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idea #169: Ability to stick notes on nodes



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Written by musk the 18 Nov 08 at 22:38. Category: Interface. Status: New
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It would be cool if we could stick notes onto nodes and groupnodes explaining what the intention for the node is.

The best analogy I can come up with is documenting methods in programming languages.


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DeveloperDeveloper bebraw (Blender Developer) wrote on the 12 Apr 08 at 07:41
I think the node naming feature (in SVN) covers this quite well. Give it a go unless you already haven't.

Uriel wrote on the 12 Apr 08 at 10:44
Maybe a simple node colled "notes" with text area ?

musk wrote on the 12 Apr 08 at 19:44
@Uriel: That is what I was thinking of.

@bebraw: Does the node naming feature provide the abitlity to write whole paragraphs? Cause I would like to have the ability to explain the reason why a node is in the node system.
This is also very handy for exaching node setups.

hoehrer wrote on the 21 Apr 08 at 16:24
To explain the behaviour in current SVN:
You can change (or rather extend) the tile of the node - nothing less, nothing more.
The title will look like "(Myname) Originalname" after renaming (instead of just "Originalname").
Already very useful and easy to use IMO.

Nevertheless, putting full-fledged descriptions next to the nodes is not yet possible AFAIK ...
I think a simple "text" node with a big field for putting text into (or opening the text editor on [TAB]) would be the easiest and at the same time most useful way to do this.
It wouldn't even need any connectors or anything - call it "Sticky NoDes [TM]" if you like ;)

Werner


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