3D view mouse controls revamp

[githubdoe]

I have always hated the mouse controls on the 3D image. When I had to switch to the Qt version of the 3D plotter those controls changed from my old version. I'm constantly using the left mouse click to rotate the model and of course that does not do that. Then you need to know the magic pressing that reverses you make to normal.

I realized the AI might know who to override that operation. Yes it wrote the code for me. So I'm thinking of making those controls similar to what most modern 3D programs use like Fusion360 or Blender.

I wanted to discuss that here. So feel free to add suggestions. I will create a new branch from master to do that work in. Controls?

[gr5]

"orbit" is what it does now with right click. I'd love it to orbit with left click and pan with right click.

The industry standard seems to be orbit only with middle mouse but some of my mice don't have a middle button and those that do... well it's the scroll wheel and it's awkward holding that down while moving the mouse. So I prefer orbit to be on left click and drag.

I like that it currently zooms in and out with scroll wheel. So I suggest:
left mouse drag: orbit
right mouse drag: pan

left/right click - does nothing

[githubdoe]

Oh, I forgot about pan. Yes I wanted that too. Your going to love it. AI to the rescue. It is done and wonderful. However I have yet to add it to the current main archive. It is in my current blink branch.

A side note. I finally discovered why I have so much trouble keeping archives straight with the right code. Years ago I kept each branch (not git) in a different directory on the machine. Then I had a Qt .pro file in each one and in Qt Creator my project tree showed each of those branches as a separate project. I could switch work and copy and paste from any project as I desired.

Fast forward to git. I had not realized that while in Creator when I used git bash I was over writing what ever was the CWD if I switched branches. That is until today. No wonder my dirs were each getting messed up.

I like to be able to copy code from one branch to another. That seems a bit hard to do where there is only one archive. Well anyway I will work out the new work flow. But that is why I got so lost as to what I was really working on. Is there a better way than making a clone for each branch?

[gr5]

Is there a better way than making a clone for each branch?
I just create lots of branches in the repository. As needed. I can switch back and forth with git commands. It usually takes much less than a second. If I need to open a file from 2 different branches at the same time I just use git show instead of git checkout to get a particular file from a particular branch opened in an editor window.

gitk can let me do a diff between any 2 branches although I rarley do that. More likely I would look at the changes of a branch from when it branched off master.

I only have one git clone on each computer. I mostly stick with one computer for days at a time but that computer changes depending on if I'm home (windows desktop) or at my vacation house (windows laptop) or just looking at some files on my linux box (not using QT when on linux - just perusing diffs or code).

[githubdoe]

I don't need the diff what I want to do is copy a portion of the code from one to the other. I suppose I can just copy then switch branch. But that switch requires a lot more work on my part and the computer. Much easier to click a tab on the IDE to switch to the second and do the paste.

i'm not even sure when I switch branches if the editor is smart enough to update to the new code. I think it prompts that the code has changed and request action. But that is yet another distraction. Thus I like two different real project with their own directories.

[atsju]

Hi Dale,
If you are used to it I would probably make different clones for different branches. I do it sometimes too (but not to copy code).

The only drawback if you copy code is that the git history will be unclear and worst case you could introduce conflicts.
I recommend you keep copy paste for small chunks. And if you need a whole feature, you must continue development on top of existing branch.

---

About pan and orbit, I always get tricked by DFTFringe when trying to use 3D view.
I totally agree having pan/orbit with a left/right mouse click would be great. Left/right or right/left I don't care.
And probably zoom with mouse wheel rotation.