Double click to loop select
In recent versions of blender 2.80 you could have the same behaviour of alt + left click (new default select button) with double clicking instead. It was really useful for fast selections, since selecting a loop while modelling is pretty common.
So useful in fact, that when is was removed in yesterday or so build, I missed it so much I actually had to rebind that shortcut, because I got so used to it.
The thing is, it was said to be a bug that this was possible in the first place, it was intended to only work in "emulate third mouse button" mode. Now double clicking in edit mode does nothing, it's useless, could be useful again.
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Double click to Island sélect, or double click to parents + children select in object mode is more useful
@dodododorian: Agree. I'm using double click to select linked objects, SO useful, hundreds of times better than Ctrl+L.
@dodododorian: Why not both? Could be useful in edit and object modes. Btw, what do you mean for "Island select"? The select linked function? Could be useful too, but I think we do a lot more loop selects in edit mode than linked (my workflow at least, I could be wrong)
I'd say - double click should remain loop select. Tripple click - Select linked.
Oh yeah. Cool stuff.
yeah same
I think the new "Industry Standard" keymap they're working on will include these kinds of hotkeys.
@Josephbburg: I hope so! It felt really intuitive to double click.
Is this real that this already done since it was removed ? where we could find the link from dev ? I tried to seach on devtalk but no luck
I believe this was even featured as a "new feature" in several videos.
@henryschreiner: I thought so too. But it was not intended to developer.blender.org/T58963
Alt Click is fine, because if you add Ctrl to it, you get ring select.
@slayerdude93: Maybe ctrl + double click? Not saying alt click is bad, just that double click can be easier, less strain on the fingers for working on a model for long hours.
@slayerdude93: but CTRL in every other software (including blender in most contexts) REMOVES from the selection. It's ass backwards.
@Mauricio Marinho: Too much clicks if you want to select multiple edge rings.
@slayerdude93: Yeah, it would require too much clicking indeed. Double click doesn't exclude alt tho, in recent versions, both worked.
Already there
@theobairon16: It was, but not intentionally ( developer.blender.org/T58963 ), it's gone in the latest build. Try to "load factory settings", it is not default anymore.