//This is the 2nd step of the design described here: T75672//
Now that scene statistics are an (optional) overlay in the 3D View, this patch adds user options on what should be shown in the Status Bar.
By default it shows only the blender version, but you can right-click in that area to get a number of options, including the scene statistics for people who prefer it down there. Note that GPU VRAM usage will only be an option if you driver reports this information.
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Although convenient to have the context menu to selection options, this really is just an alternative to making the same changes in Preferences. Those options are seen here:
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Less visible is that this also changes the order and placement of the parts in the Status Bar. Currently it is showing everything in three sections. Some things left-aligned, some things in the middle, then some that are at the right:
| Input status | Notifications, Progress Bar | Info |
This patch changes that so there are only two sections, stuff on the left and stuff on the right and **nothing** in the center:
| Input status | Info, Notifications, Progress Bar |
Yes, this means that when you receive a notification, like "Deleted 1 Object" it will appear at the extreme right and push the other info over. I love this part. Not only are the Notifications in a consistent place, but that "pushing over" is about the right amount of noticeable for me. Your mileage may vary. LOL.
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