Expand Keyframe types with indication for direction for Extremes
I think expanding the available keyframe type indicators in the Dopesheet/Timeline with could be really useful for complex animations. I use the keyframe typing already on my character animations, and that's what gave me the idea.
You could for example indicate that this is the frame, where the body is at the lowest point of its trajectory, or the foot reaching the ground. Or the outter-most point of a punch.
I think similar half-circles and half-boxes could be used in the Dopesheet when the handle types are indicated.
I could even imagine them being in a separate None-Left-right-up-down menu, and could work on all keyframe types. Not sure which would be simpler to use.
(The number shortcuts on the mock-up is similar to how I set them up for the timeline for quick access, and it is quite handy).
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This already exists. In the Dopesheet, select View > Show Curve Extremes.
* @billrey * I did not know about that feature. It's not quite the same, since that just looks at the curves. What I was thinking about is an expansion to the note-taking system of keyframe types. Which you can use to indicate that certain keys are important, because they are at a certain extreme position. Which might not even line up with how the curves look.