// Error: Value is out of range: 0 //

Okay, So I really hope someone at Autodesk knows about this and is going to release a fix in the next hour or so. Here's my screen shot: LOOK AT IT!

What's wrong? Well first off this is the "Transfer maps..." dialog. But for some strange reason it's located under the Create -> Camera options menu. NOT under transfer maps. And stranger the create camera options part of the dialog is crumpled up to the top left corner of the dialog, and it's unusable. I have no idea what the heck is going on here.

Selecting the menu item that says transfer maps... gives you an error "// Error: Value is out of range: 0 // " which is pretty bad. You'd imagine that SOMEONE at least tested to see if the menu's would come up when clicked.

I guess Autodesk decided to skip testing a major release. I guess someone figured "Qt" it's great right? I bet we don't even have to make sure it works before releasing it! I want to poke someone in the eye with a fondue fork for this.

Old habits die hard.

I have an old habit of opening a folder on the network, selecting them, going to maya, selecting file->open... then dragging the files from the explorer window to the open dialog window so they go to where im opening them from. It's several clicks shorter for me to do that rather than opening another explorer window browsing to where maya is pointed and then copying files form the network to the maya project directory.

Nope, cant do that any more. stupid Qt.

Folder Bookmarks...

So there's a part of the file dialog that is called "Folder Bookmarks" but I cant see where i'd add my own folder bookmarks for directories I'd like to have bookmarked. Is this a half implemented feature? Also, why are there like a dozen autosave directories? wouldn't it be a good idea to show at least a part of the path where that autosave directory lives?

Alt+UpArrow vs. Backspace

In the file dialogs for maya 2011 the file windows done recognize Alt+UpArrow for jumping up a level in your directory. it's using backspace, which is fine. But, in all of the other explorer windows you can use Alt+UpArrow, it's just a simple lacking function, but it's something that was removed with the move to Qt. A minor complaint, but it's something im adding to my list of erks.

My cursor is now stuck as a brush...

Why did this happen? I accidentally selected "brush select" for a bunch of things, then canceled the mode, and now my cursor is stuck as a damn brush... I'm not even in a select mode, I'm moving things, the brush select cursor should not be shown. Dumb!

Damnit, I was hoping that this blog wouldn't grow quite so fast.

another example of stupid.