fix for confusing sequence selection

Author: losanc

simloader/callback.py

@@ -35,15 +35,16 @@ def item_fileseq(self, context):
 
 
 def update_selected_obj_num(self, context):
-    
+
     # Here is when select sequences, then change the corresponding object to active object
     index = context.scene.SIMLOADER.selected_obj_num
     obj = bpy.data.objects[index]
 
-    # TODO: maybe better way to deal with this?
-    # bpy.ops.object.select_all(action="DESELECT")
+    if context.scene.SIMLOADER.selected_obj_deselectall_flag:
+        bpy.ops.object.select_all(action="DESELECT")
     obj.select_set(True)
     context.view_layer.objects.active = obj
 
+
 def poll_material(self, material):
     return not material.is_grease_pencil

simloader/messanger.py

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import bpy
 
+
 def selected_callback():
     if not bpy.context.view_layer.objects.active:
         return
     name = bpy.context.active_object.name
     idx = bpy.data.objects.find(name)
     if idx >= 0:
+        bpy.context.scene.SIMLOADER.selected_obj_deselectall_flag = False
         bpy.context.scene.SIMLOADER.selected_obj_num = idx
+        bpy.context.scene.SIMLOADER.selected_obj_deselectall_flag = True
+
 
 def subscribe_to_selected():
     # A known problem of this function,
@@ -26,4 +30,3 @@ def subscribe_to_selected():
 def unsubscribe_to_selected():
     import simloader
     bpy.msgbus.clear_by_owner(simloader)
-

simloader/panels.py

@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ def draw_item(self, context, layout, data, item, icon, active_data, active_propn
         if item:
             row = layout.row()
             row.prop(item, "name", text='Name ', emboss=False)
-            if item in bpy.context.selected_objects:
-                layout.label(text="Selected",icon = "CHECKMARK")
-            else:
-                layout.label(text="Not-Selected",icon = "X")
             if item.SIMLOADER.enabled:
                 row.prop(item.SIMLOADER, "enabled", text = "ENABLED", icon="PLAY")
             else:

simloader/properties.py

@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@ class SIMLOADER_scene_property(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
                                         default=False)
     pattern: bpy.props.StringProperty(name="Pattern",
                                       description="You can specify the pattern here, in case the sequence can't be deteced.")
+
+    selected_obj_deselectall_flag: bpy.props.BoolProperty(default=True,
+                                                          description="the flag to determine whether call deselect all or not ")
     selected_obj_num: bpy.props.IntProperty(name='imported count',
                                             description='the number of imported sequence, when selecting from ui list',
                                             default=0,
                                             update=update_selected_obj_num)
-    selected_attribute_num: bpy.props.IntProperty(default=0,
-                                                  #   update=update_imported_num
-                                                  )
+    selected_attribute_num: bpy.props.IntProperty(default=0)
+
     material: bpy.props.PointerProperty(
         type=bpy.types.Material,
         poll=poll_material,