On 15 October 2017 at 23:14, Dietrich Meyer <dietr...@sunnynames.com> wrote: > On Sonntag, 15. Oktober 2017 21:51:28 CEST Lubomir I. Ivanov wrote: >> On 15 October 2017 at 22:42, Lubomir I. Ivanov <neolit...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > On 15 October 2017 at 22:30, Willem Ferguson >> > >> >> A suggestion. Change the colour if the non-finalised marker from red to >> >> any >> >> colour that contrasts with the rest of the existing markers. Once "Save >> >> changes" has been selected, then change the colour back to red???. >> > >> > both you and Dietrich seem to have good ideas about this. >> > >> > removing the red might turn the dive-flag into an xxxxx-flag (i.e. a >> > flag with a different meaning), so i decided not to do that back when >> > i've added the new flag assets. >> > visually, it is a very good option though, i must admit. >> > >> > so, how should the selected marker look if it's not red? what is a >> > safe to use color? >> > >> > ATM we have two makers PNG assets: >> > - selected marker (also used when editing) - it's slightly brighter >> > - de-selected marker - slightly darker >> > >> > ideas are welcome. >> >> here are the assets in question: >> >> selected: >> https://github.com/Subsurface-divelog/subsurface/blob/master/mobile-widgets/ >> qml/icons/mapwidget-marker-selected.png >> >> de-selected: >> https://github.com/Subsurface-divelog/subsurface/blob/master/mobile-widgets/ >> qml/icons/mapwidget-marker.png >> > > Stupid non-coders question: How complicated would it be to introduce a third > PNG? Use "mapwidget-marker.png" as default. When editing a dive site, then > replace the current dive site with "mapwidget-marker-selected.png" and all > others with a new "mapwidget-marker-gray.png". > > If that is complicated, then not sure if it is worth the effort (in my view, > small usability improvement, but not a major issue....) > > I don't like the idea of using a different color. Although red flag with white > diagonal is, at least outside the US, not an official signal, it is still > commonly recognised all over the world.... > >
it's not that complicated to use a third marker, but it seems to me that the grey marker is very close to the already existing "darker" marker. and that won't make much of a difference. maybe a better solution is to make the rest of the markers transparent while editing the current one. lubomir -- _______________________________________________ subsurface mailing list subsurface@subsurface-divelog.org http://lists.subsurface-divelog.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/subsurface
