User:Harleya

= Harley Acheson =

Volunteer Developer

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 * Email: [mailto:harley@hacheson.com harley@hacheson.com]
 * Facebook: facebook.com/harley.acheson
 * Strava: Cervélo S5, Cannondale SuperX, Specialized SX Trail
 * Location: Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
 * Time Zone: Pacific Standard (UTC-8)
 * Platform: Windows

Interests
User Interface, pixel-perfect layout, spelling, grammar, fonts, icons, images, input, internationalization, translation, accessibility.

Unapproved

 * Unicode Codepoint Entry. (D13447)
 * Show User Fonts combined with System Fonts. (D13293)
 * A File Loading Dialog. (D10484)
 * Nicer Operator Confirm Dialog (D10955)
 * Improved Font previews (D12032)
 * Close After Area Duplicate (D11093)
 * Scrollbars that dynamically change width. (D6505)
 * Highlight currently-selected Enum (D6655)
 * Various changes to Topbar menus. (D8706). User poll on the subject
 * Collapse wide enum lists to single column if not enough space. (D6362)
 * Directional Box Selection (D10525)
 * Improved Poll function for FILE_OT_rename (D10554)
 * Changes to Camera View Guides and Borders (D11900)
 * Use Fonts in File Browser Font Lists. (D12606)
 * Change position of Measure/Ruler text. (D10128)
 * Adding meta-data, like video sizes and FPS, to thumbnails. (D9454)
 * Experimenting with ideas for Camera View. (D9506)
 * Windows File Ownership (local and domain) in case we need that one day. (D9403)
 * Improved Contrast for 3DView Overlays (D11967)

3.2

 * Add "OneDrive" Shortcut to Windows System List (D11133)
 * UI: Allow AltGr Key + C,V,X Text Input (D13781)
 * IME Cleanup: Unused GHOST_TEventImeData Member (D11799)
 * BLF: Reduction of use of BLF_DRAW_STR_DUMMY_MAX (D13793)
 * BLF: UI_fontstyle_draw Usage (D13794)
 * Fix T85706: wm_window_make_drawable update DPI (D10483)
 * Win32: Initialize GHOST_WindowWin32 Members (D13886)
 * Win IME: Ideographic Full Stop to Decimal Point (D13903)
 * Fix T93626: Win IME Chinese Numpad Decimal (D13902)
 * Fix T62651: Win32 Multiple Adapters Warning (D13885)
 * BLF: blf_glyph_cache_free Made Static (D13395)
 * BLF: Save fixed_width value in cache (D13226)
 * BLF: Removal of blf_font_draw_ascii Declaration (D13624)
 * BLF: Default Size as Float (D13230)
 * BLF: Cleanup blf_glyph_cache_find & blf_font_size (D13374)
 * BLF: Enable Filtering of woff and woff2 Fonts (D13822)

3.1

 * Preferences / File Paths / Fonts now starts with an initial default path for Mac & Linux, as already done for Windows. (D12802).
 * Open File Browser in thumbnail view when browsing for fonts. (D13040).
 * Font point sizes can now be set using floating-point values. (D8960).
 * Improved feedback while doing interactive (live) area splitting (T94071).
 * Fix T93368: Dragging Blends Without Previews (D13383).
 * Fix T89587: Don't Change Line Width For Previews (D13717)

3.0

 * Improved mouse cursor feedback during Area Split and Join at unsupported locations..
 * Optionally use a capture of the entire main window as the blend preview thumbnail..
 * Increased resolution of blend file thumbnails..
 * Area maintenance "Close" can now be scripted.
 * Less jiggling of contents when moving nodes..
 * Resizing areas now snap (with Ctrl) to more consistent locations..
 * Substantial speed increases for interface text drawing.
 * Allow use of specialty and legacy fonts like Wingdings and Symbol..
 * Show Descriptive Font Names, not file names..
 * Corner action zones allow joining any neighbors. Improved Header Context Menu..
 * New 'Area Close' operator..
 * If saving a file using CloseSave dialog, do not close if there is an error doing so, like if read-only..
 * Capture object thumbnails at an oblique angle for better preview of the shapes..
 * Do not create thumbnail previews of offline files, to avoid slow listings of Windows OneDrive folders..
 * Improved positioning of menu mnemonic underlines, especially when using custom font..
 * "Render" Window now top-level (not child) on Windows platform, back to behavior prior to 2.93..
 * Improved placement of child windows when using multiple monitors with any above any others (Win32)..
 * Windows users can now associate current installation with Blend files in Preferences..
 * 3DView Statistics Overlay now shows Local statistics if you are in Local View.
 * Improved scaling of File Browser preview images..
 * Do not resize temporary windows (Preferences, Render, etc) if they are already open..
 * Win32: Improved placement of windows when using multiple monitors that differ in DPI and scale..
 * Easier Area Resizing.
 * Open File Browser with Thumbnails for Fonts.
 * Change File Manager "Favorites" to "Bookmarks".

2.93

 * Transform arrow cursor improvements in shape and in response to line width changes..
 * Navigation Gizmo changes. Better indication of negative axes, consistent use of color and size to indicate orientation, ability to be resized..
 * Position Gizmo tooltips below their bounds so as to not obscure themselves..
 * Use ellipsis character when truncating strings no matter how narrow..
 * Windows OS - Allow any input language, regardless of translated display language..
 * Windows OS - Show child windows on top of parent windows..
 * Temporary windows no longer take over the space of other windows..
 * Improved contrast for Status Bar report messages..
 * Window / "New Window" now opens with a single editor..
 * Blender thumbnails now saved without "Camera View"-style Passepartout..
 * Improved positioning of child windows, relative to parents, when using multiple monitors..

2.91

 * Categorized List Menus get slight change in format with nicer headings..

2.90

 * Scene statistics available in 3D viewport with an (optional) "Statistics" Viewport Overlay..
 * Status Bar now showing only version by default, but context menu can enable statistics, memory usage, etc..
 * About Blender dialog added to the App menu to contain information like build, branch, and hash values. This declutters the Splash Screen and highlights only the release version..
 * Area borders given much larger hit area to make them easier to resize.
 * Support for Windows Shell Links (shortcuts) in File Browser. Extended Mac Alias usage. Better display of linked items.
 * Option to print text in bold or italics style, synthesized from a single base UI font.

2.83

 * Support for file attributes and hidden files.
 * Show icons for special folder locations.
 * Improve toolbar width snapping
 * Change Area Duplicate Icon
 * On Windows, restore app from minimized when closing from taskbar
 * Dynamically enable and disable Edit Menu items based on whether currently applicable
 * Visual changes to Info Editor
 * Improved keyboard symbols for menus and status bar, following platform conventions.
 * Overflowing text lines now use ellipsis character to indicate line continuation.
 * Larger Alert icons for dialogs
 * Language Selection on "Quick Start" Splash screen

2.82

 * Custom Face Orientation Colors, defined in the theme
 * Various small tweaks to how the Text Editor looks
 * The File Browser now uses special new icons for Volumes and System Lists