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Some suggested improvements for the Variables Dialog

  1. It should be possible to open the Variable Dialog at any time, even if an object is selected. Once open, it already stays open as you interact with objects, so there is no reason that it can only be launched it by deselecting everything first.
  2. Make all the Variable Collections available all the time
    It would be very useful to be able to see the list of all collections all the time 
  3. Display Variable Collections and their groups in a tree structure
    Make each collection a “top level” tree node, showing it’s name followed by a list of modes if it has more than one. Benefits:
    1. All available collections would no longer be hidden in a dropown
    2. More efficient to switch not just to a different collection but right to a specific group within that collection
    3. Could support drag and drop to move variables and groups from one Collection to another when the other has the same number of modes 
  4. Variable Collection group branches should support empty “leaf” nodes
    When a series of nested groups only contains one variable in the last group, deleting or moving that variable causes the entire nested branch to be removed. Instead, it should be possible to have empty groups just like it’s possible to have an entire folder structure in place with no content.

 

 

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