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Originally Posted by dbigers

Please try reading my post before responding. I was not "trying" to do anything other than scrolling through the sequencer. As for the shortcuts, I use them too, I dont use the tools on the side of the screen, never have with any app that has shortcuts. It slows down productivity. As I said, I had a problem with the mousewheel and trying to scroll through a long list in the sequencer not with using the wrong tools on the side of the screen.

I did read your post. Thanks for the suggestion though. I assumed that you didn't use the tool buttons. My comment on the icons was not in regards to what you used, but rather me pointing out that some discussion had been made in regards to the validity of the tools being there, and their linkage with the 3D view. Odd you had a problem with the 3D view changing while scrolling. I assume if this is something you can repeat that you filed a bug? If not I'd suggest doing it.

As for the tools and their availability, call it user error if you want, the problem is the user shouldnt be able to make such an error that simply and I still find it hard to believe that those tools are useful in perspective mode.

I think they are useful to a limited extent. I think I rarely ever use them in the 3D view. But I see no point in removing them. Some examples when I HAVE used the 2D tools for: panning is useful when you are pointing the camera at an object and don't want to move the camera from its position to check where another object is in relation to the camera. Zooming is useful in a large scene, terrain for instance, in which you don't want to take the time to manually move into an area to see something for placement. Then zoom back out to 100%. It is faster to zoom.

If they are, it certainly isnt often enough to have them available all the time.

I don't use the NPR alot. Should it then be removed? No. Keep the features. Just learn to use the proper tool for the job. You are talking about removing features because of user error. Which doesn't make sense. As I said. Rather then removing the tools, lets analyze a solution to prevent user error. A good alternative to solve your primary problem would be to be able to remap the mouse so you can then have the scroll wheel do what you want. And we could go even farther and you can specify that the scroll wheel zooms in ortho and doesn't in perspective. Just removing the option is a bad idea in my opinion. And a poor solution to the problem.

As for using Carrara since version 1, like I already said I use the shortcuts as well, in this program along with a dozen others. I dont think it has anything to do with "experience". Yes I have only used Carrara since C3 Studio, but I think since I use it daily in a professional capacity I think I have enough experience with it. So read again, it doesnt matter if it is user error or not, the user has very little need for these tools in perspective mode. Regardless of whether you do it or I do it, enough people have done it over the years. Either by accident or because they thought the tool was for that view.

Is that clearer?

Its still user error. Lets rework how the tool can function, as I stated above, not talk about removing the tool. Would you agree that the idea seems like a good solution? This way it leaves the option to do a 2D view for those that so wish.