Dev:Ref/Proposals/UI/Tapping key ≠ holding a key

Tapping key ≠ holding key

I used Maya before I learned Blender. I prefer Blender's interface, but some things from Maya would work very well in Blender. In Maya, if you tap the spacebar it toggles between 4 views windows and 1 view window. However, if you hold down spacebar a pie-menu with the top menu appears. In Blender this would apply even better.

Examples

tapping TAB = toggle Object Mode/Edit Mode (as it is already)

holding TAB = Pie Menu appears with all the modes to choose from

tapping "o" = toggle Proportional Editing ON/OFF (as it is already)

holding "o" = Pie Menu appears with all proportional editing options

tapping "e" = extrude region (as it is already)

holding "e" = Pie Menu appears with Extrude options (Region or Individual)

(...)

Pros

- Adds fast-to-use hotkey options

- Does not require memorizing new hotkeys

- Adding it will not make a difference for people that wish not to use it, for it does not brake any current hotkey functionality. All hotkeys can remain the same.

Cons

(none that I can think of. I don't know how hard it would be to implement)

Josemaria RRA 1/Dez/2013