Reference/Release Notes/3.6/User Interface
< Reference | Release Notes | 3.6
User Interface
- Tabs in the Properties editor show the name of the tab in a tooltip, quicker than the usual tooltips. (1b94e60fb0).
- Drag & drop inside Blender now supports Esc or RMB
to cancel dragging. (d58e422ac3).
- Hover highlighting of UIList rows. (7216eb8879).
- Some search boxes are widened if needed, for example if there is a linked scene. (cfb112edcb).
- Outliner now allows the filtering of Grease Pencil objects. (b558fff5b8).
- Resetting to defaults, eyedropper, and other operations working correctly in popovers. (c402b3f52f).
- The "Open Recent" menu list default size increased to 20 items. (19ca2e905e).
- Fallback font "Noto Emoji" updated with new Unicode 15.0 emojis. (2215ee9358).
- Color Picker can now adjust position to better fit within available space. (fa13058fa6).
- Searching for nodes with a slash character in their names works correctly now. (2b565c6bd0).
- Alt-click support to edit string properties for multiple objects. (43eb3fe21a).
- Better positioning of text with Measure/Ruler tools. (b367a2b5f9).
- Clicking the NLA/Graph Editor search box no longer scrolls the items below it. (d1219b727c).
- Node Editor supports Smooth View. (2f0b166dce).
- Support operator enums in Quick Favorites. (04d50f4b23).
- More Context Menus open with last-used option. (eac3d37ab1).
- Many Operator confirmations can be now be disabled with the "Confirm" checkbox (on by default) in the keymap. (6ae44c4770).
Asset Browser
- Assets now shows tooltips with the full name and description. (0ee0e8c0d4).
- Meta-data fields in the sidebar are not shown if blank and read-only. (199c7da06d).
- Clear Asset now works for all selected assets (20f54a5698).
File Browser
- File Browser list mode items can now be dragged by the full name, not just by the icon. (c3dfe1e204).
- File Browser items now have "External" menu for opening and other operations outside of Blender. (694f792ee1).
Platform-Specific Changes
- MacOS: recently opened/saved files will now show in Dock context menu and in App Expose. (f04a7a07e3).
- MacOS: double-clicking a blend file will now always load even if Blender loses focus while launching. (ed4374f089).
- Windows: autofocus child windows on hover. (defd95afcd).
- Windows: Image Editor can now copy/paste images with other applications. (39bcf6bdc9).
3D Text Objects
- Text selection by mouse dragging. Word selection by double-click. (68f8253c71).
- Nicer control and feedback for text styles. (f7ba61d3a6).
- "To Uppercase" and "To Lowercase" now supports most languages. (e369bf4a6d).
- Operators to move the cursor to the top and bottom. (6d2351d26b).
Transform Settings
- Proportional Size can now be set in the Proportional Editing popover (6b5b777ca3).