Possible to have in filter editor different link colors components?

Hello, Perhaps this is a silly idea and one that is not possible but I have though that for making complex filters it would probably be useful and interesting to have an option to CHANGE the color of the connecting links color to the one you want and could choose fr om a list available.

I know that now there are 3 colors, green that is the most used, grey and blue depending of the component and the connection it would take to and from the component.

Perhaps the grey and blue could be blocked and kept the same, and not be able to change it, and ONLY change the green links into other colors.

The main point would be that you could make groups of link colors to make different areas on the filter and when the links gets crossed and could end up like a web , it would be much easier to identify the source and the destination component of the connecting link and look then better organized and easy to understand.

This is from this thread from Mongoose King

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CFandM wrote: I think the hardest part is going to be re-arranging all the components to what goes wh ere

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Mongoose King wrote: Yea, it's a bit jumbled, here's a guide of what the various areas do:

So my idea and suggestion is to be able to do this that I show here below, and as you can see I kept the blue and grey lines, and what I would change into different colors are ONLY the green lines.

Well really I just wanted to make a slightly modification by only changing the color of the links to FF Inc. woul not reject my idea

Although in your image, Skybase, is VERY GOOD to have boxed groups with the NAME of what this group does

If you are going to change the components I also have other ideas



And if you want more help, it would be good to put some ARROWS to point to which direction the connecting link goes as shown here

I think SpaceRay was talking about arrows alnog the path of a link.

Look at the filter in the example above, you'llse that once you zoom in a bit all you see is a spider web of links, not knowing which goes where. Adding an arrow along the path would make it easier to know wheter that link is coming or going

Along the same lines (no pun meant), I'd like to be able to add my own note to a node or group of nodes, even if only for my own viewing. For example, lets say I strung three nodes together to create a specific effect (such as a drop shadow), it would help to quickly pinpoint where I want to make adjustments -- should I want to adjust that one part later -- if I could label that group something like "drop shadow." Or am I the only one who tests combinations out, only to forget what's causing what effect later on?

+1 for the boxed groups idea (with names for the groups). I also notice that the connector lines are curved (not linear). That might be a good idea, too.

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Lareieli wrote Along the same lines (no pun meant), I'd like to be able to add my own note to a node or group of nodes, even if only for my own viewing. For example, lets say I strung three nodes together to create a specific effect (such as a drop shadow), it would help to quickly pinpoint where I want to make adjustments -- should I want to adjust that one part later -- if I could label that group something like "drop shadow." Or am I the only one who tests combinations out, only to forget what's causing what effect later on?

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Indigo Ray wrote +1 for the boxed groups idea (with names for the groups)

I agree that the ability to make groups and be able to add a tag with a name to that group would be very helpful and useful.

Also will help much for beginners and even advanced that want to learn how a filter has been made and what are the different parts of the filter are (although this would be an optional thing and you would not be forced to make groups if you do not want) so this way would be easy to understand it better.

ALSO THE ABILITY TO ADD COMMENTS ?

I agree that framing and naming the group would help much, but I think that also the ability to be able to put notes and descriptions to that group would also be good idea and useful to explain for yourself (or for others) what is happening in that group, or the combination of groups, OR even give instructions or short tutorials inside the filter.

This notes do not need to be near the group node, just put it somewhere in the unlimited filter workspace and have the ability to name that note.

Here is one example I have made for this FF groups with names like this OR the names probably would be like this or inside a component specially made for naming things

And as I told above it would be also useful to be able to add you own comments, notes or description when you are making the filter to know what you have done and why you are doing it, or for whatever you need it.

Now that groups are going to be included in FF 4.0, I wonder if also there could be a change in the color links so on complex filters you could now more easily where and from this group is connected to and from which group or components comes the link.

And also could be helpful perhaps to have some arrows to see the direction of the links

I am just only suggesting it, and not requesting this, only if it would be possible in some way.

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Skybase OOO if you ever used quartz or UDK's kismet editors you can add them as notes at the bottom layer. Very handy

Well, I would not be able to use Quartz Composer as this is only for MacOS, and UDK (Unreal Development Kit) is only for making games and I do not work on this.

And I think I have seen that in Substance Designer and Cinema 4D Xpresso, that they have also colored links and also in some other software that now I do not remember the name that also uses nodes with color links to make it better.

I propose maybe a setting for global line thickness for the editor? 2px or 3px would be a little easier on the eyes.