[feature request] Lock item - option in Tree panel

Adam

I would like to propose another super-cool feature request.

I'll be working with multiple skeletons a lot and right now I have only option to hide (I'm not missing something here heheh).
Now, when I work within now skeleton, it happens pretty often that I accidentally select something from another skeleton.

If there was an option to lock it - that would be really cool! 🙂

I have tried to design it and it could look like this:

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What do you think? :beer:

Adam

Nate

It's not a bad idea. We've considered a lock before. I don't want to get too many columns in the tree though. We wouldn't be able to get to this any time soon I'm afraid.

Shiu, what do you think?

Søren

I've always liked the idea, changing dots to icons would be needed in that case and I don't terribly mind. Already have the graphics for it done I believe. Symbols in the Options panel would be the obvious course to make then as well.

Nate

Ok, task:
https://trello.com/c/T03dzjsS/104-lock-column-in-tree

I wonder if there is a way to combine the eye and lock into a single column.

Adam

Yayyyyyy!

I was thinking again how to make it more simple...

What about this?

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no need for extra column
seems more flexible to me
this way it's in Photoshop, people are used to it
it seems that it even fits to the top bar

Comparing to Photoshop:
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Søren

I'm sure Nate would like to implement horizontal lines in the Tree 😉 hint hint nudge nudge

Adam

Oh, the lines? It would be even more simple without them (especially when talking about the development) 😃 ... no need for lines :sun:

Nate

No lines is much easier. 🙂

I like the lock not having its own column. Maybe we could still indicate the item is locked with a small lock icon overlay for the visibility column.

Adam

Nate wrote
Maybe we could still indicate the item is locked with a small lock icon overlay for the visibility column.

If I got it right, this way I guess there would be few issues.

Having two icons on each other would be maybe a bit confusing to me and harder to quickly recognise.
When I would look at it I would have to be considering 4 types of icons at one place

locked & visible
locked & not-visible
unlocked & visible
unlocked & non-visible

Having the icon indicators each in different place makes it easier to recognise.
I just look at the tree and see it by the placement of symbols.

Also the user should be able to:

click on the visibility icon to toggle visibility by pressing some a button on UI or a keyboard shortcut
click on the visibility icon to goffle lock / unlock by pressing some a button on UI or a keyboard shortcut
lock / unlock independently from toggling visibility
...having the icons one on another wouldn't make this possible.

From my point of view as a designer & animator - it would be much more practical to me having a separated icon at it's own space.

But maybe it could be designed in a different way hmmm 😃 or am I missing something? 😃

Nate

I was just thinking if lock doesn't have a column, it isn't easy to tell which items are locked without clicking each one.

If it is a small lock in the corner of where the eye shows up, it would probably be pretty clear. Locking isn't as common as visibility, so having to select then click a lock to toggle the lock state is probably fine.

Adam

Oh, now I guess I understand.
There are locks of each layer which is locked - on the right side of each item in the tree panel.
Is this what you ment?

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Nate

No, but that isn't a bad idea. I guess people would expect to be able to click the lock, and at that point it's basically another column. 🙂

Hannes Hauwaert

Love the idea would be very useful!

Nate

Oh how I missed Adam's suggestions and pretty pictures. Adam, come back to us!

Pharan

I still agree that those visibility dots should be eye icons.
I shall remember Adam fondly.

BinaryCats

Nate wrote
Oh how I missed Adam's suggestions and pretty pictures. Adam, come back to us!

yeah but the other members of the community are better right? :angel:

Nate

I find the eye icons pretty creepy actually.

Yes, yes, like totally way better. ::backs away slowly::

Pharan

@Nate creepy like this guy?
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