know the ropes. "Select Parent" in pose mode. Had to move the command to Shift-P, as naked P is taken up by some crazy person's script command.

3 files changed, 42 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/editors/armature/armature_intern.h b/source/blender/editors/armature/armature_intern.h
index 2e021c2f4ae..a6fa50cfc6a 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/armature/armature_intern.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/armature/armature_intern.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ void POSE_OT_rot_clear(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
 void POSE_OT_loc_clear(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
 void POSE_OT_scale_clear(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
 void POSE_OT_de_select_all(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
+void POSE_OT_select_parent(struct wmOperatorType *ot);
 
 #endif /* ED_ARMATURE_INTERN_H */
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/armature/armature_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/armature/armature_ops.c
index 65345094720..5f482e13183 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/armature/armature_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/armature/armature_ops.c
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ void ED_operatortypes_armature(void)
 	WM_operatortype_append(POSE_OT_scale_clear);
 	
 	WM_operatortype_append(POSE_OT_de_select_all);
+
+	WM_operatortype_append(POSE_OT_select_parent);
 	
 	WM_operatortype_append(ARMATURE_OT_test); // XXX temp test for context iterators... to be removed
 }
@@ -172,5 +174,7 @@ void ED_keymap_armature(wmWindowManager *wm)
 	WM_keymap_add_item(keymap, "POSE_OT_scale_clear", SKEY, KM_PRESS, KM_ALT, 0);
 	
 	WM_keymap_add_item(keymap, "POSE_OT_de_select_all", AKEY, KM_PRESS, 0, 0);
+
+	WM_keymap_add_item(keymap, "POSE_OT_select_parent", PKEY, KM_PRESS, KM_SHIFT, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/armature/editarmature.c b/source/blender/editors/armature/editarmature.c
index e18497c42c8..125f9bb889d 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/armature/editarmature.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/armature/editarmature.c
@@ -4421,6 +4421,43 @@ void POSE_OT_de_select_all(wmOperatorType *ot)
 	ot->flag= OPTYPE_REGISTER|OPTYPE_UNDO;
 	
 }
+
+static int pose_select_parent_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
+{
+	Object *ob= CTX_data_active_object(C);
+	bArmature *arm= ob->data;
+	bPoseChannel *pchan,*parent;
+
+	/*	Determine if there is an active bone */
+	pchan=CTX_data_active_pchan(C);
+	if (pchan) {
+		parent=pchan->parent;
+		if ((parent) && !(parent->bone->flag & BONE_HIDDEN_P)) {
+			parent->bone->flag |= BONE_SELECTED;
+			parent->bone->flag |= BONE_ACTIVE;
+			pchan->bone->flag &= ~BONE_ACTIVE;
+		}
+	}
+
+	WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_OBJECT|ND_BONE_SELECT, NULL);
+	
+	return OPERATOR_FINISHED;
+}
+
+void POSE_OT_select_parent(wmOperatorType *ot)
+{
+	/* identifiers */
+	ot->name= "select parent bone";
+	ot->idname= "POSE_OT_select_parent";
+
+	/* api callbacks */
+	ot->exec= pose_select_parent_exec;
+	ot->poll= ED_operator_posemode;
+
+	/* flags */
+	ot->flag= OPTYPE_REGISTER|OPTYPE_UNDO;
+	
+}
 /* ************* hide/unhide pose bones ******************* */
 
 static int hide_selected_pose_bone(Object *ob, Bone *bone, void *ptr)