Make it easier to see when Local View is enabled
Remember when you were a new user in Blender. Did you ever enable Local View by accident and then freak out because your whole scene disappeared? I know I did.
Well, here's what Blender 2.8 looks like with Local View off:
Here's what it looks like with it on:
The only difference is a tiny indicator in the corner which says (Local). This is okay if you're an experienced user, but if you're a newbie, there's no clear indication that the view mode has changed at all.
I am not sure what the best way to solve this problem is, but there are a number of things that could work, such as:
a) Some kind of border around the entire viewport, or a change in the background color
b) A non-intrusive pop-up in the corner
However, I am sure there is some way of making this clearer to noobs without irritating experienced users!
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I think a green edge in the viewport, and a Back to previous like when you are in a node groupe in the node editor.
A border around the viewport would be usefull for showing that Automatic Keyframing is enabled too.
* @Simon Storl-Schulke * that’s a very good idea. If I were you I’d submit that as a separate RCS post so it’s more visible.
I already did it a while ago:
blender.community/c/rightclickselect/qxcbbc/
* @-L0Lock- * thanks! I’ve upvoted it.
I would be less confused if it was named "Cube (Isolated View)". Does this "local" have anything to do with "local camera" too?
I agree, it confused many new users, esp if slash was pushed accidentaly.
But in my opinion, little change of background`s tint will work better than colored frame. Ofc it should be optional to not disturb skilled users.
* @ Vyacheslav * it could be optional, but it would have to be enabled by default, so that new users will notice when they’ve enabled local view. Otherwise there’s no point in having it.
* @richardhnoble * yes, agree!
I agree with you. The border color could be the best solution