Update common tool bar

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I would like to discuss and propose updating the common filter tool bar for the next version of ParaView. Currently, the common toolbar holds:

  • Calculator
  • Contour
  • Clip
  • Slice
  • Threshold
  • Extract Substet
  • Glyph
  • Stream Tracer
  • Warp By Vector
  • Group Datasets
  • Extract Block

I would like to propose 1) alphabetizing the list and 2) deleting seldom used filters and 3) adding frequently used filters. Here is my current guess:

  • Calculator
  • Cell Data to Point Data
  • Clip
  • Contour
  • Glyph
  • Iso Volume
  • Slice
  • Stream Tracer
  • Threshold
  • Warp By Vector

@cory.quammen @mwestphal @spyridon97 @Kenneth_Moreland

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Some minor comments:

  1. I think we should keep Group Datasets and Extract Block. I use these frequently.
  2. If Cell Data to Point Data is added to common, it will need an icon. I don’t think there is one.
  3. I don’t think alphabetizing is a good idea for the same basic reason I don’t want the keys on my keyboard alphabetized. I don’t think that will make them much easier to find, and it will mess up users that have become familiar with the order. Also, it makes sense to have filters like Clip and Slice next to each other. Also, also, there has been a lot of talk about renaming filters. I don’t want the order changing when renaming happens.
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I agree that the common category should be updated, but I want to mention that since ParaView 5.13.0, all categories can be modified by users very easily: https://www.kitware.com/paraview-5-13-0-release-notes/#interface-improvements

I fully agree with @Kenneth_Moreland points.

I would like to add some filters to that list:

  • Resample to image
  • Integrate variables
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I agree with @mwestphal, especially the part about agreeing with me, but also the addition of Resample to Image filter. A nice tool to hack around tricky issues in ParaView.

I’d be tempted to add Point Volume Interpolator to this list. It’s really handy for filling spaces. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work in parallel :frowning_face:.

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OK, I think I agree with Ken agreeing with Mathieu agreeing with Ken, and Ken agreeing with Mathieu, and I agree with Ken. I also would rather that the common toolbar not expand. Maybe the best thing is to just leave it as is, and this wasn’t one of my best ideas?

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We have plenty of room to expand horizontally, so adding Resample to Image and Integrate Variables shouldn’t cause any issues.

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I’m good with adding Resample to Image and Integrate Variables onto the common

With regards to horizontal space, be sure to test on a 13" Macbook or small Windows laptop. I believe that on laptops we don’t have as much horizontal width as you think…