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Blender needs scrolling panels for future expansion of the layer system in order to maintain a "at a glance" interface.If Blender keeps growing in functionality all the developers are going to need more screen real estate in my opinion.I'm looking at the present panel code to modify it as a test but...

Stop talkin' and start coding.If I wasn't involved in finishing the named layers code I would do it. Time to fire up the compilers and tweaking the codebase.

Thanks for the help!

I need to know as to what section or subdivision in the development section I should put the documentation for the feature I'm coding in the wiki? I have editing rights and I want to start correctly.

Thanks in advance

I found out that the 65kb blenderbuttons file is a .png file.
I have to add my icon to it, dataoc it,add button to BIF_recources.h
and compile.

I've got the code up and running but there were a few questions I forgot to ask about concerning adding an icon to Blender . I've even made a large icon image in photoshop ready to be reduced and refined for better visibility at lower resolution. Questions: What size should the icon image be for Ble...

Thanks BeBraw!
I think I'm ready to go now.Now on to actually write the code.

I'm adding a feature to the named layers interface. I want to put an icon pull down menu int the 3D header next to the layer buttons so that when it is pressed the names of only the "occupied layers" will appear and thus will be able to be selected. Question: Where are the icon images stored in the ...

I really do appreciate the feedback.Thanks both to Stiv and to you as well.

Now, I have a good idea of what you are looking for. My layer system could be described as follows: At the present the layer system that is presently under development interfaces the present 20 scene layers and the present 16 bone layers. As far as it's internal acrchitecture, it uses Blender's curr...

I forwarded a e-mail to the developers mailing list as to what I did and asked what I needed to do to proceed.A few days later I recieved an e-mail from the developer's mailing list stating that my email was reject as to being posted for the developers to see.The reason was given.The reason,"No Reas...

I've coded a very powerful layer UI for Blender with many new features. I'm humbly requesting the Blender community to test it and give feedback before further coding ensues.The latest build can be downloaded at graphicall.org or the latest update patch (named_layers_update5) can be downloaded in th...

All the above suggestions are being seriously considered because a pro layer system is an important and underestimated part of a production pipeline.Why settle for a system thats "good enough".An upgrade is needed and has been a feature request since 2003.Time to move on it! Keep the feedback commin...

A new patch and a build will be uploaded between tonight and tomorrow with some changes to the UI.At this point,I'm trying to consolidate Blender's existing layer sytem into a workflow friendly enviroment. A lot of progress has been made and the more I have come to understand the code the more I fou...

Thanks Jesterking!
Hopefully I will be finished by next week.