Thumbnail Checkbox / Model.name / Model.tags

Dan Rathbun

The 'Redefine Thumbnail on Save' control checkbox is in an unnatural location (at least in my opinion.) It is currently on the 'File' page, of the 'Model Info' ToolDialog (beneath the 'Description' textarea.)

This space (on the ModelInfo dialog,) could be better used for text input controls for the Model.name and Model.tags attributes (which it seems can currently only be set thru rubyscript.)
To discuss where the **Model.name** and **Model.tags** attribute edit controls should be located, and the use of these attributes, please go to thread: "skp file format to carry keywords (tags)"

It would be better (or more natural) if the 'Redefine Thumbnail(s) on Save' checkbox, was located on the 'General' page, in the 'Saving' section, of the 'Preferences' Dialog (ie: it would/should be a global setting for all models.)

THIS thread should discuss where and if the 'Redefine Thumbnail on Save' control checkbox should be / or shouldn't be moved to / or IF it shouldn't be moved / and whether it should be a global setting for all models (or not.)

remus

Seems like a good idea to me

Dan Rathbun

@dan rathbun said:

It would be better (or more natural) if the 'Redefine Thumbnail(s) on Save' checkbox, was located on the 'General' page, in the 'Saving' section, of the 'Preferences' Dialog (ie: it would/should be a global setting for all models.)
I understand as it is now, redefine Thumbnail on Save is a per-model setting.

(1) I would like to override this globally (and perhaps temporarily,) withoutchanging the setting within the model.

(2) I WISH for a global setting that defines a Scene (Page) name, and if the model has a page so named, the built-in Save command would use THAT scene AND it's camera location, to create the thumbnail that is stored with the model, INSTEAD of the current view.

(3) This might be combined with a user setting at the model level, for a thumbnail scene (page).

Currently I have to write my own command to do this... but if I forget and click the normal Save button (or Use File > Save on the Menu,) the thumbnail will get overridden by the current page, which will be 'Working' or some other Scene page.