I am under the impression that it is really difficult to get to a consensus, we’ve been trying for years now. So each and every time someone suggests that we should reach an agreement and have Select Through be a single button toggle, it also comes across as rather dismissive IMO. Usually, it’s people complaining who haven’t participated in the entire discussion who don’t seem to be understanding the complexity of this all and why there are different opinions across the board. I understand this and was guilty of it when I joined, but please then also keep contributing to this thread, instead of throwing a boulder in front of the driving car…
Also, Lcas build is more than just Select Through, it’s a selection method revamp. Theoretically, you may get, let’s say 60% functionality with a single button. And that’ll still leave people wanting more. Moving things to an addon sounds nice, but then the addon should be one that’s bundled with Blender by default. And it needs to be maintained, otherwise, the functionality is made for naught. And do people really think that addonifying such a core functionality makes it easier on the user? I think that’s a terrible design philosophy that is hurting Blender all over the place as much as it also contributes…
It sounds nice in theory, but it seems to be advocated by those who don’t want the additional functionality and who prefer a clean UI. Something that is already catered for by hiding options. But then people complain that the options are too much, but they are hidden! And they said they won’t use them (for the non-Xray features)! So then, why should this very vocal group ‘dictate’ the build if they Lcas tried to address their concerns as best he could?
And why is there so little constructive feedback on how to actually improve stuff? Removing buttons is a chant, it does not tell any of us how, nor what functionality is or is not desired. If you want these features then help discuss them in detail please.