Desk Frog - Documentation

1. Install

1. Download desk_frog_v1.0.0.zip. Do not unzip it.
2. In Blender: Edit > Preferences > Add-ons, click the drop-down arrow at the top right and choose Install from Disk...
3. Pick desk_frog_v1.0.0.zip and tick "Desk Frog" in the list.
4. If Auto-Save Preferences is off, click Save Preferences (bottom left).

2. Where to find it

• It hops along the edges of your main Blender window as soon as the add-on is ticked.
• Settings: 3D Viewport > Sidebar (press N) > Desk Frog tab, or Edit > Preferences > Add-ons > Desk Frog (expand it)

3. How to use it

• Click it: its throat balloons and it croaks.
• About every 30 s a fly comes by and the frog catches it with its tongue (Flies / Fly Every).
• Drag it anywhere and let go: it lands on the nearest edge.
• It naps after 2 minutes alone and sleeps after midnight until you tap it.

4. Settings

• Frog / Mute: show it, silence it.
• Size 1 to 8: whole pixels, multiplied by Blender's UI scale (crisp at 1x and 2x).
• Volume: for ribbits, thwips, gulps and boings.
• Hop Length / Hop Height: how far and how high it jumps.
• Flies / Fly Every: on or off, and the average seconds between flies (default 30).
• Naps / Bedtime: sleeps after 2 minutes idle and after midnight.
• Stats: flies caught and hops this session.

5. Troubleshooting

• Check the Frog toggle in the Desk Frog tab or Window > Desk Frog.
• It only lives in the first (main) Blender window.
• No sound? Volume and Mute are in the settings. Sounds use Blender's own audio system: if Blender has no audio device (Edit > Preferences > System > Sound), it stays silent.
• Install error? Make sure you picked the .zip itself, not an unzipped folder, and that you are on Blender 5.2 or newer.

6. Updating

• Download the new zip from your Superhive library, uninstall the old version in Edit > Preferences > Add-ons, restart Blender, then install the new zip.

7. Uninstall

• Edit > Preferences > Add-ons, expand Desk Frog and choose Uninstall. It never writes anything into your .blend files.

Support

• Have a question, a bug or an idea for a new feature? Mail me at [email protected]. Please include your Blender version and operating system.