"Meta nodes" aka pre-configured inputs UX idea

Yes, so then maybe in pop-up and meta modes it should not have name doubled (only from parent visible);
pop-up mode in my idea is a part of internalized mode.

Use example:
You place Interpolate.
Capture

connect something to vertices

you plan to sometimes change degree manually. Right now you would probably either:

  • manually place slider, and to make more comfortable to use will go to settings and exclude even numbers (since they are not supported here).
  • each time: right click > set integer > enter it

In my idea you would need to just left-click on input and already configured slider as pop-up will appear.


Since it is pop-up it won’t need additional free space on canvas (but will need if you pin it (change to “meta” mode).
After change number, it gets automatically closed after you click anywhere else (or on “degree” again).

Meta mode would be also useful in case you want to always see the value:


this slider would here just pass through data as is (like node from Params > Primitive > Integer) and also preview the data. For such case there would be also “simple” style(see first post):