I've been hit by 2 and 5 many times, even as a seasoned user from 2.3x times.
On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Diego Gangl <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > There are a few bugs in Blender which can cause data loss, permanent, with > no hope of recovering it (unless the user had saved). And all of these > happen under normal conditions and usage. > > I think it's important to deal with them before 2.8, since it's going > to be a big release and bring lots of new users. And while we are > trained to avoid (or accept) these, new users will get burnt badly and > maybe even drop Blender. > > I don't have to tell about you the sinking sensation of seeing your > work disappear before your eyes. > > Besides you have time to break stuff in 2.8 :) > > > Bug list > --------- > > 1. Changing an image's type, size, color space, source type or > changing the float buffer setting will delete all it's contents from > memory. This happens even if you don't actually change the values. > > ref: developer.blender.org/T41598 > > > 2. No warning about unsaved changes to images (packed or otherwise) > when quitting. This is more of a UX issue, but it trips a lot of > people. > > ref: developer.blender.org/T41598 > > > 3. Deleting files in the browser obliterates them instead of sending > them to the trash (there's also Campbell's suggestion of not deleting > stuff) > > ref: developer.blender.org/T34467 > > > 4. There's no confirmation dialog when overwriting a file (while saving). > The red background is really easy to miss when working fast. There needs > to be something that makes you stop. > > ref: developer.blender.org/T26124 > > > > 5. Undo. Undoing in Blender is a bit like walking on a minefield. You have > to very conscious of where your mouse cursor is, when you switched > modes, and what the consequences of undoing might be. > > For instance undoing with the cursor in a 3DView will delete the last few > lines/characters written in a text editor. You can't re-do to get back the > text, > it's gone for good. > > I understand this isn't an actual bug, since it's working as designed. > It's just > not a very good design from a user point of view, and some of it's side > effects > often look like bugs. > > Maybe this can be tweaked without having to work out a full redesign > > ref: developer.blender.org/T49894 > > > BTW these are the ones I've hit personally. There might be others. > Cheers, > > -- > Diego Gangl - sinestesia.co > _______________________________________________ > Bf-committers mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
